Posted by rfs on September 3, 2006, at 17:27:33
In reply to Re: What does taking a benzo actually feel like? » Meri-Tuuli, posted by Colleen D. on August 25, 2006, at 18:05:41
> Hi!
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> Taking Xanax for me is like having a glass or two of wine, but without the feeling of overall relaxation of the muscles throughout my body. Drinking alcohol gives me a rubbery feeling and a definite lack of coordination.
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> I currently take less clonazepam than was originally prescribed. .5mg at bedtime and .5mg in the morning. It's been a miracle for my symptoms of OCD, GAD and SP.
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> I'm sad to hear it is not more easily available for you. After researching benzos and deciding clonazepam was probably the med for me, I asked my doctor and he didn't balk at prescribing it. So, perhaps you could do some more reading on them, take some notes and and go in as if you have made an informed decision on what you want and maybe...
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> Good luck!
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> Colleen
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> p.s. Where in the UK are you? My mom is Irish and all of our relatives are in Yorkshire.
Hi I have been taking Benzos on and off for 11 years. Xanax at times made me feel slightly high and I could tell when it was leaving my system. I now take klonopin(Clonazepam)All it does is remove the anxiety. I can think clearer in stressful/anxious situations. I would say if you had a minor pain, and took an aspirin, the pain would go away but other then that, you would not feel any different. Also, many times I am entering a situation that I know normally makes me anxious. Just knowing I have the klonopin with me helps. They found that when people could self administer pain meds (Highly addictive) they took less then when they had to wait for someone to provide them. I think anxiety and pain are more complicated then we realize. For myself I have the anxiety situation to worry about, and I also have "how bad the anxiety itself will be or look to others. I also use benzos when I fly. The more I fly the less anxious I become, because Since I have experienced all the bumps and mnoise before, I know it is just a normal part of flying. I feel they have made a world of difference in my life along withA/D.
Ray
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