Posted by Squiggles on August 25, 2006, at 9:33:35
In reply to What does taking a benzo actually feel like?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 25, 2006, at 9:13:32
> I would love to try a benzo. Right now, I have crippling anxiety issues and its getting worse.
>
> However, I live in the UK and pretty its impossible to get a benzo prescribed by a GP/pdoc. Well I'm moving to Finland soon, so maybe that might be a little better.
--I don't know what E. & J. Gallo White Grenache is;
but i am surprised that a GP in the UK will not
prescribe you a benzo for "crippling anxiety".
It is one thing to take benzos for insomnia and
anxiety, and quite another to be left to get
addicted on them. Also, some benzos are
better than others.What's it like? If you have panic, alprazolam
(Xanax) stops it right away - and that is a
good benzo for situational anxiety, e.g. plane
flights, stressful meetings, etc. If you have
long-term anxiety, say as a result of another
drug taken, clonazepam is very good. Even
Dr. Heather Ashton has said that benzos are
invaluable, but must be prescribed with caution,
so I am surprised that you can't get them in the
UK, when one of the leading doctors who recommends vigilance, sees their value.Squiggles
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