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Re: How come it seems only 3-4 benzos are ever use

Posted by James_glasgow on April 27, 2007, at 18:51:09

In reply to Re: How come it seems only 3-4 benzos are ever use » James_glasgow, posted by Quintal on April 27, 2007, at 17:37:16

Hi Quintal

I am sorry to hear you are getting such poor treatment.

I am in the process of being transfered from addiction psychiatry (they have decided that liking a drink is not what is causing my illness, the illness is causing me to like drinking), and hope I dont encounter the same problems. As it has just dawned on me that as the addiction psychiatrist is dealing with benzo's all the time that might be why he was more happy to use them, as when I was in general psychiatry before I was always arguing with doctors about them and their prejudice getting in the way of effective treatment. This resulted in them refusing to talk to me. I was in hospital in the early 90's and I had one consultant who told me she was very old fashioned in her prescribing habits and did not even like using SSRI's. I sat there wondering how many patients on the ward were suffering because of what "she did not like".

I think I even read on hear not that long ago that Prof Ashton, the famous anti-benzo doc had said she was misquouted and beleives some patients do benefit from long term treatment.

I have tried lyrica myself and did not like it (I got it a few days after it was licensed for anxiety, but I had shingles years ago and still suffer some pain so my GP gave it to me for that). I personally did not like it, after 2 days I could not walk in a straight line and was slurring my speech and that was on a low dose. Although again I have heard people raving about it. I used the letter writing last to ask for a trial of topiramate as an anti-craving agent, well that was my stated reason for my request (it actually was more to see if it would help me lose some of the weight the SSRI's and other psychiatric drugs have helped me put on over the years, and if it was any use as a mood stabiliser, it turned out to have too many side effects). I am one of those people who unfortunately seem to get lots of side effects and little benefit from most psychiatric drugs with the expection of a few SSRI's, and benzodiazepines.

I should be seeing this new psychiatrist soon, so will let you know how things go. I think I might saving a copy of this entire thread somewhere, as I am not too sharp at present and you are coming across to me very eliqouintly (sorry I can't spell it) in your writing. I wish there was more I could suggest to help, it is a tricky one.

Take care.

James


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