Posted by bassman on February 5, 2007, at 19:58:15
In reply to Re: Just a question, posted by Squiggles on February 5, 2007, at 19:38:16
Please go find those research articles that say that tolerance and addiction are common with benzos; I'm sure we'd all like to see them.:>} But really, I agree with you mostly. I personally think it is prudent to be careful with any drug that is taken chronically, including benzos. It just that most panic disorder people, for whatever reason, have to be brought yelling and screaming to take meds. So telling them that benzos/other meds are the Devil's Brew is less than a service to mankind. And they very seldom, as the articles articulate, become tolerant and increase their dosages. Certainly some people do get themselves in trouble with benzos, and that is very unfortunate, and I'm sure we all have empathy for them. Sometimes it feels like at the time that it is worth anything to get out of the pain of mental illness: be it suicide or imprudent use of medication.
There is just a big range of opinion on just about any drug-look at the withdrawal board here and effexor! Same for pain killers, anti-hypertensive agents, statins for cholesterol, SSRI's, MAOI's, aspirin therapy, herbals, etc.
My point is that there are two sides to the discussion; nothing more.
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