Posted by med_empowered on July 10, 2005, at 14:25:14
In reply to Re: BENZOS, posted by olysi79 on July 10, 2005, at 11:57:57
hey! Its COMPLETELY understandable to be anti-benzos..it seems like the message is: "these drugs are addictive and dangerous...anyone who takes them is a druggy, and if you take them long-term, you're just a weak-willed RX junky." As a former user of Klonopin, I can tell you that's the message you get not only from uninformed people, but also from *psychiatrists*. People forget that these drugs were an absolute miracle when they were introduced; highly tolerable, minimal side effects, low toxicity, so on and so forth. And now, because benzos are so "addictive" some shrinks use antipsychotics for anxiety instead of perfectly safe benzos. There can be huge problems, this is true, but benzos are in Schedule IV...so, basically, the FDA has decided that these drugs are minimally addictive, but you do need a little supervisiion taking them. I once asked my doc why she felt so comfortable RX'ing Adderall, but refused to prescribe benzos; she couldn't answer (and I got a new doc).
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