Posted by yxibow on October 30, 2006, at 17:48:40
In reply to Re: treatment with alcohol, posted by foreigner on October 30, 2006, at 12:18:06
> > A little leads to a lot pretty fast. Have you been on meds? If so what? Maybe a change is in order. Love Phillipa
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> Yes I am on tianeptine now.It is working usually well. But sometimes I need something else for relaxation. I don't want to use clonozepam or something like that. I tried some likör(25 percent alcohol) during the day for two days and it made me much relaxed, happy and cool. Of course I don't know If It is a good idea in long term. Maybe little doses alcohol help for relaxation and social anxiety. I am not sure.
Actually PRN benzodiazepines are FAR more safer than alcohol and you would be doing yourself a favour if you and your doctor could give you a small, say 30 pill .5mg or whatever of Xanax, to take occasionally during the month to relax yourself, but not take it two days in a row or one pill a day.
Alcohol, while also moderating GABA, and additionally dopamine, hence the euphoria, will lead to hangovers and depression especially if you have any tendency to it.
Any competent psychopharmacologist will tell you this. And considerable consumption over time will lead to cirrhosis, and your liver is fairly important to keep I would think.
This isn't a teetotaler response, if you're not on any significant amounts of CNS depressants (benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and lots of psychiatric medications at any rate), there's no reason you can't enjoy a beer or whatever like the "rest of society." Just be careful about it and be doubly sure why you're doing it. Yes -- everyone at bars drinks because they're too afraid to go up to the opposite (or same) sex to talk to them, but that is why people get soused at clubs, and regularly doing this (daily, i.e.) will cause liver damage.On the naturopathic side, another liver damager that should only be taken very rarely, is Kava. It also has strong liver issues.
But I'm telling you that a short term use of Xanax, Ativan, or any of them out there is much better than 50 proof alcohol, for a panic attack. Period. If you seriously do for whatever reason not like benzodiazepines (which have a 50 year track record), then the only other thing I can recommend is the beta blocker propranolol -- your doctor will have to adjust the dose accordingly so your pulse doesn't fall much below 60. It blocks the effects of anxiety without getting to the root cause as benzodiazepines do more.
-- tidingsJay
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