Been lurking on and off over the years. Bluelight is definitely the bible of anecdotal substance use. I feel compelled to thank you all off the bat for building this place, and I feel bad for my first post being not a contribution, but a question for my own personal benefit. So yeah, I'm acknowledging and apologizing for the selfishness right now.
With that said, A friend has dabbled with benzos, namely alprazolam on and off over the years. Never taken any for more than 15 consecutive days, though that 15 day experience with (2-4mg/day) alprazolam left him feeling pretty shitty for the three days after his last dose. Nothing life ruining, no fear of seizures, just really anxious and a bit detached. It passed.
So, this buddy of mine has tried etizolam for a few consecutive days but wasn't entirely enthralled. Clonazolam turned up and seemed to provide much more in what my bud was looking for. One .5mg does the trick for the whole day, taken at about noon or so in two .25 doses. he wakes up feeling very rested, clear headed, and his dexterous job goes as smoothly as it ever does. I realize this could be attributed the afterglow effect, but he honestly feel much more normal the next morning as opposed to still lightly buzzed or euphoric. Normal is the best word for it. It has been about 4 consecutive days since use began. He's tried sticking it out from a morning dose, waiting until late afternoon to take my next to see if he feels any WDs but nothing happens beyond mild irritability and a little extra dose of manageable anxiety. He plans on take a solid 24-48 hrs off on Monday and Tuesday to see what happens with a few days worth of downtime.
I'm asking primarily because most subjective encounters with similar situations come from people with a long list of added substances in the mix, and so I'm reluctant to take them at face value with that in mind. I'm looking to hear from folks who are not already in neck deep, or people who were in a similar situation but wound up buried by this shit. The long and short of it is, I've been unable to find anecdotes pertaining to isolated use of C-lam in small doses over shorter periods of time. I'm happy to be referred to any links and such, and I do realize that is has been briefly covered, at least in part, by members here. I'm simply looking for pretty specific, responsible opinions on the matter. I want to know opinions on safe, light, semi regular use of the substance, if it's at all possible, and what intervals at which I should break up consecutive use.
I will add that I have no other substance abuse habits save for weed to help me sleep. No alcohol, no nothing. very active, in good shape, etc.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you kind folks. And yes, I've ready EVERY post on this thread, twice.