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Re: It's making me miserable » Fred23

Posted by partlycloudy on October 10, 2004, at 9:11:20

In reply to Re: It's making me miserable, posted by Fred23 on October 9, 2004, at 18:24:15

I know I am hard wired for addiction. I have been prescribed xanax for panic attacks, a very low dose. I'm currently at .5mg twice a day. My doctor is advising me to wean off them, and at the moment I am stretching the length of time between doses. Even at such a low dose, I can feel the physical pull of the medicine, whereas with booze, I don't actually feel a physical addiction, but rather a spiritual and emotional need for release and oblivion.

Alcohol and benzos might work on the same parts of my brain but my body definitely reacts to them differently.

(Still dry by the way. Had a bit of a breakdown this past week and I was surprised to find that I had absolutely no desire to drink. Or eat for that matter. Or move from the couch.)
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