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Xanax: 1mg sleep, 2mg=amnesia, sleep, 3mg=euphoria?? Check please

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So I've been seeing people on bluelight say that 1mg xanax/alprazolam or 2 mg is a nice dose for sedation/relaxation, and that 2mg often just equals amnesia. This is also my experience, in that 1mg would probably just make me extremely sleepy (while also eliminating anxiety).

But I've also seen at least couple people mention that despite what is stated above, taking 3mg or more brings about euphoria.

Can anyone confirm this? The only thing I can relate to the concept is Ambien, where a dose will put to me sleep, but if I let myself stay awake i experience euphoria to a degree (in the manner of lowered inhibition/removal of social anxiety).

The whole thing is weird to me since most people I see posting about benzos (ie xanax) state that euphoria is not attainable through them.

Any input/experience?
 
Yea I really doubt it. You're just going to get stronger sedation and more amnesia. If you don't get euphoric effects at 2mg with little tolerance, you're not gonna ever see the euphoria you seem to be expecting.
 
I had a period where I abused xanax. I slept too much because I was really depressed and self-medicating myself into a bad state. Half a mg to get started with was fine in the beginning and helped me relax. The tolerance went up quickly and within weeks I would take up to 4 mg a day. Just half-awake at times and there were things I did that I have no memory of. That scared me.

I havn't used much lately, but I can tell you less is better. I know some younger people who get high from it, I mean 4-5 bars at a sitting, which would probably kill me and they're up walking around like zombies acting goofy and laughing. I guess I'm one of those people who doesn't feel euphoric from xanax. For me it's very sedating.
 
the only thing close to euphoria i get from xanax is anxiety relief i suffer from extreme anxiety and panic attacks but for just getting high xanax sucks unless your looking to forget everything
 
I never liked Xanax & only have taken it like 4 or 5 times in my life......its great for when you have anxiety but dont abuse it to the point you are looking to get any euphoria. I had friends back in the day that use to eat bars like candy. Im surprised they survived but they did & im glad they did.

As for benzos being euphoric, I dont see it. Ive taken Ativan with hydrocodone & temazepam with hydrocodone & it gives it a great synergy but a benzo alone, I dont get the euphoria unless im really stressed & then it feels euphoric but its not, its just relieving your stress & anxiety.

I find Valium to be the best for anxiety/stress & helps to sleep. I for one dont need more than 2.5mgs of Valium to do the job while others are popping 10mgs (would be way too much for me) but everyone is different............it doesnt take much for me.
 
Xanax doesn't really cause any euphoria at all frankly. If you've got no tolerance 3mg is very probably just gonna knock you out in a few minutes. Xanax is extremely sedating and calming so I guess it usually gives you a general sense of 'contentment' with the world but euphoria is definitely much too strong a word. It's also not a particularly good idea to experiment with benzos as 1. there's a high risk of passing out and completely forgetting what you did while you were on them and 2. benzo tolerance and addiction are a bitch.
Seriously, it's neither safe nor 'useful' (in the sense of experimentation) to take 3mg of xanax with no tolerance. You'll just fall asleep.
 
Eh... The good old argument of benzo euphoria. I think that 3mg would as most people have said just knock you out cold if you aren't tolerant/experienced or lead you to black out. However I find Xanax euphoric; or well, I did, before I gained a huge tolerance to it. I find different benzos affect you very differently, and in the first week or so you have it (or the first few times) you'll notice euphoric feelings as you'll be much more content with yourself and just relaxed overall. For me i get a tingling in my legs and lowered inhibitons. For me, its like being drunk without blacking out and being agressive. Xanax is fast hitting and powerful, which contributes to its euphoria in my opinion, much like triazolam which I find profoundly euphoric but it wears off fast.

I seriously don't recommend you fucking around with benzos though. It leads to a horrible addiction that is very difficult to overcome. And boy is it easy to get addicted.
 
yeah i think you would black out before you got euphoria. imo the sense of calm and well being is nice at 1-2 mg doses but after that theres a fine line to blacking out and its easily crossed.

just be careful, benzo addiction is no fun from what i hear.
 
People have different tastes, some people better Yo 3-hydroxy benzos like temazepam and lorazepam , some.prefer 2-keto benzos like diazepam and flurazepam, others think imidazo benzos like midazolam and loprazolam are the best, or people prefer 7-nitro benzo such as flumitrazepam, nitrazepam, clonazepam, nimetazepam the most euphoric. Finally, a marojity of people that love xabax consequently like the triazolo benzos such estazolam, triazolam, and alprazolam .

Personally, I find diazepam the most sedative and euphoric along side my bupre, my second favorite would be temazepam, third would be 7-nitro benzos like klonopin. I think I find 7-nitro compound-subset the most recreational and euphoric, flunitrazepam , omg, and nimetazepam is supposed to be wonderful. I'm not a big fan of xanax so o don't like I'd like the triazolo compounds.

