Benzos Benzo scripts

[weekend addiction]

Ok I know you cant just stop high dose benzos and expect that you won't have any problems. However I have successfully come off a reasonable dose of benzos when my script ran out. I didn't have any cravings, the occassional shake, but nothing that would lead me to believe I was a seizure risk. I am a healthy young male. I ride my bike in 2-3 mile sprints twice a day and lift weights every day. I take supplements and take care of my body. I am worried if this is dangerous to the nervous system (long term degredation or the like). Lots of people I know blow through their scripts because the benzos just don't work anymore.

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

What's your current script and how much of it are you taking how often?

 

[Tommyboy]

Lots of people I know blow through their scripts because the benzos just don't work anymore.

I think it's the other way around. Lots of people you knows benzos don't work anymore because they blow through their scripts.

 

[weekend addiction]

I don't blow threw mine I take them same time same dose everyday and they just don't work very well. My life is unmanagable at this stage. No matter what drugs legal or illegal I take I still hate my life and am constantly anxious.

 

[Swain]

I hate benzo withdrawals.. they are by far the worst.. benzo withdrawals from just a few months of 4-6mg alprazolam daily were WAY worse than even the worst opiate withdrawals, hell even worse than precipitated opiate withdrawals. Pure fucking hell.

Anyway.. you need to give us more info for us to make any kind of assessment.. all we know is you take benzos and run out early. We haev no idea how much you take, and how long you have been taking them. That is kind of vital information to include int he post lol..

 

[LeLouche]

I take klonopin, have for years, at a good amount every day. I usually go through my script really fast, however, I believe binging on them, then waiting a month, binging again, has a much lower risk of withdrawal symptoms than taking a small amount every day over long period.

IE: 90 pills in a week, vs 3 pills every day.

Of course there are other dangers with doing that, but just withdrawal wise I have never had a problem when doing that.

 

[Tommyboy]

I don't blow threw mine I take them same time same dose everyday and they just don't work very well. My life is unmanagable at this stage. No matter what drugs legal or illegal I take I still hate my life and am constantly anxious.

I hear you, but I don't think that adding to the script will help out much. I don't like scheduling when I am going to dose, so I instead wait for when my body/mind is telling me I need it.

What benzo are you scripted? I found xanax to do me more harm than good after a while. I was on 3mg/day for 4 years and I ended up hating how I felt on it. I switched to diazepam to taper, and got down to 2mg/day which I am kinda stuck at, but it lasts me over 24 hours, so I probably don't take it like 5 days out of the month. I feel a lot better now, which I never thought would have happened. Sure I wish I could completely taper off, but that's for when my life is a bit more stable.

 

[tricomb]

I don't blow threw mine I take them same time same dose everyday and they just don't work very well. My life is unmanagable at this stage. No matter what drugs legal or illegal I take I still hate my life and am constantly anxious.

Are you aware that if benzodiazepines aren't helping you, that they're hurting you for sure? I learned more about how to cope with life in the year after quitting xanax, than in like a decade of benzodiazepine therapy.

 

[ro0ga]

Taking it same time/same dose everyday, while not necessarily bad (many people don't exercise that kind of self control), isn't the greatest thing either. Benzos should be taken as needed and not used for daily maintenance, and if you are using it around the clock to maintain your anxiety, you should probably look into other options as dependence and dose escalation are almost inevitable.

And considering you said they aren't even helping much, as tricomb said, they're probably hurting a lot more than helping. Try to only use them if you must, and find alternate means (whether behavioral or medication) to deal with your troubles. Most people who have gone through the withdrawal phase of many drugs will agree that benzo withdrawal is the most evil of them all. You seem like you're doing ok in terms of dependence at this point, but it doesn't take long for that to completely change, often times before you're even aware.