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Benzos Benzos and exercise - dangers/side effects/words of advice?

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Is it dangerous to engage in vigorous, intense exercise after taking benzos?
And I don't mean immediately after.. here's the scenario:

I have been benzo-free for almost 2 years, regularly doing Bikram yoga for over 1 year.
By 'regularly', I mean 4-5 times a week, so I know exactly how my body copes with it and I'm acclimatised to the heat.
I have recently (1 week ago) started taking benzos again because I'm sick of my stupid social anxiety.
My question is:
If I take 0.5-1mg alprazolam over the course of, let's say, 6 hours - so I can work during the day.
And then go to a Bikram session after work - will the benzos affect me in any negative way?
I know alprazolam has a fairly short half-life, but still not sure what could be the deal because of the heat and raised heart rate, etc.

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(I did a BL search on this subject but couldn't locate any threads that helped me.
Dear mods, I apologise if I doubled up :D )
 
^agreed.

You certainly won't be working out at your peak physical level (my focus and pump are always nill on benzos, if I have even gotten to the gym... lazyyyyy).
But it's safe, unless you're getting pretty damn benzo'd out, in which case I'm surprised you would have even made the effort to go, and you may still be buzzin' from the amount taken. Like alcohol, it can affect your balance and coordination. Watch those hang cleans, military presses, and squats!

Most of all: it probably won't even be affecting you by then. Especially the 0.5mg. 6 hours is a pretty good while, benzo-wise (not talking half-life, but effects). A 1mg dose may have the slightest residual effects 6 hours later, but it really won't be a problem. Your little doses are small and regular. If you feel unsure, then wait a couple of weeks to get used to it. It will not only help you mentally in the gym, but your physical body will be adapted to the drug as well (as in if you didn't take it before working out, it may be worse because your body wouldn't have its usual brain receptors being tickled.)

If TL;DR : You're good to go.
 
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It shouldn't be a problem at all, especially at those therapeutic doses. Alprazolam is an anxiolytic benzo that was meant to be taken during the day for people who suffer from anxiety (ie. I am scripted 1 mg 3x/day and I function just fine). Alprazolam is a functional benzo, one which you can take in therapeutic doses and go on about your day normally.

The only problem I foresee is that you may get tired more quickly in your work-outs, but that'll go away with time.
 
kokaino said:
It shouldn't be a problem at all, especially at those therapeutic doses. Alprazolam is an anxiolytic benzo that was meant to be taken during the day for people who suffer from anxiety (ie. I am scripted 1 mg 3x/day and I function just fine). Alprazolam is a functional benzo, one which you can take in therapeutic doses and go on about your day normally.
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Thank you, everyone! You've been very helpful :)
Motivation definitely might be a bit of a challenge..
And I'll see how I go with the balancing postures, this could get entertaining :D
 
Years back in high school I would regularly dose my xanax at lunch, and would be very benzo'd by the time lunch was over and PE would begin and then I'd go work out like the beast that I am.
 
tricomb said:
Years back in high school I would regularly dose my xanax at lunch, and would be very benzo'd by the time lunch was over and PE would begin and then I'd go work out like the beast that I am.
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If I remember correctly, high school PE didn't involve much actual working out.
For the most part it was breathing exercises in the bucket form ;)
I could totally go for that kind of workout if I'm benzo'd..
Unfortunately, I'm becoming all grown up and responsible. Damn.
 
Breathing exercises? Did you go to some hippy highschool? For me, PE was hard, sweaty work outs. Like everyone would shoot up steroids in the locker room and shit, especially the jocks. I never was into HGH but I liked working out hard
 
I meant more along the lines of everyone skipping PE to go smoke pot.. lol
I went to an average Aussie high school.
Although by the sounds of your PE standards, a typical Aussie HS def sounds like some sort of hippie hang out.
Working out hard was for people who did extracurricular sports.
After they introduced Sex Ed as part of PE, the whole thing became even more of a joke.
 
Iv exercised on bars plenty of times. Its perfectly safe but kind of counterproductive
 
clear_sky said:
I meant more along the lines of everyone skipping PE to go smoke pot.. lol
I went to an average Aussie high school.
Although by the sounds of your PE standards, a typical Aussie HS def sounds like some sort of hippie hang out.
Working out hard was for people who did extracurricular sports.
After they introduced Sex Ed as part of PE, the whole thing became even more of a joke.
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Sounds like my Aussie high school days ;).

I'm closing this as it is turning into a social thread. Please join us in the social thread for this kind of banter.

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