The thing I don't like about xanax is that it feels bland and boring, absolutely no muscle relxation or sedation for me. In addition it is super short and I crash 4-5hrs after taking my dose, and I experience paradoxical effects like aggitation, anxiety, ect...I like a benzo with a long half life with sedationa and muscle relaxation. So my number one favorite recreational benzos would be diazepam, flunitrazepam, and nimetazepam(7-nitro). For these reasons I don't think I'd like triazolam, and I under stand why I'd like clonazepam over xanax(triazolo), or flunitrazepam/nimetazepam over triazolam being a triazolo benzo .


On a whole I find certain people who have GAD, SAD, phobias, and other anxiety disorders to find benzos to be euphoric because of their anxiolytic abilities, bringing you in a very shitty state to a happy state and this quick transition crestws euphoria for me and others with anxiety. It is comparable to the extreme euphoria felt when shooting up heroin in active withdrawal. That shit feeling, goes to superhero feeling and voila, euphoria.

I find people who abuse triazolo compounds and temazepam are hedonistic in their use, while 7-nitro and diazepam users have more of an escapist in nature of use.
 
I'm not going to argue on the whole topic of benzo euphoria anymore. My opinion sticks, I get euphoria from some of them. Shame if you can't. Frankly if it didn't provide some kind of euphoria, I find it hard to understand why they are some of the most abused medications, sold on the black market, and have even been stated to produce euphoria.
 
Different people have different tastes in drugs. Some drugs that some people find euphoric and enjoyable, other people find to be scary or otherwise unenjoyable. Euphoria is 100% subjective.
 
Crashing said:
Xanax doesn't provide euphoria, it gives no high... cmon now...

Big difference between a mood lift and euphoria.
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Just because there is no significant euphoria doesn't mean there is no high. It definitely gets you high. There's no arguing that. If you can black out from it, there is a high from it =D
 
hatrix said:
Just because there is no significant euphoria doesn't mean there is no high. It definitely gets you high. There's no arguing that. If you can black out from it, there is a high from it =D
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Well to me there's a 'high' in the sense that yeah it makes you feel good just cuz it makes you so relaxed, but I really do think euphoria is a much too strong word for it. But apparently other people do feel like they've had euphoria on benzos so maybe my experience was just my experience.
But I reiterate OP, you'll very likely just pass out and in any case, it's really not a good idea to use benzos recreationally.
 
One thing interesting that I read somewhere is that benzos can affect people differently depending upon their age. Teenagers tend to find them more euphoric and even sort of stimulating in a way, while adults tend to experience less euphoria and find them more sedating. This is very likely to do with the fact that the composition of GABA receptors gradually changes during adolescence. This may account for other things too, like how young people can stay up all night drinking and partying while older people just want to go to sleep if they drink too much. We always think of GABA as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, but in young people it is actually more excitatory [a source].
 
But, teenagers also find benadryl, nutmeg, and inhalants to provide worthwhile trips. Probably because teenagers find any sort of perceptual shift to be new and exciting, but as we mature I guess your definition of 'high' could vary. It makes the most sense to me that, the term 'a high' in this context would mean a 'euphoric state'. Now just speaking from experience, i'm sure that most people who have tried alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, opiates, empathogens, and benzos, will argue that benzodiazepines offer no pronounced 'euphoria'.

It's subjective due to semantics.
 
Crashing said:
But, teenagers also find benadryl, nutmeg, and inhalants to provide worthwhile trips. Probably because teenagers find any sort of perceptual shift to be new and exciting, but as we mature I guess your definition of 'high' could vary. It makes the most sense to me that, the term 'a high' in this context would mean a 'euphoric state'. Now just speaking from experience, i'm sure that most people who have tried alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, opiates, empathogens, and benzos, will argue that benzodiazepines offer no pronounced 'euphoria'.

It's subjective due to semantics.
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I don't think alcohol or cannabis offer any sort of euphoria at all...I think benzos come much closer to that. Just goes to show it's all very subjective.

SD that's quite interesting, thanks for sharing.
 
Crashing said:
Are you being serious? :? Im guessing not 8)
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Yes I'm being serious ? Being high doesn't always mean euphoria. Methadone certainly gets you very high, but can lack euphoria.

For someone with anxiety they definitely offer a high, in the form of a calming effect. I didn't say I get euphoria from them, but there is a very noticeable heaviness if I dose higher than therapeutically prescribed, and a feeling like being drunk such as loss of coordination and lowered inhibitions. That's a high, even they are aren't that recreational.

Try more benzos before you say none offer euphoria. Diazepam certainly offers me a level of euphoria while alprazolam does not at all.
 
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