Posted by Rick on October 26, 2002, at 15:22:55
In reply to Re: Does Klonipin have dopamine effects, posted by BrittPark on October 26, 2002, at 12:21:03
> The problem with boards like this is that, for the most part, people report negative results.
This is a great point that bears regular repeating. Clearly, someone who is, or has, had severe withdrawal (or even addiction) difficulties is much more motivated to write, either looking for support/advice and/or to share their experiences as a good-intentioned warning to others. (And there's also the occasional benzophobe who is making the whole thing up for effect, though I don't get the impression that this happens much on this board). While those with significant difficulty may represent a pretty small proportion of responsible benzo users who taper off appropriately, there are so many benzo users in total that the absolute number of bad experiences is large.
Rick
>The weight of clinical evidence is that benzos are safe for both short and long term use and that withdrawal symptoms are mild to non-existent if discontinuation is handled slowly.
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> I've taken very large doses of both clonazepam and alpralozam (up to 6mg/day) on several occasions and have never had any withdrawal symptoms when discontinuing.
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> My 2 cents,
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> Britt
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