Posted by pedr on April 28, 2010, at 14:14:53
In reply to Re: Nardil failing - bedridden, depressed, suicidal ed, posted by Dan_MI on April 28, 2010, at 12:07:11
> ...they're usually on one of these extremely addictive drugs, drugs which actually make people depressed. Benzo's are so addictive, you could actually die if you go cold turkey.
Benzo's were initially labelled addictive and dangerous due to massive over-prescription in the 1950's and have since been deemed dangerously addictive ever since. However, this widely-held belief is being challenged in recent years. The PDocs I've worked with have all said that benzo's are wrongly vilified and with supervision can be an excellent long-term, low-dose anxiolitic.
Personally I find that I feel depressed the following day when I take a benzo but many PDoc-supervised people on this board (and extrapolate that for the millions of people who are _not_ on PB) are doing well on such regimens. Therefore I think they "should" take them on a regular basis. Not that I would normally be presumptuous enough to be telling people what they "should" or "should not" do.
Pete
Treatment Resistant depression, anxiety, OCD: 13 years
IBS-C & GERD: 8 years
Current meds: 90mg Nardil, 300mg Zantac, 20mg Prilosec
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