Posted by IsoM on May 21, 2002, at 0:54:28
In reply to Re: Benzo answers (IsoM), posted by johnj on May 20, 2002, at 9:24:13
John, the original pdoc I had was trained at the university in Edinburgh. He said it was at a time that many were still depending on Freudian ideas & the u. at Edinburgh was the best in the world at that time. I really trusted his judgement - he was a very sensible, intelligent, & understanding doctor.
He felt that Xanax was one of the best benzos for people who suffered with depression. I don't know if there's any new ones that have its AD effects like it. One of my sons has taken it occasionally only, while he was also taking a TCA & lithium, so the combo must be okay. I have taken Xanax regularly with TCAs in the past (imipramine & amoxepine) but haven't used lithium. I have no experience or information to give you about a combo of Xanax & another benzo. Still, I'm not sure it's a good idea - I think you'd get a potentiation of the effects - too sedating & even possibly dangerous.
My situation is very different now - the main source of my extraneous stress is gone so, while I may have a somewhat anxious personality, it's not much of a problem anymore. I rarely take Xanax now - more for unusual situations or root-canal work! I find that adrafinil while acting as a stim, is also very calming after the full effects of it kick in (about the 4 or 5 week point).
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