Posted by zonked on September 15, 2011, at 20:37:38
In reply to Re: My neighbor is a Xanax junkie! » zonked, posted by sigismund on September 15, 2011, at 15:56:19
> He's between a rock and a hard place.
>
> I would bet that gradual withdrawal of the benzos would have an ultimately better outcome than the ECT. But it would take years.At least 2.5 decades of benzo abuse and repeated withdrawal, plus ECT and no day structure = a profoundly damaged brain and psyche. It makes my case, which has been difficult to treat (until recently) look like a piece of cake.
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