Posted by Reefer on January 27, 2004, at 9:18:43
The only problem i've had with benzos is my doctors always wanting me to lower the dosage. I was put on diazepam 30 mg/day and felt good maybe a bit oversedated. So i myself lowered the dose to 3x5mg(15mg) daily and that was perfect. After a couple of months my doc insisted on stopping diazepam, so she lowers my dose at around 10% every 2 weeks. Fine no problem except my anxiety gets worse not cause of withdrawal but cause of the anxiety not being helped by any antidepressant i've tried and believe me i've tried many. So i finally get a new doctor cause the one i had couldn't care less about me feeling anxious all the time. Fine! I'm put on 2 mg Xanax XR/day and i feel fine! So what does she do, she wants me to start lowering the dosage and i'm now down to 1.5mg had some withdrawal but that's not a problem, went away after 1 - 2 weeks. but again i feel more anxious. Why do doctors have such trouble understanding i NEED benzos to live. I've never ever misused the stuff, i take it exactly as prescribed. But why the hell can't they just leave me at the dosage that i feel fine at. It's not like i get high from the stuff anyway, no euphoria or other wellbeing effects. Just plain feeling normal! Why can't they offer me to feel normal? I don't care if i need to eat the stuff for the rest of my life. I rather be on benzos than being at home in bed all day feeling anxious. So please can someone clarify to me why i can't just stick to a normal dose of benzo to keep me functioning like a normal human being. It's not tolerance cause i only get tolerant to the sedating effects not the anxiolytic effect.
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