Posted by yxibow on March 20, 2007, at 0:25:37
In reply to Re: Major issue about Xanax in this youtube experience » rjlockhart, posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2007, at 22:01:24
First of all is a typical hyped up docudrama, but if you get past that point, just looking at it momentarily, the Xanax was snorted, not a typical way one takes it legally, which increases its immediacy into the system even faster than Xanax already is a fast uptake agent and is much more powerful than Valium in that regard. Second of all mixing it like that with alcohol is what can kill with benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines taken on a regular schedule, with one adjusted to it are not deadly agents other than one should be careful with heavy machinery until one is sure with the agent. They replaced barbiturates for that reason.
Basically mixing lots of benzodiazepines with alcohol though, which is partly the subject of this piece, is a danger if one is not used to the agent, and one takes enough of both, which I won't go into for obvious reasons, but causes respiratory depression, or collapse of breathing and comatose states.
Taking Xanax as directed by your doctor and avoiding much alcohol, is perfectly fine, for its purpose.Still I recommend less powerful and more long acting agents such as Valium for long term use. Again, I think I've said this before, sometimes Xanax is necessary for a disorder. In this case, being prudent and careful with alcohol is obviously wise.
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