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From: Sebastian on 4 Aug 2008 08:49 Scribo "Johncc" (2008-08-04 10:44): > But I am glad now that I am free from the dependence. > > > Benzo dependence is the same thing as a diabetic is dependent on insuline. No, it is not. A diabetic will die without insuline, I am still alive!
From: ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ on 4 Aug 2008 11:11 "Johncc" <Johncc(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:djzlk.44424$_03.1369(a)reader1.news.saunalahti.fi... > > "Sebastian" <none(a)none.com> kirjoitti > viestiss�:qivlk.1365$U5.858(a)newsb.telia.net... >> It is generally believed that it is almost impossible to lower your Xanax >> (alprazolam) dose by yourself, and I found that to be true, the tapering >> was done in a hospital. >> >> I went from about 10 mg Xanax/day to 1.5 mg Xanax Depot/day, it was hell. > > If it was hell you did taper your dose much much too fast > > > But I am glad now that I am free from the dependence. > > > Benzo dependence is the same thing as a diabetic is dependent on insuline. And you sir, are an idiot. Your thought process must be around a -10. -- �.��� �)) -:�:- �.�� .����)) Laurie ((��.�� ..�� -:�:- ((�� �.� *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~Abraham Lincoln > I am now on >> Cipralex (escitalopram) and Remeron (mirtazapin), and it is much better >> than Xanax. >> > > Cipralex made me feel good only when i was manic, otherwise it sucked. > Remeron was same thing. >
From: John on 4 Aug 2008 12:14 >> Just curious, have you quite benzos completely now? I.e. did you go from >> 1.5 mg Xanax/day to none on your own after you left the hospital? > > No, I am still on 0.5 mg/day, and plan to keep it that way. So, do you still get any benefit from Xanax when you are using it at 0.5 mg/day? Or do you stay on it because it's too tough to get down to not using it at all? >> Also, how come you quit using Xanax? Did you have to keep increasing the >> dose to get the same benefit as before? I.e. did you never reached a >> stable dose where you felt comfortable? > > Yes, I had to increase the dose. And I was in fact abusing it since no > doctor (at least in Sweden) will prescribe 10 mg/day, I got at most 4 > mg/day legally. Interesting. So what do the doctors say when you tell them that you have to increase the dose beyond 4 mg/day? Do they say that benzos will (in your case) not work long term, so you might as well taper off them completely? Or what do they suggest? Also, after having tapered down Xanax, do you nowadays get the same benefit from 0.5 mg/day as you did from 10 mg/day before? I'm just curious since I'm considering going on benzos long term, beacuse it's the only thing I've found that works in my case. However, I'm a bit afraid of ending up in a situation like yours, where I have to increase the dose and finally end up in a situation where I have to keep taking the drug without getting any benefit from it. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
From: Sebastian on 4 Aug 2008 12:26 Scribo "John" (2008-08-04 18:14): > Interesting. So what do the doctors say when you tell them that you have > to increase the dose beyond 4 mg/day? Do they say that benzos will (in > your case) not work long term, so you might as well taper off them > completely? Or what do they suggest? Xanax did not work for me even at 10 mg/day, I still had severe anxiety so I just had to try something else. And Cipralex worked very well for me, after five weeks. Those weeks were hell, but it was worth it in the end. > > Also, after having tapered down Xanax, do you nowadays get the same > benefit from 0.5 mg/day as you did from 10 mg/day before? It's 1.5 mg/day (3*0.5 mg/day, my mistake), and I get more benefit now than when I had 10 mg/day. > I'm just curious since I'm considering going on benzos long term, > beacuse it's the only thing I've found that works in my case. However, > I'm a bit afraid of ending up in a situation like yours, where I have to > increase the dose and finally end up in a situation where I have to keep > taking the drug without getting any benefit from it. > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
From: John on 4 Aug 2008 14:39
>> Interesting. So what do the doctors say when you tell them that you have >> to increase the dose beyond 4 mg/day? Do they say that benzos will (in >> your case) not work long term, so you might as well taper off them >> completely? Or what do they suggest? > > Xanax did not work for me even at 10 mg/day, I still had severe anxiety so > I just had to try something else. And Cipralex worked very well for me, > after five weeks. Those weeks were hell, but it was worth it in the end. Great to hear that Cipralex works fine for you! But how come you still have to take some Xanax as well? Is the Xanax needed in combination with Cipralex to combat your anxiety? >> Also, after having tapered down Xanax, do you nowadays get the same >> benefit from 0.5 mg/day as you did from 10 mg/day before? > > It's 1.5 mg/day (3*0.5 mg/day, my mistake), and I get more benefit now > than when I had 10 mg/day. Ok. So how does one know when to stop increasing the dose? I mean, if you would increase your dose to 3 mg/day now you would probably feel better for awhile, but then after some time that additional benefit would fade away, right? Also, what would happen if you would go down to e.g. 0.5 mg/day now? Do you think you'd initially feel worse, but then after some time you would feel just as you do on 1.5 mg/day now? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |