Posted by Ritch on November 22, 2002, at 9:49:39
In reply to Benzo Euphoria, posted by Mr.Scott on November 22, 2002, at 0:08:12
> Benzo's are a strange breed lets face it. They are hard to categorize in terms of their abuse liability. I agree with the poster above who said people who abuse them are trying to treat something else. I would also add many hard core druggies use it to smooth over the edges of alcohol withdrawal and cocaine jitters or to amplify heroin. Benzo's are nowhere near those drugs in terms of abuse potential in and of themselves.
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> I think the euphoria benzo's provide is subtle and is more about quick relief and removal of negative feelings than actually eliciting good feelings on their own. If you are chronically stressed out anxious and unhappy and you take 10mg of valium, believe me you'll feel very different and much better in 20 minutes. For some people I believe that can be a problem, for others it's not.
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> If you're looking for therapeutic relief it's best to start with a low dose and climb as needed to avoid the immediate feelings. Also Klonopin and many others that take longer to get into the brain don't provide the immediate sense of relief that is reinforcing like valium does.
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> Scott
Hi, Scott. The *time* factor is the main thing for sure. The time it takes for the med to take effect and the duration of action. Of all the stimulant trials I have been through, only Adderall was something that I could take just once a day (at the same time every day), and just forget about it. All of the others would leave my system in just a few hours. I would yawn or something, and find myself looking at my watch. The AD's that have major withdrawal problems are the short half-life ones (Effexor, Paxil). Xanax is troublesome due to its brief half-life.
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