Posted by darkhorse on November 9, 2004, at 3:47:43
In reply to Re: Hi Adam, posted by ed_uk on November 8, 2004, at 8:42:28
> Hello,
> Thank you for your response. I'll add a few more of my experiences....
> Diazepam... The funny thing about UK doctors is that they always prefer diazepam to other benzos because it's easier to taper from than other benzos like lorazepam. They seem to ignore the fact that it's generally thought to have a higher abuse potential due to its barbiturate-like effects.
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> Lorazepam... I like it because I can 'function' on it without feeling like a zombie. The amnesia has never really been a problem since I only take it occasionally.
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> Alprazolam... I couldn't go to work on Xanax. Feels a bit too much like I'm drunk or something... that in itself is enough to increase annxiety. Don't know why people bother to abuse it though because alcohol is a lot more fun.
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> Clobazam..... I didn't make me sleepy as such but certainly caused a strong feeling of cognitive impairment. I had a panic attack about an hour after I took the first dose. Yuck.
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> Bromazepam isn't available in the UK anymore. I guess I'd try it if I went abroad!! It used to be called Lexotan in England.
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> All the best...
> EdHello Ed,
It is really nice to have somemone who's got very similar opinions.(Benzos &AP)You know that Austria is the opposite : doctors/pharmacists have valium phobia,while they are much more relaxed to give you any other benzo!,while in Egypt bromazepam and alprazolam are easeier to prescribe, and diazepam is hardly prescribed while Ativan is not found anymore and if you ask for it is like asking for a devil drug !
But in Peru,well you can get ANY medication anytime and benzos are so popular and is easer to get a benzo than an asprin except for triazolam (don't ask me why!).A question : why Lexotan is not available anymore in the UK...it is a very popular benzo in lots of other countries (Austria,France,Spain,Egypt,Peru,Japan,Malasya,India..personal observations ) except the U.S. where people hardly know it and do not know what they are missing?
Adam
P.S. I'm now on Lorazepam and ,wow, don't I love this medicantion!
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