Posted by linkadge on December 16, 2002, at 14:54:56
In reply to Re: WHO » utopizen, posted by viridis on December 16, 2002, at 11:03:31
It is true that benzos are a lot more likely
to cause problems on withdrawl. My mother has
taken the benzo route all her life. Started with
Valium 20 some odd years ago and is now at
60+mg of florazepam. Abrupt withdrawl from this
would put her in emerg. People are more likely to crave the feeling a benzo gives.For those who know what they are doing, benzos
are fine in my oppinion, but most people don't.
Anxiety is very often a sign of underlying depression - or at least unnusually low mood. You will rarely see people who are in high spirits and extremely anxious at the same time.If you miss a celexa/prozac dose you're angry and depressed, but if you miss a fairly high benzo dose you have significantly lower sizure threshold.
If a benzo is to be used long term, it should be something that is less depressing. Some people start fairly anxious but not depressed on Valium, and end up very depressed and not too anxious.
Benzos also tend to be a blunter. People take them to end or stop mental pain, while AD's generally improve a patients ability to handle a situation, they change the user's interpretation of a stressfull event. I would tend to take benzos to escape - while I take Celexa to beat the problem. On benzos I am still think of the upcoming test the same way - only I am surprised that I am not getting the syptoms of anxiety.
On celexa I don't think of the test in the same way.Linkadge
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