Posted by Squiggles on May 23, 2007, at 8:10:24
In reply to Re: Ministry of Mindfreedom » CK1, posted by Phillipa on May 22, 2007, at 22:11:27
I can't find many medical references to
this subject. Most of them are related
to alcohol, sedatives, and street drugs.
But I think that is just a lack of evidence
as all psychiatric drugs effect the brain. Interestingly, i found some good articles on nicotine as well.In this present pool of knowledge, i can see
why a doctor would say there is not enough knowledge to predict how you would react upon
withdrawal, except for testimonials.In my personal experience, i am pretty certain
that time and dose were the most important variables. And that is for a drug i recognized as having these effects. As I have described in other posts i was never successful in withdrawing from clonazepam.I would be happy to see a comparative study
of medications on the effect of taking away the drug. The *gradual* withdrawal may make the shock less, but does that leave time for regeneration of neurons or receptors, or is there a prolonged effect that either takes longer or never reverses the biological state changed by the drug?This is not to scare anyone, as a short time (and by that of course i don't mean a decade or even 5 years) is likely to be an easy window for discontinuing a drug. Also, a dr. can prescribe other drugs to cover the unease of withdrawal. More accurate studies on this would be nice.
But my basic point, is that once you are on
a drug for a long time, you are on it for good reason and in the absence of a similar substitute, must stay on it.Squiggles
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