Posted by Crazy Horse on April 13, 2006, at 7:40:11
In reply to Re: NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING !!!! ANSWER FAST PLS, posted by Greif on April 12, 2006, at 22:36:24
> I respectivly disagree with Tyler. Zanax is nothing to be afraid of if the diagnosis leads the physician to prescribe. The initial amount you are taking is way higher than normaly prescibed and not helping. These are all opionions here. Go to interntet sites. Zanax is the most adictive benzo out there. I have been using benzos for 25 years. Be responsible. Seek a qualified physican. It is not working. I believe you may be suffering from a more severe ailment than fear and anxiety. Unqualified encouragement to continue down this road is irresponsible though that is not the intent of the posters. Everyone wants to seee your condition improve. Hang in there. For those who disagree with me I am willing to provide many links to support my opinion or have a MD get on here and give an opinion. I have a Masters in Psychology but do not pretend to be med expert. I am speaking from vast personal experience. IMG of Z calms fear period. Otherwise it is something more serious.
Dear Greif,
I respect your opinion, I too have been taking benzos for over 20yrs. without any problems...I would say that more than any other drugs, benzos have helped the most. I too am College Educated, however not a Psych. major.
With all due respect, We, meaning myself, Phillipa, Ace ( who is studying to become a Medical Doctor) and Ed, just to mention a few have been helping Tepi for the last 2 mos. He lives in Mexico, He isn't working, he cannot get regular good qualified Psychiatric help at this time. Just 2 wks ago he was VERY SUICIDAL! He's just starting to get better with both Ace and Ed (both very intellegent and well educated in Psychopharmacology) giving him medication advice. Phillipa and myself are Tep's good friends and are more of the 'cheer leading' part of the team. We love Tepi and are trying to help him as much as possible.
In his acute stage of fear(Diagnosed as severe social anxiety) I don't believe he's taking too much Xanax. Some Doctors prescribe much higher doses when patients are combatting an accute episode of their given illness. Telling him to stop now would be dangerously irresponsible! He will most definitely start drinking alcohol again to deaden his pain. So what's better, Nardil and Alcohol..? Or Nardil and med. to high dose Xanax? It's one or the other. The guy doesn't have $$$, he doesn't have many choices! The Xanax should and can be tapered as he gets feeling better. Alcohol w/Nardil can cause death!Unless you have a better solution, i.e. going to Mexico to get him, bring him back to the U.S. Or send him money..I don't know, Unfortunately i don't have the money to do it, or i would.
Let's don't let this become a big blown up fight to prove who's right and who's wrong. Let's work together to help Tepi through this horrible, life threating time he is experiencing.
Regards,
Tyler
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