Posted by Squiggles on October 29, 2002, at 6:38:49
In reply to Re: Not a Convincing Evidence at alll..Squiggles,, posted by hiba on October 28, 2002, at 23:14:16
Comparing benzos with ADs is like comparing
apples with oranges; and comparing benzos with
APs and ADs is like comparing apples with nuts
and bolts. They are of different classes pharmacologically,
and if they have effects (protracted or even
permanent and more serious in the case of say
Haldol for example), this does not mean that benzos
do not.I think that in the detox centre you cite there may
be a lack of proper and continued study of the
effects of benzos.As for their relative safety over *certain* AD's,
I don't think i would argue with that at all,
from what I have read. In the case of ADs however,
the patient, once hit with immediate effects such
as depersonalization, or rage, or agitation, will
stop the drug and report the effects to the doctor.
The benzos are more insidious, because like alcohol,
their immediate effect is almost always pacifying,
and even pleasant, and only in the long-term do
their addictive properties show up.Once again, with Klonopin I have not experienced
any problem at all--it is a great benzo (and maybe
others mid-life like it are too, AS LONG AS YOU
DON'T GET OFF after taking it for many years. In
that case, it can be worse than any of the others
and downright dangerous.Squiggles
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