Posted by Lindsay Rae on January 25, 2005, at 17:29:54
In reply to Re: Palindromes, posted by ed_uk on January 25, 2005, at 11:35:58
> Why doesn't Cam W come on p-babble anymore?
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> Ed.I don't know her, nor do I know you, but maybe this old post will bring her back.
Are the two of you Pharmacologists, or just well-versed on the topic from personal research?
I'm 28 years old, going on ninety; at least, my back is, according to the Orthopoedic surgeon who assessed my 'friend's' MRI results five years ago. So I suppose my friend's back would be post-mortum by now, considering the fact that my 'friend' listened to his seedy advice about thinking of my back as a 'rusty hinge,' deeming me fit for only a nursing home following graduation, a diagnosis my 'friend' was happy to accept as long as I could keep getting 30 Darvocet per month called in to the pharmacy (thirty!).
So how do you suppose my 'friend' would wind up one 160 mg Methadone, 4mg Xanax, 37.5 Phentermine, and 100mg Lexapro daily?
Self talk, that's how.
Any advice on how to effectively taper, sans clinic, and lose all the weight and anxiety that came with the medication? My 'friend' missed just being able to enjoy a beer. Now it's nauseating. There is a two year old involved as well, whose daddy died a year ago due to illegal drug overdose.
All that aside, my main question was whether it would be comfortable to switch from Xanax to Valium given the half life difference and lack of antidepressant effects of Valium? Your friend's breakdown of the drug makes total sense.
My thought is that whatever benzo you're taking, it loses effect after awhile, so switching from one to another would most likely be a positive experience regardless of the other benzo. I'm not so sure now, though, after being off of Xanax a week and on Diazapam. I'm surprised, though, that the onset for Valium is quicker than that of Xanax.
Thanks,
L Rae
poster:Lindsay Rae
thread:29766
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050124/msgs/447602.html