Posted by geno on April 5, 2002, at 16:06:42
In reply to Re: Do Most People Like the Feeling of Benzos?, posted by johnj on April 5, 2002, at 15:46:46
Benzos do not get me high. They relax me. esp xanax, a fast acting benzo, calms one down quick, acts fast, so would be more addicting. Plus the withdrawl would be worse due to the shorter half life. For example, i wake up at 7am. I take .5mg under the tounge. I feel nerveous moresoe in the morning and through early day at work. at approx. 1 or 2pm, i could feel the xanax withdrawling from my system, i get more muscle tense, anxious, moody, less social, within like 30minutes.
I then take .1mg of klonopin, which i feel is about equal to .5mg of xanax, but bit more sedating. Klonopin kicks in 1hr after. So timing this is sorta the key. at 1pm i take the klonopin, so by 2pm, when xanax is wearing off, the klonopin kicks in. 1mg of klonopin will last me to at least midnight, but by then i take Remeron 30mg for sleep at 11oclock. So i dont feel any withdrawls from klonopin and may help with sleep in the first stages with remeron. But i have felt klonopin withdrawls, there drawn out more. Just doesnt quick bang hit you. Tapering a benzo id say.25 every 5 days or so, or week, would be the key. But why taper if there working good for anxiety.
I dont agree that benzos are so addictive. yes you may need them for anxiety, missing a dose causes withdrawls, but at 1 or 2mg of day, that isnt much. Some docs wont give ex addicts benzos. well im an ex ghb addict 24.7 for 3 yrs and alcohol. Benzos do not make me feel the same as my addictive meds. So thats why i dont abuse them. I dont take 1mg of klonopin every 2 hrs. or take 4or 6mg at once, then hence id say your addicted.PS. Are there any meds, or they should invent a medications that consists of a seratonin reuptake and gaba binding med all in one. Like an ssri and a benzo. yes studys show ssris help anxiety, but dont bind gaba sights. So how good acutally are they for extreme anxiety panic?
Some newer antiphsycotics have seratonin properties. Also i read klonopin has 5-ht properties.geno
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