Posted by Bob on April 28, 2010, at 14:29:57
In reply to Re: Nardil failing - bedridden, depressed, suicidal ed » Dan_MI, posted by pedr on April 28, 2010, at 14:14:53
> > ...they're usually on one of these extremely addictive drugs, drugs which actually make people depressed. Benzo's are so addictive, you could actually die if you go cold turkey.
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> Benzo's were initially labelled addictive and dangerous due to massive over-prescription in the 1950's and have since been deemed dangerously addictive ever since. However, this widely-held belief is being challenged in recent years. The PDocs I've worked with have all said that benzo's are wrongly vilified and with supervision can be an excellent long-term, low-dose anxiolitic.
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> Personally I find that I feel depressed the following day when I take a benzo but many PDoc-supervised people on this board (and extrapolate that for the millions of people who are _not_ on PB) are doing well on such regimens. Therefore I think they "should" take them on a regular basis. Not that I would normally be presumptuous enough to be telling people what they "should" or "should not" do.
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> PeteI have a significant anxiety component to my depressive disorder that is very hard to address with antidepressants for some reason. I have often found that during bad times there is no other class of drug to turn to that quickly tamps down anxiety and panic. Unfortunately I do think they exacerbate my depression and there is no doubt at least for me, that once I take them continuously for even as little as a few weeks it is very, VERY difficult to stop without experiencing rebound anxiety and worsening depression. Everyone is different.
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