Posted by linkadge on June 28, 2007, at 17:24:30
In reply to The Benzos, posted by nathan_arizona on June 28, 2007, at 14:22:20
>They ARE addictive and the body can and often >will go through withdrawal after stopping the >drug.
I don't know if thats the rule. I was using clonazepam 1.5mg for about 4 weeks during exam time at school. After exams were over, I tapered down to 0.75 for 3 days then off of it. I didn't experience much withdrawl.
I would far much rather use clonazepam in this manner then get myself hooked on an SSRI. SSRI withdrawl was much worse (IMHO) than benzo withdrawl.
>Tolerance can also be a problem that leads to >increased dosing to achive the same effect.
Again, not everybody needs to continually increase their benzo dose. Many people use consistant doses of benzodiazapines for many years without any form of compulsive dose increase.
Also, SSRI's can loose their effiacy (poop out), requiring ever increasing doses, to regain efficacy.
>They are, in my opinion, NOT to be prescribed or >taken lightly.
I would much rather see a benzo prescribed than an SSRI. SSRI's are dispersed like candy.
>Some people can just glide on and off the benzos >with no problems, whereas others experience a >lot of problmes coming off the drug.I have much less problem withdrawing from benzo's than from SSRI's (sorry for restating), you are right, it is highly individualized.
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