Posted by fenix on February 20, 2006, at 12:09:01 [reposted on February 21, 2006, at 8:34:16 | original URL]
In reply to benzodiazepines?, posted by daisy4 on February 20, 2006, at 11:22:17
> These benzos, they look like they will just make me sleep? Will these really be beneficial>? They look like they are depressants? I don't get it...how will they help me? I appreciate your help, daisy4
Benzodiazepines can make you feel sedated, yes, but it is a comfortable kind, in that, you may feel more encouraged to sleep but it won't actually force you to or anything. They will relax you and they are often times used when someone is withdrawing from particular substances.
They are depressants, CNS (central nervous system) depressants. Yeah, they can sometimes make you feel a little more down of course (actually in my experience, they tend to make me "looser" and not so tightly wound up, they can actually sometimes help depression but perhaps not through the healthiest mode, in that, they can cause one to be a bit more apathetic to that which depresses them).
Anyway, what is more important is the withdrawal symptoms you are having. Benzodiazepines can be a tremendous help, and you won't have to be on them for that long (a couple of weeks). They can become physically/psychologically addicting after being taken for a period of time (it kind of fluctuates from person to person, actually concerning benzodiazepines, a lot fluctuates from person to person... ). If you have a lot of anxiety they can especially become addicting, why?... Well, frankly they work so damn well. Also, they are quite safe, etc. You can learn more about them at some various websites.
Let's not get too technical though, it gets so boring.
As you can see from this post and various others, I am obviously a big proponent of them (but not SSRIs, neuroleptics, etc.). They are so vastly useful, and so safe; I believe that the benzodiazepines are one of the most important medicine ever discovered. The only medicine I hold in higher esteem is the "HUL GIL"; the pragmatic poppy is proof that, however hidden it may be, Nature has goodwill.
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