Posted by willyee on January 17, 2006, at 22:36:45
In reply to BENZOS....Can you become Addicted or Dependant, posted by tepiaca on January 17, 2006, at 15:00:42
I think people forget why they used the benzo to begin with,ANXIETY.
So now youre comming off a drug that surpressed this anxiety,and obviously helped at some point,it would only make sense that you ORGINAL anxiety would return,and being surpressed so long its also reasonable that it first return with a strong vengance.Benzos are not curing anxiety,rather treating hopefully enough so a person can function and live normal lives,why one would expect the orignal anxiety not to re-appear with the half of medication im not sure,especialy if its true that anxiety is a pyhsical condition in some people,over active stimulataory nuero,etc.
When stopping a benzo,unless u have a secondary replacement treamtent in place,i dont see why people dont remeber it was anxiety that had them usualy get a benzo,and why dont they think that oringal anxiety is too return.
As for me,i dont crave benzos,i dont look forward to taking them,nor look for ways to make them more powerful etc,traits of drug addiction are the enjoyment of the drug,the literal craving for it,as in my brothers case it becaome his priority in life eventualy and unfrotantly more than his family and business which he lost of it.
If you see urself craving a benzo,runnng short of ur prescription every month,or some other trait of an addict,i personaly would feel conent that although its not a pleaseant idea to be DEPENDANT on a drug,i can also not forget how many drugs DONT work and be grateful although serious,i actualy have a medication that works to a acceptable degree.
There are nutrients u can take at night to counter act any damage u believe benzos cause,many nuero-brain protecting products such as l theanie which increases gaba in the body and brain.
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