Say all anxiety gone due to medication working, benzo addiction gone would GBL cause an alcoholic relapse to start drinking alcohol again. That's all I'm looking for as I don't know how it would perhaps that's why I keep rephrasing the question.
I drank for anxiety, and had to keep drinking to stop the major withdrawals I didn't keep drinking just for anxiety. But despite the withdrawlals were awful, quitting in itself was easy, will power wise not to drink again. You don't want to when you know what it will cause.
Sorry for keeping asking, no one has to reply I'm just looking for a reason GBL will cause alcohol relapse, GBL lowering inhibitions aside.
But maybe your right, I'm looking for someone to say what I want them to. I just don't see how it would make me drink again just because it's a GABA drug. Sorry if I annoyed anyone.
There are too many variables in an individual for us to say whether GBL would or wouldn't cause an alcoholic to relapse. I stopped drinking about four years ago, but have messed with other GABAergics since then (GHB, benzos, Phenibut). None of these drugs made me relapse
on alcohol, however it's safe to say that I developed an unhealthy use pattern with them as well, on par or worse than with alcohol.
You stopped drinking somewhere along the line because you recognized the negatives outweighed the positives. Do you think GBL is going to be any different? It's a remarkably similar drug, and whether it makes you drink alcohol again is irrelevant. I think it's fair to say most alcoholics are trying to medicate some symptom(s) (in your case, anxiety), so in that sense, the alcohol is actually the solution, not the problem. Alcohol, GBL, benzos, whatever the drug is, they all mask symptoms, but don't treat the underlying cause.
Have you ever considered trying something besides drugs to help with anxiety? Drugs/alcohol are an easy solution because there's no effort in taking something to make you feel better, but most of the time, when the drugs are gone, you're still left with the same or even worse symptoms than before. I know it's not what you want to hear, but I'd challenge you to find a different way to handle your anxiety - exercise, meditation, therapy, arts, crafts, music, etc., you get the idea. Get creative - drugs are great, but they're not the only way to cope.