Posted by hildi on July 4, 2002, at 13:10:33
In reply to Re: try Xanax in stead of Buspar, posted by cybercafe on July 4, 2002, at 4:05:09
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> > Hi. Why not try the obvious? Sure maintain the Effexor XR but substitute Buspar by Xanax. I bet your anxiety will vanish and hopefully your 'mania' too... Get prescribed Xanax .5mg by your pdoc and swallow a pill; repeat 6 hours later and then again after 6h. Please tell us how you feel.
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> Totally no offense dude.. but I think the doc might be concerned about someone who has a problem with alcohol ... I'm not making the comment that he should be concerned, just that he probably is....
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> though in truth I don't know anything about Xanax myself... but isn't it like the most addicting benzo (due to euphoric effects?) ...
> probably safer to use something like clonazepam, if a benzo is to be used ...
> i really don't know the potential for abuse in this situation.. and even worse i have no clue whether or not benzos worsen depression or by how much ... Ug :( :(
> so it is so hard to say
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> > Please keep the amount of Xanax at the minimum required to have you anxiety-free all day and night and enjoy summer time! Good luck.
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> but Xanax sounds so good -- how could anyone *not* abuse it? :) i could sure use some euphoria out here, that's for sure
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> .. hah.. i also hate those short acting benzos... i feel like i'm on an emotional rollercoaster ride...
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> plus! .. if you wish to make sure you are taking the absolute lowest dose... you have to keep testing yourself to see if the anxiety is there or not... and then take it if it is...
> i hate that .. because i constantly end up having bad anxiety pop up in my day 3 or 4 times
> maybe this is totally limited to me ...
> but i just love the gabapentin, cuz i take the same dose everyday and i don't wait to see if any anxiety comes around, or worry about addiction, or sedation, or increased depression or memory loss .. :) :) .. it's like a guilt free anxiolytic to me
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> -- this message has been brought to you by Warner-Lambert <GRiN>Xanax should not be used if someone has any history of alcohol or substance abuse- there is a very strong possibility of abusing this drug. Addicts/alcoholics (like me) very often switch drugs of abuse, so people (like me)who have 'addictive personalities' need to stay away from any benzos, anything that makes us feel too good.
Even if someone is trying to control their drinking problems can still occur. My mom, a known alcoholic to her MD, was precribed xanax for her anxiety. . .Guess what?? She is dead. My mom OD'd at 48 years old from taking her 'normal' dose of perfectly legal, dr. precribed xanax and consuming alcohol.
Xanax is a powerful drug for people like us.Buspar is what I used to take for anxiety. Worked for a while, then I stopped, and now when I try it it doesn't seem to work as well as before.
Cybercafe, you sound pretty happy with the neurontin (did I spell that right?). Do you think it is as effective as a benzo? Could this be a non-addicing alternative to benzo's? I have read other good posts on this med and I am very curious to try it myself.
Hildi
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