Posted by sukarno on October 11, 2010, at 3:54:19
In reply to Re: Benzo Addictions, posted by Leon Ousby on September 26, 2010, at 20:50:06
I've been on the same dosage of Xanax for _years_ and it still works. In fact, I still feel sleepy and relaxed all day. Of course, I only speak for myself, but I have had no problems with benzodiazepines and have been on them for 20 years.
It's great not to have panic attacks.
As for tapering: that is easy for most folks if they switch to diazepam and taper slowly.
Scare tactics are not very helpful in my opinion. Yes, there are wayward people abusing benzodiazepines off the street. However, they do not represent the majority of people who take them on a psychiatrist's prescription for panic disorder or other serious medical conditions that often require medication.
Scare tactics can cause people to abandon their medications, whether they are SSRIs, antipsychotics, sleeping pills, etc, and get worse.
Not everyone is the same and not everyone can live life without medication, just like some diabetics need insulin injections and heart patients need blood thinners.
This is the last time I post in this thread, btw.
*One of the reasons why I signed up at Dr Bob's website 7 or 8 years ago was to avoid the anti-medication crowd* - especially the "benzo bigots".
Please don't feel personally offended. I have been on the receiving end of a lot of abuse on other websites by folks who belittled my anxiety disorders. What was even worse was that those alarmists were not well-versed in even the most basic amount of pharmacology and lacked the ability to spell.
I'm glad to have a life largely free of panic attacks and am happy that you don't have to take pills to control your illness.
Take care and best wishes,
Paulalprazolam (Xanax) 1mg TID
black tea: 3-4 cups/day
GNC Ultra Mega Gold vitamin supplement, BIDDx: panic disorder, MDD (unipolar, melancholia), perfectionist, probable PTSD
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