Posted by Quintal on April 5, 2007, at 21:33:02
In reply to Re: Doctors irresponsible with Xanax, posted by linkadge on April 5, 2007, at 21:15:24
My first script for benzos was 4mg Ativan - a huge dose for someone with no tolerance. I'd taken in a printout from the http://www.socialfear.com/ website which was a passionate advocate of the 'benzos do not produce dependence and addiction except in addicts' stance. My GP admitted she'd never heard of that one before and told me after reading the article "I was just going to say they're addictive but I'd better not........". This was the same doctor who later told me every time I went for a refill "you can't stay on these drugs forever you know, they're very addictive and have lots of side effects".
I did go on to develop dependence and later, addiction to benzos. So I suppose that goes to show doctors even in a supposedly benzophobic country can be irresponsible, and addiction can develop even where both patient and doctor are aware of the addictive potential from the outset (I'd read the benzo.org website and dismissed it in favour of the more optimistic SocialFear view).
Q
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