Posted by Francesco on August 27, 2003, at 7:02:43
In reply to Re: some pharmacological AD knowledge(questionmark, posted by think2much on August 26, 2003, at 10:11:24
Of course benzodiazepines are addictive. This can mean a lot of things. Psychological addiction ("I have to take it because I'm anxious"), physical addiction ("I have to take it because if I don't take it I feel sick"), tolerance ("once one benzo was sufficient, now I need two"), withdrawal syntomps ("I took benzos for a year, now I stopped them and I feel horrible"). But I think that benzos, compared with antidepressant, are relatively safe. I have not particular problems with anxiety but my psychiatrist told me I can take 4 benzos per day if I need them ... Anyway the problem is not if they are addictive or if they aren't but the trade-off (fors and against). If you're so anxious I think there's no reason not to take benzos. Anyway the main issue is another. If I were in you I wouldn't go to the general phyisician because as you said he doesn't know anything about meds. Maybe you should invest your money and going to a private psychiatric. But if you can't afford it and you have to suggest meds to your doc you could try to make a research on this site ... my personal suggestion is Laroxyl, is a TCA (tryciclic), and has good anti-anxiety properties. Look also for posts about trazodone and see what happens ... good luck and let us know.
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