When I switched to diaz, I broke out with some back acne. Could that be related to the effect etizolam has on prolactin levels? Anyone ever get acne while on or coming off etizolam? I was on it for over 6 months without any other benzo use, then I began to worry about the prolactin thing.
It's the reports of blepharospasm and prolactin-related side effects that are the main issues with this one. When I was on etizolam, it was really drying out my eyes as well.
My experience-based review of etizolam (and I have taken a few grams of the stuff all in all):
-The best euphoria over any benzo by far, and so clearheaded (almost mentally stimulating)... the best 'high' out of any gaba drug in my mind with the least cognitive side effects
-Very short lasting with a nasty anxiety rebound
-Tolerance builds quicker than most benzos
-At first it was very fast acting, but over time it took an hour for the effects to manifest. It really wasn't good for long term use, compared to other benzos, probably because it is short acting
-It's a great muscle relaxant while it lasts
-The potential for long term side effects is high (common reports of blepharospasms, hormone-related side effects, huge tolerance increase)
-With a low dose of opioid it is just a heavenly combo... a couple milligrams is the best when taken with a percocet
The whole reason I take benzos/thienos is because I am going through an extremely insane and severe weed withdrawal. I am presently in post-acute withdrawal and the worst is over and done with. It was a hell beyond hells. It is sad for me to think of the sheer quantity of anxiolytics I needed for a while (like 10mg+ of alprazolam and etizolam a day and before I knew what a benzo was I was cutting myself, screaming in agony all day and night like a possessed demon, spending my days pacing back and forth slapping myself in the face and screaming at the top of my lungs, slashing at my wrists). All because there isn't enough awareness out there about how addictive that silly weed can be. After 15 cannabis-free months, I am beginning to resemble the human I used to be before that drug stole my soul along with many years of my life. And I am down to 10mg of valium a day from upwards of 10, sometimes 15mg of alprazolam a day when my post acute withdrawal was at its worst... feeling pretty good about myself, I'm no longer junkie scum fiending a hit all day, stupefied to the extent that I was essentially a vegetable.
I used to be your average happy-go-lucky pothead but now seeing or smelling weed is enough for my body to enter fight-or-flight response and also enter fits of rage based on the amount of suffering and stress that miserable drug has caused in my life. That garbage turned me into a fuckin goofball of a human being, is it ever nice to have my brain back, at least 90% of it. Funny considering I used to advocate its use, but I was a brainwashed sheep like most of the druggies... I'd just puke my guts out for two weeks and freak the fuck out if I didn't smoke so I went along with the cannabis culture nonsense, it really took some balls and many years of effort to finally beat that garbage.