Posted by Questionmark on June 29, 2004, at 10:22:25
In reply to benzo withdrawl easier - hands down for me, posted by linkadge on June 29, 2004, at 8:10:17
> I simply cannot get of SSRI's. I have been on Valium, Bromazepam, Klonazepam, Lorazepam, and Xanax, all at theraputic doses for over a month. I tapered off within a week. Coming off of them I just feel a little restless. Coming off of an SSRI, your whole world comes crashing down. You're angry, you're irritable, you're hot and sweaty all the time, you're sad, you're anxious, you can't sleep, you're delusional, you have no motivation, you're weepey, no humour,..........
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> The doctors who prescripe SSRI's for anxiety under the pretences that they are non adictive like benzodiazapines are so far off these days its not funny.
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> When heroin first appeared in cough serups it was advertised as "Non addicting like other avaliable cought syrups" [other cough syrups which then, as now, contain codiene]
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>Linkadge, great points. And a great description of SSRI withdrawal. Ugh it's horrible!
It is SO ridiculous that SSRIs are touted as being relatively easy to withdrawal from while benzos are so often associated with "ADDICTION!!". One might not need/want ever-increasing doses of an SSRI, but they cause strong physical dependence. It infuriates me.
You also made a great point about heroin originally being sold as a safe and non-addictive substitute for morphine and other narcotics. Why does psychiatry so rarely learn from our & their past mistakes?Your post is encouraging though. If most of the other posters seem to echo your sentiment, i'm going to be much more comfortable getting on Klonopin or another benzo (not that i have any immediate plans to do so, but still). i've wanted to try low-dose daily Klonopin for awhile again (last trial didn't last very long), but i've heard so many stories about how difficult benzo withdrawal is that i did not want to risk it. If it's anything like the Paxil withdrawal i experienced-- of which i never felt "normal" again for even months after discontinuing-- then i would not consider Klonopin or another benzo to be worth getting on at this point.
So anyway, thanks! And keep the responses coming everyone else!
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