Posted by Abby Cunningham on November 24, 2008, at 14:06:58
In reply to Re: conazepam withdrawal question, posted by cybercafe on July 25, 2008, at 16:18:04
Absolutely benefits from being benzo-free. You are no longer dependent on a drug that is insidious in its ability to cause tolerance and thus withdrawal symptoms, causing many victims to increase dosage.......
Also, your mind becomes clearer and sleep suddenly becomes real honest to goodness sleep instead of "passing out" which occurs with benzo usage over time.
Benzos are a dangerous drug when used for more than a couple weeks. I know: I am iatrogenically (doctor induced) hooked on xanax and I have reduced my intake from 3mg. to 1.5 but wish to come completely off them. they can be worse than heroin in withdrawal; due to the fact that the GABA receptors take a long time to heal and start producing your own natural GABA once again. Please for your own health, be very cautious with benzodiazepines......I am an example. It took me a year to go from 3mg. of xanax to 1.5 mg. and I am afraid to taper more, but I know I must. I came off them once on my own and slept like a baby with no medication but a miscarriage and subsequent anxiety led to a poor decision on my part to go back on the xanaxpoison, and here I am, hooked and embarrassed about it; how do I travel to another country being so afraid I will not have my xanax? It is very dangerous to cold-turkey and very difficult for many people to taper down even gradually. I did a valium taper and got down to 10mg. valium (about 1/2 mg. of xanax) but stupidly got back on them. Please don't dismiss this advice......better that benzodiazepines were never invented than to go on them.........most people say, even heroin addicts,,,,,that they will never touch another benzo due to the horrendous, long (sometimes 2 years) withdrawal symptomatic period.
this is the truth for many, many people; don't be fooled.
poster:Abby Cunningham
thread:816537
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