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Posted by Scarlette on April 14, 2001, at 18:42:05
I am a recovering alcoholic. I have been given just about every drug out there to treat my anxiety, panic attacks and depression. To this date I have had little to no success with anything OTHER then Benzo's such as Valium, Ativan, Atarax....The doctors do not like to prescribe these meds for me due to my addictive nature. I feel I need to be on these drugs. I do not get "high" or act or FEEl anything other then normal. What is the big deal about benzo's anyhow? Anyone else in this situation?
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 14, 2001, at 20:51:39
In reply to BENZO'S AND FORMER ALCOHOLISM, posted by Scarlette on April 14, 2001, at 18:42:05
Have you tried:
Nefazodone - great for sleep; no sexual dysfunction; no anticholinergics side-effects.
Lamotrigine - good side-effect profile; most antidepressant properties of the anticonvulsants
Carbamazepine - less side effects than Lithium or divalproex sodium
Topiramate - the newest mood-stabilizer; it promotes weight loss
Desipramine - the least side-effects of all the Tricyclics; one of the SNRIs
High-dose Venlafaxine - at higher doses Venlafaxine affects more chemicals than SSRIs.
Buspirone - an effective antidepressant and anxiolytic at high doses.
Dopamine Agonists - Pramipexole has two studies on it (I took it).
"Power Combinations" - Remeron+Effexor; Wellbutrin+Remeron, Remeron + Prozac
Augmentation of anything you have tried before with Lithium, Pindolol, or Buspar (I take pindolol)
Foreign medications to the US: the RIMA Moclobemide; Reboxetine; Amisulpride, etc
Atypical Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics with antidepressant properties: Risperidone, Olanzapine, Seroquel, GEODON
Provigil - a stimulant that is possibly effective
Irreversable MAOIs - Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. Extremely Effective.
MAOI-B - Selegiline, an antidepressant almost comparable to Phenelzine.
Posted by vlvtelvis on April 15, 2001, at 1:11:55
In reply to BENZO'S AND FORMER ALCOHOLISM, posted by Scarlette on April 14, 2001, at 18:42:05
They are physicaly addictive. If taken on a daily basis, one can become tolerent and have to take larger and larger doses to get the same effect. It's my understanding that there is less of a risk of such with klonopin than some of the other benzos, but I could be wrong.
Having run the addiction gauntlant before, I try and take klonopin as little as possiable.
> I am a recovering alcoholic. I have been given just about every drug out there to treat my anxiety, panic attacks and depression. To this date I have had little to no success with anything OTHER then Benzo's such as Valium, Ativan, Atarax....The doctors do not like to prescribe these meds for me due to my addictive nature. I feel I need to be on these drugs. I do not get "high" or act or FEEl anything other then normal. What is the big deal about benzo's anyhow? Anyone else in this situation?
Posted by Mr. Scott on April 15, 2001, at 22:50:23
In reply to BENZO'S AND FORMER ALCOHOLISM, posted by Scarlette on April 14, 2001, at 18:42:05
I have a friend whose been sober for nearly 20 years and has taken klonopin for the last 5.. I would try to avoid but obviously it can and has been done.
mr.scott
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