Posted by halcyondaze on October 30, 2006, at 16:02:04
In reply to Re: Detox from high-dose Xanax w/ Phenobarb » halcyondaze, posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2006, at 14:49:54
> Wow what country are you in? I reconize tigeteyes the name. But here they usually substitute a long acting benzo as valium was the drug of choice in the detox unit I worked in. As the half-life is so long. So why phenobarbitol? As they had people detoxing from xanax and alchohol. Sorry I don't know the technical aspects you're requesting. I wish I did. Just get well okay? My thoughts are with you. Love Phillipa
I'm in the US ... They chose Phenobarb because they used to use Klonopin or Valium to detox people but on an outpatient basis, it was too difficult to determine whether they were using JUST the meds they were given, or whether they were using their previous benzo of choice or if it was at higher doses than allotted. Also, people described feeling euphoric off of Klonopin and Valium and either craving more, taking all the pills at once, or craving their previous benzos. It made it more difficult to get off. With Phenobarbitol, there's no euphoria whatsoever. It just makes me feel normal.
I remember you from before, and you're just as sweet as you were back then. :)
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