Posted by Frankie on March 8, 2002, at 14:50:36
In reply to Re: No experts on Benzodiazipines! » Frankie, posted by Alan on March 8, 2002, at 11:42:48
> Of course stastics don't mean a thing in individual cases if you're the one that something works or doesn't work for.
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> I'm simply saying that the assertion that AD's first, BZD's second is a catagorical and polemic statement having no basis in actuality re: safety, efficacy or otherwise. They both should be given equal consideration through clinical trial for the individual, that's all. Not doing this takes away an individuals freedom to choose what works best for them.
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> The current *general* practice of prescribing ssri's for anxiety disorders (not that of the top specialists treating anxiety disorders exclusively) is predicated on the whole "addiction" stigma surrounding BZD's that is one old myth that seems to want to die hard.
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> If you haven't already, perhaps you may want to read:
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> http://bearpaw8.tripod.com/pd.html
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Hi guys,I greatly appreciate your responses, and the above links Alan. I am sure, as I said, that I am not the most knowledgeable person about the benzo's on this site. I do, however, know most of the in's and out's. I am only attempting to help those find a faster, and possibly more effective approach to treating, and inevitably curing, their anxiety problems. I will say this guys. I love my Xanax! Period. I only dose a .25 mg. at night, especially before going out, just to make me feel confident in a crowded social situation. I take that dose each night, and I love it. I never feel more in control of myself, or the things around me. Period. But, I have eliminated the A/D before for a period of no longer than a month, and the Xanax was not effective in giving me this level of euphoria. I realize that this is a baby dose too. I suffer from OCD and ADHD problems, so too high of a level of a benzo. will worsen my ADHD especially, since this needs a stimulant of some kind. But, I also suffer social anxiety and GAD problems too. That constitutes a multiple anxiety problem with attention defecit disorder! It is dificult to treat this combination because one requires an upper, which makes each of the anxiety problems worse. The anxiety problems require mainly an A/d and a downer, but this inevitably worsens the ADHD, by shutting down the frontal lobe. It is tricky. So for me the A/D is very essential. I feel that most can benefit from the SSRI's in particular, especailly in combo with the benzo's, no matter what the anxiety problem may be. But, to each his own. I realize, like I said, that the SSRI's have side effects. I try to research ways around them and ways to combat them. I will talk to you guys later! Thanks for the input on my post.
Frankie.
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