Posted by loosmrbls on March 28, 2001, at 12:42:38
In reply to I cant take it anymore!!!, posted by Scarlette on March 28, 2001, at 9:44:06
If the benzodiazepine really works wonders for you, then I would not let it go! Find another psychiatrist that is more sympathetic to your dilemma.
The reason doctors fear benzo's is because not only are they addictive, but patients can develop tolerance, so higher and higher doses are gradually needed until it barely works at all. Then you are seriously (physically) addicted to a medicine that no longer works.
But, if you have had long-term success with no tolerance, and it's working for you, I wouldn't go off of it!
My dream is to find a medicine (or medicines) that make me feel "normal."
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