Posted by erik98225 on November 13, 2006, at 12:53:23
In reply to Friends of Bill Bob, posted by friendobillnbob on November 13, 2006, at 7:31:40
> I've had a few times over the last few years when i've felt close to losing my mind, and have sought relief in periodic usage of a few different kinds of Benzos. I haven't felt any inclination to abuse them and I've been careful to only use a small amount on an as-needed basis - but I'm afraid of my mind's ability to rationalise and escalate the dosaage, and have not shared about my Benzo use at meetings (only with a couple of members who I trust).
I take both the clonazepam and pregabalin daily... this is a pretty high dose (1.5 clonazepam is equal to 60 diazepam IIRC), but coming off it isn't the living hell that Professor Ashton makes it out to be. If you take a seizure medicine like depakote during the benzo withdrawal it practically eliminates the symptoms and you can be off it in about 3 DAYS.
Of course, having experienced life on and off benzos, I've decided to take benzos.... I say if it helps you, you should take it -- no matter what AA says.
I have not shared about my benzo use in AA meetings, because I know what they're going to say: "Benzodiazepine is like alcohol in a pill!" This is BS... clonazepam is basically all the good effects of alcohol with none of the bad effects (drunkenness, hangovers and liver damage). I'm surprised benzos aren't prescribed more often to recovering alcoholics, because a lot of them have underlying anxiety disorders that drive them to drink!
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