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Benzos A SERIOUS Etizolam(Etilaam) warning (Blepharospasms, possibly permanent)

Back when I was using etizolam I would take 25mg+ a day (not everyday). I did this off and on for about a year. No eye twitches. I quit using the drug because my tolerance got so out of hand. I never did become physically or mentally dependent on the drug.

Let me state: I have an extremely high tolerance to sedatives, on multiple occasions have I consumed 195mg Methadone + 200mg Diazepam. Yes, I'm lucky to be alive. And no, I am not looking forward to the health issues I will have as a senior citizen, provided I live to become one.

To the OP: If 1-2mg a day of etizolam is giving you eye twitches you should not only quit etizolam, but ALL benzos. It seems obvious to me that your body cannot handle these substances.
 
To the OP: If 1-2mg a day of etizolam is giving you eye twitches you should not only quit etizolam, but ALL benzos. It seems obvious to me that your body cannot handle these substances
OP, disregard this. 1-2mg is a moderate prescribed dose of etizolam. Much of the published literature on etizolam is regarding addictions of doses equal to or less than 1-2mg per day.
 
OP, disregard this. 1-2mg is a moderate prescribed dose of etizolam. Much of the published literature on etizolam is regarding addictions of doses equal to or less than 1-2mg per day.
The problem with published literature on addiction is that most people aren't honest with their doctors when it comes to these issues. Shit most aren't even honest to themselves. If you went to 2 or 3 doctors to get your benzos, you won't necessarily be eager to tell any of those doctors about it when seeking help to resolve the issue.
 
OP, disregard this. 1-2mg is a moderate prescribed dose of etizolam. Much of the published literature on etizolam is regarding addictions of doses equal to or less than 1-2mg per day.

What exactly are you trying to say here? You're confusing me. Are you advising the OP to continue with his etizolam usage? This is a HR forum.....
 
The problem with published literature on addiction is that most people aren't honest with their doctors when it comes to these issues. Shit most aren't even honest to themselves. If you went to 2 or 3 doctors to get your benzos, you won't necessarily be eager to tell any of those doctors about it when seeking help to resolve the issue.

What evidence do you have that these Japanese patients used in this study were doing any doctor shopping...? Maybe in your circle, people abuse the crap out of benzos, but this is a study from culture completely different than yours. People do take drugs as prescribed in many cases.

What exactly are you trying to say here? You're confusing me. Are you advising the OP to continue with his etizolam usage? This is a HR forum.....

Just because you took ridiculous doses doesn't give you the authority to talk down everyone else's addiction. 1-2mg a day isn't a small dose and is exactly what I was taking back when I was using etizolam. It is pretty much the upper bound of recommended therapeutic use of the drug.
 
BK, I still have no idea what your point is, let me put this as simply as I can for you....

If the OP (Original Poster) cannot handle 1-2mg of Etizolam w/o serious side effects, he has NO business taking any -diazepine of any kind.
 
Blind Melon, I've handled benzos for the last 7 years out of 11 years of my life.

Let's recap:

- Eye twitch for 2 weeks
- Quit taking benzos at that time
- Saw GP, thought nothing of it
- 9 weeks go by
- See Opthomologist, says it's NOT blepharospasm because that's a much LESS serious condition myokymia "transient eyelid twitch"
- Started taking Artifical Tears and Restatis(R)
- Problem is going away
- I have a few eyelid twitches a day since I started the tears but it's about 90% better


GP and Optho said it wasn't the benzos. GP wrote me a script for Klonopin and I've taken it the past two nights as a test to see if it flares the eye up. It hasn't.

It seems to've been dry eye, which makes me feel really fucking stupid -- but it did get me clean and that's awesome. Disregard the past two nights of K, it was just a test honestly. I've used K in the past for nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia) and it works better than lyrics or neurontin for.

Anyways -- getting better slowly.
 
^ Why would you think Klonopin would make your eye twitching flare up? It would do the opposite-- It would make it go away...
 
It is usually an effect of withdrawal, not the action of the drug itself...
 
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To be fair to the OP, the reaction of a drug in one persons body isnt. always the same as in a number of other peoples.
A number of factors come into play other then dosage; Like age, physical condition, genetics, other drugs being taken and plain individual quirks in body chemistry.
For instance temazepam, a wonderful sleep aid and anxiolytic for most people, causes insomnia (both initiating and multiple awakenings) and panic attacks for me...regardless of dosage.
 
It seems to've gone away (twitching: 99%, other sensations 95%) since I went to a bass heavy concert about two weekends ago.

