Posted by Alan on June 9, 2002, at 22:04:10
In reply to Re: idea to make benzos non-addictive.. » omega man, posted by judy1 on June 9, 2002, at 20:10:19
> It's been my experience (and probably that of most other anxiety/panic sufferers) that there is no need to increase benzo dose for anxiety. If you are taking it for the sedating effect, then you can expect to develope tolerance. However, with anxiety the dose should remain the same. - Take care, judy
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All of the research I've ever seen and my own personal experience tells me that chronic anxiety sufferers taking BZD's keep their dose the same over many years while many dosages even decline. If more than a reasonable amount of tolerance develops, increases rapidly or if one feels "high", etc, those are all contraindicators for BZD's. Fortunately this is for a small minority of the population.Your idea is an interesting one but perhaps would be viewed by most of mainstream psychiatry - at least here in the US - as simply trading one controlled substance for another...unlikely to solve the type of problem that you and some others experience re: the above mentioned contraindicators.
Alan
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