Posted by tedar on January 26, 2004, at 18:24:18
In reply to Re: BENZODIAZEPINES ARE NOT THE ANSWER, posted by Alexander on January 26, 2004, at 10:11:27
> na na na,
> we don't know that, yet. Give it another 10 years.
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> But benzos, while in my opinion a very useful tool has its very devastating disadvantages. ...and I am not talking about tolerance. I am talking of your short-term memory going down the drain.
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> I believe we must always weigh pro vs. contra, and what we must keep in mind, at all times, is to quality of life, that is to regain quality of life.
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> My 50 cents
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> > The reason there is so much pushing of SSRI's etc over benzo's is that there are no new benzo's out there making billions of dollars for the pharmaceutical companies. They will always push newer meds, because that's where the money is. SSRI's and other meds are much worse for you than benzos, from what I've read.
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There is a lot of truth to what you say about the Pharma companies positioning the SSRIs so high, that Benzos have been forced to take a second and third treatment choice.Itwasn't realized until several years after, the extent of sexual dysfunctin the SSRIS caused, as well as apathy, withdrawals and mania etc. But the benzos had picked up such a bad rap, largely because of poor prescribing decisions in the 70s and 80s, that The consumer could easily be manipulated into believing that the SSRIs had to be the ultimate panacea.
Arguably one could say that the Benzos are better drug choices for many patients thsn the SSRIs, as their effects are predictable and impressive,patients actually rarely abuse the Benzos, and the question of major tolerance seems to be controversial, as many psych experts have noted that a majority of their patients, when they reach their most optimal dose, almost never continue to have to increase it.One could argue that the Benzos offer maybe a better path to the future, research wise, than the SSRIs, as much of the current thought points to the Gaba system as potentially offering the best approach route toward future treatment of mood disorders, because they influence not just Serotonin, but seem to influence dopamine and Norepinephrine chemistry as well
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