It's amazing what the odd dose of a Benzo can do for the mood. Some people find it causes them Depression, but I'm totally the opposite. I actually GAIN energy when I've taken my dose!
Same here- I get energy on moderate doses-my longest most tedious and prolific posts are usually benzo fueled.
-- a dose that what would knock your European "dicks in the dirt" or appropriate anatomy. Thats a colonial expression for fire dope, my average dose, which is Rxed- would probably cause most of you to sleep for a few days with your tolerance based by the conservative and in all honesty judicious dosing of your MDs- that you guys are saying you are Rxed-the amount I take to function would do this based on the doses you guys describe.
I got a long road ahead but i got a good psychiatrist and plenty of support...
but its gonna be a hell of a taper. The good news is that I'm 10 days out from subs, I find that my anxiety is worse, sleep worse, and I got very, very mild symptoms- just low energy slightly achey muscles- not unbearable or very distressing by any means- so we will put the benzo tapper on hold for atleast a month per my psych to let my opioid system rebound. Unfortunately, I am using more benzos than I should- gotta get a grip. Paradoxically, most days I can go the whole 12 hours without needing the klonopin- guess its its long half life.
These are useful drugs but be careful. From our harm reduction mandate- by themselves benzos rarely cause death from overdose- their dose response curve has a ceiling- hence their replacement of other sedatives for similar indications (barbs, mandrax, ect...) However, when mixed with alcohol or opiates (including Rx methadone standard doses) the risk of death from respiratory arrest is great. Remember its effects aren't reversed by nalaxone (flumazenil is the antagonist) so if its an alcohol/bezo OD your SOL unless you get medical attention quickly- but not a bad idea if it envolves a benzo/opiate overdose. Having said that, back in the day when I was smoking fire and doing juice, a bar or two of xanax after a afterwork smoke of dope would have me noding blissfully for the rest of the day
Its a true miracle I'm still alive.
I was shoked to hear euro docs typically rx 10 mg temazepam. I'm Rx'd 30 mg a night and usually need 1-2 tabs of that and my nightime benzo plus remeron 10 mg to get descent sleep- and I still wake uo in the middle of the night. But a few somas 3-4 can cause me to lose conciousness one day and 6 on top of this mix won't do shit the next.
My point is just try to be cautious. Sorry I'm rambling- off to a meeting tonight, haven't "come out of the closet" about my benzo therepeutic regimen yet. Maybe I should- atleast here I feel safe to be honest, you'all have been kind to this sometime annoying yank with his 10,000 word posts- with meetings its a different situation, maybe I should try some rigourous honesty. But haven't drank for 2.5 years, used heroin since summer 07', 10 days out from subs, hopefully moving in the right direction or skillfully practicing self dellusion?
I have insisted on tablets every time i've had to fly since n got em thankfully.
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