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Benzos I think im becoming addicted to benzos.....

have you ever kicked benzo's? Doesn't sound like it.
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Yep. Benzo's are the furthest I've gone down the downer road, along with pods &
codeine. And benzo withdrawal is horrible. Smack was there back in the day, 20 odd yrs ago but I didn't go there thank god whatever. A friend died, it was like Trainspotting. Without Begbie thankfully.

Now I drink too much & take codeine. Wow
 
The suggestion to give your pills to your girlfriend is a great idea, this way she can be sensible and only give them to you when she sees fit, being as she will be sober (hopefully) when giving them to you wont run into the problem of blacking out and eating a whole bottle.
 
well I get 60 xanax a month now after todays appt. my gf gets 30 xanax and 30 temazepam so her holding them aint the best option.what about valarian does it help to wean from benzos?All I took today was 6 mg's of xanax and about 15 of the 30 mg retoril
.gonnns start cutting down
 
OntarioGuy said:
So lately I've been taking large doses of benzos daily for about 2 weeks usually 20-30 mg's of xanax per day or 20-30 of the 30 mg restoril capsules.Lately when I wake up I shake lightly and my arms and legs are sore as fuck until I eat a handful of xanax or any other benzo.are these typical early w/d symptoms for benzos?this question is more for benzo addicts and their experiences.

thanks OG.
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8o Yeah I'd say you are experiencing benzo withdrawal. 20 to 30 of the 30mg temazepam capsules? Holy fuck! 15mg of temazepam knocked me out completely.

I don't feel anything like that after taking temazepam. I don't like how I feel when I wake up after taking alprazolam so I don't use it to get to sleep/don't use it at night time anymore.

Is it possible for you to do a diazepam taper?

OntarioGuy said:
well I get 60 xanax a month now after todays appt. my gf gets 30 xanax and 30 temazepam so her holding them aint the best option.what about valarian does it help to wean from benzos?All I took today was 6 mg's of xanax and about 15 of the 30 mg retoril
.gonnns start cutting down
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Do you think she's going to be less responsible with them than you are?
 
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Not going to bother to read any posts but the OP, bc I find myself replying to every post bitching about people spewing false info.

From my first hand experience, you CANNOT safely stop using Xanax or any benzo cold turkey.

It is one of the few substances that can kill you from the WDs.

I was taking ~12mg a day for a while and got cut off and had no choice but to quit CT.....The following day, I was hallucinating, visually and audibly. Not fun, LSD hallucinations. Real life people having convos with me. All of this followed by multiple seizures. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks, almost didn't make it. I had a total of 12 seizures, 3 very serious. I stopped breathing for 3 full minutes at one point.

PLEASE DO NOT ABUSE XANAX....I understand you may need it, but nobody need to go through what I did. Especially for a drug that doesn't get you "high" simply not worth the risk.

I'm not saying to abstain from xanax, but there is NO reason for ANYONE to take more than 2-4mg MAX a day. NOBODY, I dont give a fuck what your excuses are. There is NO REASON to take that much.
 
The ONLY option you have is to either seek medical help, they will help you safely taper/detox from that evil drug. Or you could try your own taper, which will most likely end with you eating the same exact amount you are now.

We are all addicts, most cannot control our urges, especially with the drugs sitting right in front of us.
 
And I thought daily 6mg of alprazolam was too much. Some time ago, when I tried to get rid of xanax habit, zepams didn't worked.
 
Why do I love the feeling of xanax so much? Even tho you dont get noticeablly high when compared to a drug like mdma, but it just makes you feel slow and retarded and you dont remember much.

But the next day you look back at the experience and it seems so fun/ feels so good, even tho you dont feel that fucked up at the time yet you really are!!!
 
well I only took 1 mg of Xanax and 20 mg's of diazepam today,and I feel fine.Im gonna quit while Im ahead
 
you have a benzo addiction plain and simple. at 20-30mgs of Alprazolam a day you definitely need a taper, clonazepam or diazepam would be good choices. Without a taper or if you run out, your risk of a seizure is pretty big, and you will be in a hell of a lot of pain. I used to be addicted to Xanax and Valium physically and it was very painful and agonizing. I was taking an average of 200mgs of Diazepam per night with about 10mgs of Alprazolam during the day. When I ran out my bones would ache, I would get sick and become very weak, I would get killer headaches and shakes, and if I went 2-3 days without I would have a seizure.

Its best to stop the problem sooner than later as it can get quite nasty, very quickly. Tell a doctor you problem and get started on a taper, you could probably get away with a 90-120mgs of Valium taken in 3-4 doses throughout the day. Then each week you will be on a schedule to gradually lessen the dosage. The reason Valium works so well for tapers is you can start at high doses (100-200mg) and get all the way down to 2.5mg tablets that you can break up into halves or even quarters towards the end, making life a lot easier for you, cuz if you tried a taper with xanax for example going from even .25mg to none will still hurt like a bitch.
theres my 2cents...
 
unless you've got something constructive to say regardin the OP's question then keep your mouth shut. i've unallowed a few more posts in here. infractions are next.

it's not hard to follow the rules for fuck sake.
 
oh ok, I was like damn I tried to answer the OP the best I could...but yeah sometimes people jsut like to post for themselves instead of for the OP or the thread's sake. Keep up the good work moddin' it up
 
to the OP: you just started on MMT? how many mg are you on? and does the clinic know anything about the amount of benzos you are taking on a regular basis? you probably know this, but methadone and benzos work synergistically together, and it's probably pretty dangerous to be on the amount you are on...
i would suggest you speak to the nurse or doctor at your local urgent care center, or call a number like healthlinks, where you can ask questions anonymously...you desperately need to cut down on the benzos, it will fuck up any good the methadone is doing. plus as other ppl have noted, you will face a really scary withdrawal.
btw, you mentioned just moving to the "murder capital" of canada?...do you mean winnipeg by any chance? just curious, that's where i live ;)..
 
what's the question here? benzos are very addictive, and you are taking absurd amounts of them on a daily basis. yes, yes you are becoming addicted.
 
RUN . Get away from what you are doing right now... It only leads to bigger and more awful things.... Get out before you are in too deep is all I ca say to you.
 
Hope this thread isn't too old,

But hey? Update please?

I am in a similar boat, well I was on much less, say 2-4mg's of Alprazolam for about 3 weeks. I'm now on a moderate-fast taper of klonipin. I had no idea wd's could set in from a few weeks use, now i know..(the hard way :-|
 
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