Posted by Crazy Horse on April 17, 2006, at 11:27:34 [reposted on April 20, 2006, at 1:31:03 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Getting off Klonopin or benzodiazepines » valene, posted by Phillipa on April 15, 2006, at 22:18:12
> Valene exactly what my pdocs always told me and I had no problem ever switching from one to the other. I've been on benzos over 30 years but to call it addiction you would have to crave it and keep increasing your doseages. Tolerance does develope. Not the same thing. Your body just adapts to it and it is normal for your body to have the med there. Would you stop an antipsychotic if you needed it? Same thing and the same with and SSRI or any of the psych. drugs unless you were in a crisis period and needed additional meds till things settled down. Just my opinion. Your doc should know better than I do . Fondly Phillipa
Its actually called Dependence. Tolerence is when the same dose doesn't help you anymore, so you have to increase to get the same effect. Dependence is what i have after being on ativan (another benzo) for 20 yrs. I don't need it anymore for psychiatric problems, but my brain and body require it or else i will go into withdrawal. I am currently reducing my dose however, and after many years of 8 plus mgs (I know that's a lot) i am currently down to 3 mgs. with no withdrawal symptoms...slow reduction for me is the only way.
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