Posted by Caleb462 on June 22, 2003, at 23:11:03
In reply to Re: how do you gain tolerance to a benzo? » Caleb462, posted by Viridis on June 22, 2003, at 22:45:14
> That was my thinking too, but my pdoc seems to believe that K and X act quite differently, so doubts cross-tolerance (although wouldn't rule it out altogether). In any case, Xanax is a fairly minor player in my treatment, and I'm sure he'll give me what I need, since it's quite clear that I don't get off on benzos so have very low abuse risk.
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> He did give me some Gabitril, and suggested I try it and see what I think -- apparently some of his colleagues have had good success with it in anxiety patients, and he said he's thinking of trying it himself. I'm curious to test it, but am waiting to settle in on my trial of Strattera (so far, a very good med -- minimal side effects and a great sense of calm/focus).I'd also be interesting in trying Gabitril... I've only heard negative things from this board, but this board is only a very small sample of patients... so, yeah.
My doc won't prescribe a benzo. I did get some Xanax from my temporary p-doc during my recent hospital stay... it had little effect on me. I noticed nothing at 0.5 mg, and only slight effects at 1 mg... 1.5 mg worked ok but it put me to sleep. So altogether, I was pretty unimpressed with Xanax's anxiotylic effects - yet it is considered so effective by so many. Perhaps I have a naturally high tolerance for benzos?
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