I am a recreational benzo and opiate user. I have a script for xanax, and will do pharm opiates (oxycodone and hydrocodone mainly) whenever I can get them. So my main question is can your tolerance become lower over time? The reason for this question is that it seems to take more to get high even though I hardly use the drugs.
For instance with xanax. I have a script and I hoard them. When I first got them .5 would give me a buzz and 1mg got me feelin real good. Over the next several years up to today I probably dose at MOST once a week. It seems like 2-3 mgs is what I need to get a good heavy buzz. I have even went a month without using and popped 1.5mg and it didn't do the trick. Even though I'm not a daily and most of the time once a week will my tolerance still grow? I'm sure this will get laughs, but I don't want to get to a point where it will take 6mg plus to get where I once was with 2mgs. If I abstain for a few months will the tolerance drop?
The same goes for opiates. There was a time when 10mg hydro would be sweet and just 10mg of oxycodone was smiling euphoria(again don't laugh lol) I hardly take opiates. I don't get them from the street, just when prescribed for surgeries. So I would say over the last few years I have had 3 scripts or so. I just had 2 knee surgeries this year and my surgeon would prescribe 40 5mg oxy IR and 80 5mg hydro, with some 25mg hydroxyzine both times. It just seemed like even after abstaining from opiates my tolerance increased pretty fast. I'm saving the rest because I don't want to have to take 40mg of hydro with all that apap shit or even 30mg of oxycodone to get a good buzz. Basically I want the most bang for buck. I'd rather abstain for several months in order to not go through my stash faster. It just seems as I have gotten older my tolerance has increased even though I'm not a constant abuser.
For the record I'm 33 healthy and daily small amount pot smoker and drink mainly on weekends. So to wrap up my question does tolerance for these drugs build up over the years even though you don't constantly abuse them? Hell my tolerance for pot has not increased and I smoke a couple batties almost every night for the past 16 years.
Thanks
For instance with xanax. I have a script and I hoard them. When I first got them .5 would give me a buzz and 1mg got me feelin real good. Over the next several years up to today I probably dose at MOST once a week. It seems like 2-3 mgs is what I need to get a good heavy buzz. I have even went a month without using and popped 1.5mg and it didn't do the trick. Even though I'm not a daily and most of the time once a week will my tolerance still grow? I'm sure this will get laughs, but I don't want to get to a point where it will take 6mg plus to get where I once was with 2mgs. If I abstain for a few months will the tolerance drop?
The same goes for opiates. There was a time when 10mg hydro would be sweet and just 10mg of oxycodone was smiling euphoria(again don't laugh lol) I hardly take opiates. I don't get them from the street, just when prescribed for surgeries. So I would say over the last few years I have had 3 scripts or so. I just had 2 knee surgeries this year and my surgeon would prescribe 40 5mg oxy IR and 80 5mg hydro, with some 25mg hydroxyzine both times. It just seemed like even after abstaining from opiates my tolerance increased pretty fast. I'm saving the rest because I don't want to have to take 40mg of hydro with all that apap shit or even 30mg of oxycodone to get a good buzz. Basically I want the most bang for buck. I'd rather abstain for several months in order to not go through my stash faster. It just seems as I have gotten older my tolerance has increased even though I'm not a constant abuser.
For the record I'm 33 healthy and daily small amount pot smoker and drink mainly on weekends. So to wrap up my question does tolerance for these drugs build up over the years even though you don't constantly abuse them? Hell my tolerance for pot has not increased and I smoke a couple batties almost every night for the past 16 years.
Thanks
