Posted by Glydin on April 17, 2006, at 19:17:20
In reply to Re: Benzo-phobia + docs -- why, why, why?, posted by zeugma on April 17, 2006, at 16:08:04
I think there are a number of factors involved in the reluctance or down right refusal to prescribe benzo's. I'm a benzo fan and successfully used Klonopin alone for three years. I am respectful of horror stories that some users have experienced. Following this board for four years, I can tell you the tide ebbs and flows on benzo use as to the makeup of the group at any given time ---- more folks liking their benzo's and those who have had life ruined by them.
I think there is an arguement to be made for a time of over-prescribing and lack of follow-up, thus big problems DID developed.
I'm in the US and have fortunately had a doc willing to working with me. Our country deals with liability issues and that drives some of the problems we have in prescribing meds with potential abusive properties - IMO. When I researched for myself, the FIRST, very FIRST info I found was the UK site that pretty much think they are the worse meds ever developed. Whether this influences the entire medical community of your country, I don't know. (as an aside, at one time, we were not to mention "that" specific site on this site due to the discord that followed)
This is a hot button subject and folks have really strong feelings and those feelings are based on how the course of being on a benzo went one individual to another. Docs are influenced also.
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