Benzos Can someone educate me on the negatives of xanax

[movbikwaet]

I got a packet(50x1mg) of xanax and I have been taking .5mg every couple weeks or so out of boredom I doubt I will get another packet as I dont particularly enjoy the stuff as much as codeine.

I am wondering what damage I am doing to my brain if any at these dosages, I also seem to have a tolerance to them I dont really feel .5mg much and I have taken around 4mg for surgery before and felt a sort of ceiling affect around 2-3mg.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I imagine any damage would be incredibly negligible.

 

[tweex]

Really nothing at those doses. You'll only do serious damage from chronic administration (months) at high doses, or an acute overdose.

 

[jeng1128]

Ok when I take xanax I take 10bars. Seriusly(i have a huge tolerance i kno its bad) but I never feel a "ceiling effect" at 2 or 3 mgs. Thats only a bar/bar & a half. I need 5 bars to even feel it. Theres a negitive...u get a tokerance quick. It sucks...stay away.

 

[MrsMorphine]

Ok when I take xanax I take 10bars. Seriusly(i have a huge tolerance i kno its bad) but I never feel a "ceiling effect" at 2 or 3 mgs. Thats only a bar/bar & a half. I need 5 bars to even feel it. Theres a negitive...u get a tokerance quick. It sucks...stay away.

Ten 2mg bars at a time?!? Whoa. Then you know.

 

[RTrain]

Ok when I take xanax I take 10bars. Seriusly(i have a huge tolerance i kno its bad) but I never feel a "ceiling effect" at 2 or 3 mgs. Thats only a bar/bar & a half. I need 5 bars to even feel it. Theres a negitive...u get a tokerance quick. It sucks...stay away.

Rock n' Roll

& ya I don't think there is any ceiling effect with benzo. I mean if you are use to taking just .5 mg, then taking 3 or more mg might not make much of a difference cause you black out at that tolerance either way, just probably goes a bit longer.

 

[shreddedlettuce]

those 50 pills are enough to cause dependency. (the tolerance is the "warning sign" of this).

I'm sure you are not taking .5mg only every couple of weeks, there would be no tolerance if this were the case.

And when the pills are finished (and they will be finished sooner than you think), you are going to want more, and why? Cause you are bored?


A benzo dependency for the sake of boredom is insane.

So, here's my 2 questions for you, and please be honest so we are all on the same page.

When (what date) did you start taking them?
and
How many pills do you have left at this time, right now?

This info is important, so please respond ASAP.

Forget about the "brain damage" thing, and just respond to my 2 easy questions.
I'm doing this to help you not to punish you.

Looking forward to your reply.

 

[weekend addiction]

Erowid.org is a good site to read people's personal experience taking any drug. For some of the dangers:

See http://www.erowid.org/experiences/subs/exp_Pharms_Alprazolam.shtml

Read the stories under Train Wrecks and Trip Disasters, Addiction, Bad Trips, and Health Problems.

Quitting cigarettes was a walk in the park compared to trying to just lower Xanax dose. You don't want to get addicted bro.

 

['medicine cabinet']

yes, you do not want to get addicted. the big negative of alp for me, is that it works for everythinig that makes me feel bad. lowering my methadone, anxiety, migraines, stress...its like putting the brakes on.

 

[RTrain]

those 50 pills are enough to cause dependency. (the tolerance is the "warning sign" of this).

I'm sure you are not taking .5mg only every couple of weeks, there would be no tolerance if this were the case.

And when the pills are finished (and they will be finished sooner than you think), you are going to want more, and why? Cause you are bored?


A benzo dependency for the sake of boredom is insane.

So, here's my 2 questions for you, and please be honest so we are all on the same page.

When (what date) did you start taking them?
and
How many pills do you have left at this time, right now?

This info is important, so please respond ASAP.

Forget about the "brain damage" thing, and just respond to my 2 easy questions.
I'm doing this to help you not to punish you.

Looking forward to your reply.

No kidding, the guy couldn't have given much vaguer info about his usage. .5 every couple of weeks, huh? There is no way that is an accurate description of how much/often he is taking the. Then he compares the benzo to codeine, for whatever reason, and claims it has a ceiling effect that most certainly does not exist. Maybe they are causing brain damage, judging by the post his intellect is deteriorating a bit.

 

[weekend addiction]

No kidding, the guy couldn't have given much vaguer info about his usage. .5 every couple of weeks, huh? There is no way that is an accurate description of how much/often he is taking the. Then he compares the benzo to codeine, for whatever reason, and claims it has a ceiling effect that most certainly does not exist. Maybe they are causing brain damage, judging by the post his intellect is deteriorating a bit.

If your not on this site to help people or at least to try and contribute then fuck off. Harm reduction is an important service that bluelight provides. When people come to us with questions like this one their future very well might be at stake. Someone is risking getting addicted to a drug that they may never get off of. And you want to come here and just be a dick and call him an idiot. Fucking A go post on drugs-forum or something bluelight isn't the place for making fun of people.

 

[Ibbankin69]

Personally from my experience with them; the only effects it does to the brain is, while under the influence of Xanax would be easy forgetfulness, can become fatigued if not used to them, higher mg amounts tend to cause a euphoria of happiness and relaxedness (after tolerance build up). It's incredibly great for sudden panic attacks , bad anxiety , as well as stress.
It also makes combination of marijuana and Xanax is one of the best relaxing combinations.
Plus it takes only 5-10 mins for it to kick in orally. Never snort them, you'll most likely throw up from the taste/ or chewing it.

However; it does have negative effects as well, such as: forgetfulness, Lowered heart rate, not capable to think logically, withdraws can occur if someone's been on them for a while just cold turkeys it. Another is the withdraw of being on them and not having any. You won't be able to sleep, you'll be pretty jumpy at others and can lead to extremely bad panic attacks or anxiety. Another thing is how dangerous it is to die by either mixing Xanax with any type hard opiated if not used to or not directed by doctor. As well as alcohol. And it's very easy to build a tolerance to Xanax as the half life isn't very long.

Just personal insight how they have effected I and others I know that need them on daily basis.
If you've already are getting a high tolerance I'd suggest klonopins.
They are great too, I find them right under Xanax, due to they don't kick in as fast, and give a slightly different benzo feeling. Amazing thing about those is that, it may take a little longer to feel, but last longer.

My personal experience of taking them excessively at one point in time and realized that they really aren't worth doing unless you seriously have serious anexity, panic attacks , an other associated with that. Or self how control of yourself with them.
They have always reminded me of candy because how quick you can eat them.
And I also find the football ones are better to me than the circle ones as well as green bars.
Others may say different.
Hope it helped ! Sorry for the novel.

 

[R(x)AGE]

The worst thing about them IME is what you might do on them. xanax is weird like that it takes people for a 180

 

[belfort]

i cant imagine taking benzos for boredom..benzos seem to make everything more dull to me.