Posted by Alan on October 21, 2002, at 9:35:46
In reply to Re: My Klonopin (Clonazepam) isnt working » Alan, posted by Squiggles on October 21, 2002, at 8:02:43
> If you mean they are prescribed long-term,
> and that is the case we are discussing, as
> a layman, i really think that is a mistake--not
> only for benzos (though they particularly
> addictive) but for all psychiatric drugs.
> I suspect that the prophylactic business is
> really a matter of expediency.
>
> Squiggles
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Then I guess that chronic and severe (enough) don't warrant a compassionate response by doctors - the same as we were talking about re: opioids?For much of the panic population, sustained, stable, medical dependence is a norm that is here to stay as a realised, effective, and as the preferred form of treatment....especially, as you agree, the doctors learn more about the correct usage of the drug....without the spin of "addiction" added to their's and their patient's benzophobia.
Benzophobia is of course anxiety related and compounded with AD commercialism pushing the phobia over the top. Adding fuel to the fire of worry by using the "A" word is not helping the general population that would benefit from stable medical dependence on these medications that have by all non-commercial credible accounts including the W.H.O. (the most independent group left) that explicitly state that the saftey and efficacy for short and long term bzd monotherapy is not even in question.
Alan
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