Posted by Quintal on May 24, 2008, at 9:34:34
In reply to Re: Suggestions for non-benzo anxiolytics PLEASE.., posted by SLS on May 23, 2008, at 21:20:51
I've taken quite a few packets of Phenergan over the years. I mostly used it as a sleep-aid, and as an anxiolytic when I was withdrawing from clonazepam. I'd say it was moderately effective for anxiety, but it did cause very significant sedation. Unlike benzos, I thought the anxiolytic effect was closely related to the sedative effect, much like Atarax etc.
My drug book recommends promethazine be used only as a short-term measure because "this drug may cause involuntary movements of the tongue and face if taken for more than three months. In practice however, this is not usually a problem since promethazine is used only for short periods of time." If you go to the same pharmacist every time, they probably wouldn't dispense it for more than two or three times in a row, unless you lied to them how and why you were using it. I've found pharmacists quite reluctant to give me it because "it's very strong". They usually recommend Kwells (for motion sickness) instead. Every pharmacist I've gone to has refused to dispense it as a sleep aid, even though it is indicated for this purpose.
Q
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