Posted by BarbaraCat on September 3, 2002, at 2:03:45
In reply to Librium -- need info, experiences, etc., posted by Cindylou on August 30, 2002, at 13:31:18
I was taking Librium for a few months about 30 years ago and regard it with great fondness. I was experiencing panic attacks for the first time. Librium worked very well and I should have continued taking it longer than I did, but felt that I shouldn't be so 'weak' or risk addiction and should tough it out, blah, blah. It's a benzo, in a similar class to valium, but more in depth details I don't know. I believe that it fell out of favor because of the negative hype surrounding valium in the 70 and 80's, you know, every movie star was on valium, mother's little helpers, stuff like that. Dr's also shy away from getting patients 'hooked' on benzos and prefer doling out the newer brands, like Klonopin, which for some reason aren't felt to be as prone to developing tolerance. This isn't true. They're all in the same ballpark chemically. Addiction is also not the inevitable end of the road either, and switching between different classes of benzos (like Klonopin, lorezapam) is said to prevent tolerance, but how true this is I can't really say. The true test is how this drug makes you feel. For me, it zoned me out thoroughly and made me sleepy, but this was exactly what my fried nerves needed at the time (and still do come to think of it). We're all so different in our response to meds - I get hyper on Klonopin! All you can do is give Lib a try and don't be overly concerned about it's safety - also, please report back here. We all need a new drug, even if it's an old one.
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