Posted by Alan on October 23, 2002, at 10:01:25
In reply to Re: My Klonopin (Clonazepam) isnt working ??, posted by viridis on October 23, 2002, at 0:29:01
> Medical dependency is a small price to pay for peace of mind and the ability to think and function normally. For some, like me, benzos provide this option, without side effects or substantial medical risks. Arguments over benzo dependency, "addiction", etc. are just plain silly. This class of meds may not be appropriate for everyone, but they're a great deal safer and more tolerable than much of what's out there.
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Of course, you're correct. To corner and demomise one class of medication as Hiba also so astutely points out is discriminatory - especially when using inflammitory language such as "addiction" when not appropriate to the situation or comparing illicit medications that drug addicts are "hooked" on. What would drive a med-phobic anxiety sufferer faster from consideration of a medication that is the most effective for the general population for anxiety disorder than any other?
Is someone "addicted" to the medications in exactly the same way that one is addicted to AD's for instance?
All "addiction" is not created equal and when those that insist on focusing so tightly upon one drug use that to inflame those fears that are already med-phobic as a result of their anxiety disorder, then all distinctions are lost
(actually what we're seeing now is ssri-avoidant behaivor in these instances because of these drug's anxiety provoking properties).
Perhaps this message from our own elizabeth will give just one small glimpse into why it's important to make the distinction between "addiction" and a "sustained medical dependence". Perhaps her posting will enuciate more clearly than I a bit of the substantial importance of making such distinctions:http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010618/msgs/67768.html
Alan
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