Posted by EscherDementian on November 12, 2003, at 1:39:53
In reply to Re: Please Choose An Addiction: Benzos, or Demon Rum?, posted by Destroyo on November 11, 2003, at 20:39:13
Just have to put this old post of Sar's out here. I love this post:
Re: Klonopin Stevie Nicks
Posted by sar on September 10, 2001, at 1:58:09
In reply to Re: Klonopin Stevie Nicks, posted by femenist on September 9, 2001, at 22:42:11> i'm on prozac and klonopin and don't give a shit if they're addictive or not...
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> they've improved my life tenfold
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> pros outweigh cons
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> klonopin isn't fatal
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> COCA-COLA IS ADDICTIVE! IT REALLY IS! COFFEE IS, TOO! DORITOS!!! shit, would you rather deal with crippling, overwhelming life-threatening anxiety or klonopin "addiction"? klonopin has restored the quality of my life in a way i can't describe. i feel somewhat OKAY now. i can LAUGH. i don't feel DEAD.
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> if that makes me a klonopin addict, then put me on some sort of pro-addiction list.
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> sar
.Could it be said that diabetics are addicted to insulin? Or other such similar meds taken daily and long term, because the patient is 'dependent on their medication'... ? Or consider the 'withdrawal' after taking an SSRI daily. There's even a tolerance factor necessitating increased dose to get the same effects, with many of the SSRIs. Never have i heard them referred to as having any 'addiction potential'.
i've seen this "addiction watchdog heroism" get so pc sensationalized, that the trendy 'concerned focus on a villainous possibility' disproportionately dominates the consideration of a medication's specific purpose and effective assistance.
This "addiction watchdog heroism" seems to be replacing the specific patient-appropriate logic and whole picture sensibility. The individual and individualized situation seem to be obsolete considerations.What's up with this? Are the docs getting poor (or any) training for Real Live People? Or are they serving infidel gods?
Like HMOs that require so many patients within an hour that they can't possibly individualize...
Or Malpractice Insurance safeguards, and saving their own as**s the easy way...
Rather than INSISTING on taking the time to thoroughly assess and perscribe appropriate choices with responsibility that they can stand behind. (Whose a*s is coming before which cart here?)Sorry for the rant. (Take with a grain of salt, but don't get bitter over it).
But i just HAD to share sar's post (above). LOL (Sometimes i wish i could vent like sar did).Escher
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