Posted by Greif on February 8, 2007, at 9:41:40
In reply to benzo-phobia, posted by elanor roosevelt on February 7, 2007, at 22:29:56
I have been taking Klon for two years at the same dose of 2mg. I am starting a taper based on Ashton guide. MDs have no clue on pshcho-pharmacology and will taper to rapidly. There are many thousands of victims of Benzo protcated w/d syndrome. This is not anti-benzo but empirical data. Benzos should be used only on occsion and never longer than 14 days. They are woderful at first. This is cyberspace and many posting on here have chronic psychiatric problems. Otherwise they would not be here posting daily. I would not take advise that benzos are ok for daily use from anyone on a cyber psych board. You have no idea who they are and medical facts conflict with advocacy of their daily use. This is agreat board to get info on side effects of drugs and try and find a commonality of personal experience. If a qualified psychiatrist prescribes regular benzo use after all other methods have failed, that is different. To take them to feel better is a mistake. It has turned many lives upside down and takes years to recover once they are discontinued. Many never fully recover. So my point is that doctors arn't Benzo-phobic. They are informed and responsible.
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