Posted by Franz on March 6, 2004, at 18:50:10
In reply to Re: the effects of beer/alcohol, equivalent medic, posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on March 6, 2004, at 18:36:52
> > > > Hi,
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> > > > I had a beer the other night and felt good, calm and somewhat uninhibited, I could even type faster.
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> > > > What does this mean in terms of possible drugs that could be good for the same effect?.
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> > > > I understand alcohol works on GABA but also on dopamine (which are compromised in social phobia I think). Can this be the reason for the effect I felt?
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> > > > Maybe the hops also contributed?.
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> > > > I remember a poster here with the nick: 3 beer effect
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> > > > I agree the effect is good, but is there any way to obtain the same from a medicine and not alcohol?.
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> > > > thanks
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> > > Xanax...which is an agonist at one of the GABA receptors. Alcohol enhances GABA, but in a different way. I read on biopsychiatry.com that they've done studies that prove alprazolam increases dopamine concentrations in the brain, in addition to serotonin. But again, it's a benzodiazepine...so personally I wouldn't recommend it.
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> > well, I like xanax, so there must be something...
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> > I wonder at what doses it increases dopamine. I will check that website
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> > why wouldn´t you recommend it? dependence?
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> I'm severly dependant on it...I never miss my nightly dose of Xanax. As I hard as I try to wean myself off of it, I just can't. I'm going to an NA meeting next week.may I ask which dose and for how long have you used xanax?
have you tried slow tapering or replacing with a longer acting benzo like klonopin?
I use klonopin at a low dose, I chose it over xanax because it is said to cause less dependance, but I think xanax is more mood lifting, so I am considering it
thanks and good luck
poster:Franz
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