I still experience very very occasional (sometimes 0 per day) twitching when sneezing or when laying in bed trying to doze off. I also have on occasion what I feel is the lightest sensation that could grab one's attention, like a small pop every now and then. Sometimes this disappears for days during this two weeks.

The actual genuine twitching though, I have maybe had 10-15 twitches in the past two weeks total which that's the number that could happen every minute or so back when it was really affecting me.

Nothing has changed as far as my diet, drugs, etc. I did see if benzos made it worse (doctor gave me 40 1mg Ks) and it didn't, so I conclude along with the doctors this was not caused by drugs.
 
I also agree with some of the posters that say it's much better to take Etizolam as needed. If you need something everyday then go for a long acting benzo like Klonopin.

I had a bad panic attack earlier so I took 1mg of etizolam after not having any for 4 days. It did the job and worked well, but it makes my dick limp. The increased proactalin levels are no good. If it wasn't for that, the eye blasphems, and the chance of skin lesion it would be perfect stuff. But those side effects right there are kind of extreme. Granted all benzos have bad side effects in one way or another.

It's all about finding the one that works best. I find Etizolam to be very useful for panic attacks when taken in moderation. I took K-pins-Valiums-and Alprazolam for years and never really experienced any eye twitches besides very minor ones and one described below when phenibut and alprazolam were combined.

I tapered and jumped off from valium 3 years ago and besides taking etizolam for a couple weeks I have been clean from benzos for that long. So that's why I decided to instantly stop taking Etizolam the other day. I took some Valerian last night and besides bizarre dreams slept through the whole night. I woke up feeling refreshed which was great. I also took Valerian when I came off of 1.25mg's of Diazepam to ease the transition even further. It works great if you can find a potent brand, I prefer the grain alcohol liquid version.

It sucks being addicted to Benzos. They are so much better when used in moderation. I know some people feel like they need them, I used to feel that way. The best thing to do is not rely on them as your only way of getting rid of anxiety. Exercise, stay busy, and find something else in your life that makes you happy.

The only time I remember getting an eye twitch recently was a few months ago when I took Xanax with Phenibut. That was the only time I can remember getting one where my eye was full on twitching. So I ended up sleeping it off and when I woke up in the morning it was gone. Besides that I think I have had a few minor eye twitches that are barely noticeable. During the years I took Klonopin and Xanax I never had one once. So it's probably certain people that are susceptible to it more then others.
 
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Yes this is so true, I took etizolam every night for sleep for two years and still maybe once or twice a week and find my meory is shocking and I get severe eye twitches and tremors around 3 to 4pm as withdrwalI really wish I had never started taking them to aid sleep. Ive tried everything and take melatonin 9mg every night with alternative nights of promethazine and mirtazapine and etizolam or zopiclone. Was refered to drug clinic to taper off but a Health professional was threatened to report me by consultantwhen all I wanted was help to come off stuff, which I took to help sleep from working long shifts.
 
Dealing with this now. I've actually reduced my intake so I'm not sure what is up. Doctor gave me some drops. Think there could be a minor infection. I used to use A LOT of Etiz on a daily basis, but this just started two weeks ago. It's annoying, but as others have said nothing to really worry over. I'll go back to my doctor in 6 weeks and see if it's improved.
 
I developed a similar annoying 15-20 eye twitch per minute from using 800-1200 caffeine a day (not at once, tolerance got crazy high and I had bad insomnia)
it went away on its own in 3-4 months. Not sure if related. I think it can go away on it's own.
 
I used to get those eye twitches as a teenager and that was back when I was only smoking pot. I even used to see a herbalist ( vitamin specialist) and the just seemed to clear up on their own if the years. I know how bad they suck, I used to have them pretty bad. Very sorry mang! I hope you get better soon!
 
Haven't read the whole thread but I wanted to chime in and say that etizolam has saved my life. Literally. I was having TERRIBLE insomnia, I was having the WORST anxiety, but no doctor would script me a benzo because in my medical record it says that I'm an addict and a drug seeker. All because of my terrible addiction to Fiorcet (NASTY drug, the high is really short, you have to take 4 pills but then you're in bliss, I kind of miss it but I'm never going back. It made me do terrible things, like miss my younger daughter's 3rd birthday party.) So etizolam is the drug I use to stay calm and focused. I realize there may be side effects but I'll deal with them later...and I was planning on getting Botox later in life anyways ;)
 
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Just keep an eye out for any symptoms from raised prolactin levels. Its one of etizolam more unique and nasty side effects.

Remember as well, etizolam will have all the dangers of benzos and 'barbs ie. Dependance/addiction and withdrawal.
 
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