Posted by Maxime on May 20, 2005, at 6:35:34
In reply to Benzodiazepines - Destruction of brain, posted by sdb on May 20, 2005, at 4:32:02
Have you been reading the Ashton Manual? If you want to know how they work it's a start. But they are very anti-benzo. Here is the link:
http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/index.htmI'm sure Ed-UK and SLS will come by and give you more information.
I have been using Klonopin for 10 years at 4 mg. I don't know if it has damaged anything. I am going to come off it though to see if it helps my depression. It will take me one year to get down to 1 mg. So as you can see a slow taper is vital otherwise you go through really bad withdrawal symptoms (been there and done that).
Maxime
Cheers,
Maxime> Many psychiatrists say:
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> benzodiazepines will destroy your brain (Apart from not fully understood pharmacology). How would you as experienced longterm users of benzodiazepines rate this statement? (I have not big experiences but my grandmother (90 years) takes since 30 years a benzodiazepine, (oxazepam) she has the best memory you can imagine and does not seem to be tolerant)
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> Is there somebody knowledgable who could rate this state of some psychiatrists pharmacologically?
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