Posted by Squiggles on November 25, 2002, at 17:23:34
In reply to Re: 5 Days on Lexepro = Efficacy side effects » Squiggles, posted by Alan on November 25, 2002, at 17:01:12
Thanks for posting the URL - are you the pretty
girl working on this ABOUT issue, or with her?
Anyway, i find ABOUT very helpful on a practical
level - i don't use it that much on account of
my Linus set up which seems to block when i try
to go there.The Benzo group represents more than one person -
i think it is a substantial portion of the
population. And as we have discussed before,
the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association, as well
as the Canadian Minister of Health, have declared
benzos to be addicting and added a black box warning.
The Minister has raised its "dangerous drug risk"
level up a notch on account of these reports and
activism from the Benzo group and Adverse Effect
Reports.The question is not whether or not they are addicting
i think, as can the addiction be managed by doctors
so as to continue taking the drug without unbearable
effects.For my part, i have no objections to addiction at
all - but I DO have grave concerns about withdrawal;
and i believe it was a miracle that i survived the
Klonopin addiction.What can i say -- you are probably writing from
a journalists' perspective and may have a more
objective view. But i have read stories from
the Support Coalition International group and the
Benzo group and know people personally, who have
been destroyed by some of these drugs, perphas
inadvertently. And their tale is enough to move
the coldest statitistician.Scientific knowledge is an intellectual
power and weapon against disease, but
its effect on people should be recognized
with a human heart.Squiggles
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