Posted by yxibow on March 31, 2006, at 0:38:59
In reply to Re: Tolerance to Benzo Anxiety Effects, posted by Phillipa on March 30, 2006, at 21:41:22
Well, I have been on high dosage Klonopin, which I tapered over to Diazepam. It works enough to a degree to control part of my complex anxiety disorder. It has quite a half life, at least 24 hours, and metabolites, so despite the bad press about Valium experiences, I would say its less likely to generate tolerance due to its long half life. It does have some immediacy effects, much more than Klonopin, but not nearly as "gratifying" as Xanax, which really should be a PRN medication for the most part.
Some doctors are simply benzophobes, they are in my opinion, in a proper dosing scheme, one of the safest psychiatric medications as we have more than 40 years of experience with them, especially Valium. Now tapering up and down is important -- but of course, if you haven't noticed, the benzo.org.uk site is largely directed to getting EVERYBODY off of benzodiazepines which is not proper practice. The site is run by someone independent to the doctor he professes as far as I can tell.
Tidings
- J
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