Posted by laima on November 28, 2006, at 22:29:59
In reply to Re: Difference between Ativan and Valium? » laima, posted by Quintal on November 28, 2006, at 21:26:36
I am interested in what you say about pot and amphetamine- when I was around pot, yes, I liked it for awhile until I decided I felt stupid and apathetic, and then I just stopped using it, without any withdrawal. Just like that- the worst part was distracting myself and then reorganizing my social life. When I first got ritalin, about twice I took more than I was supposed to to induce a un-depressed, but unnatural state- but was never able to repeat it and was too spooked to anyway. Now I get ritalin but just about never take any extra. There doesn't seem to be any real reason too, and the "cost" would outweigh any benefit. However, I do notice that I develope a tolerance to it pretty easily, and take small breaks to stop that cycle and to rebuild a tolerance. ( I guess it's technically not a genuine amphetamine, either. ) When I abused these substances in the true sense it was to get something, not to stave off something. That's what feels so upsetting to me about the clonopin- the need to stave off something-it's not like I just loved how it felt and wanted more of the feeling or anything like that.
> I have access to amphetamine and pot too but I don't feel like using them. I guess that's because they don't make me feel much better in the way benzos and opiates do, in fact they often made me feel much worse. I think you may be right about alcohol. It is a worry for me also as I reiscovered it last week. I found drink quite repulsive during benzo withdrawal but it feels different now. It's still not as good to me as benzos were though.
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> >Neither were were sleeping pills like ambien: yes I acted weird- because they didn't make me/induce me to go to sleep
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> Did you ever hallucinate on Ambien when you were in that 'hypnagogic' state as it's called? I saw elves!
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> Q
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