Posted by maxx44 on November 20, 2003, at 17:34:10
In reply to Re: Opioids for depression, posted by thomas1111 on November 16, 2003, at 5:40:07
interesting---i'm an 'accidental benzo addict', and the cost of the emotional dulling has driven me to solitude. recently i was marooned with a relative who just had a pacemaker put in. it became infected and things led to my running out of librium. i figured i'd 'tough-it-out' for the few days before a texas relative could arrive and take over monitoring her. i went into withdrawal. she really didn't understand(does anyone inexperienced)? but she had a bottle of vicodin and suggested i try it. it knocked the benzo withdrawal cold. i also noticed less depression and greater motor activity. my dr., not the one that got me nailed, had told me after 10 years of xanax and librium i was looking at a year's taper down probably followed by protracted withdrawal symptoms, and as i'm near 60, he felt i was better off staying on librium. but now i wonder. my dr. had mentioned detox from opiates was much easier than from long-term benzo use. i only used vicodin for days, so i don't know if it would maintain the lack of benzo withdrawal. oddly, i know several ex xanax addicts that 'got away' by switching to tylenol-3 or vicodin. i realize i am not they, but their level of function far exceeds mine---anyone with input on this? on librium i don't miss my children, cry, feel joy, etc. i have other problems from meds as a bipolar, but that's another story. thanks
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