limited amount of benzo: take big doses less frequently or take smaller doses more fr

[walterdini]

I have a limited amount of xanax and to get the strongest effects from each dose I take as well as to get the strongest effects generally speaking throughout the day/night, is it better to take higher doses less often, or better to take smaller doses more frequently??

For example, if I have 10 pills for the day, is it better to take 2 pills 5 times a day, or 3.3 pills 3 times a day?

With opiates, I've found a single large dose gets me higher than frequent smaller doses, but if the goal is to not be sick, then I do frequent smaller doses.
So how does this relate to xanax?

I'm not addicted to xanax or any benzos right now, (have been before tho) have years and kilos of experience with benzos and my tolerance right now is about 1.5mg's to catch a decent benzo buzz. I wanna get high from my doses but don't want to waste any unnecesarily since I can't get them again any time soon and haven't had this treat in a while....

 

[DubNaut]

well you are trying to catch a buzz, that means you will be taking more
for the purpose they serve smaller doses does the job

i recommend not trying to get buzzed off benzos, or drink beer with 1mg

 

[Albion]

Moving to BDD

 

[effie]

Are you talking about dosing over a period of time to avoid tolerance/dependency or dosing in a session to get you as high as poss? We don't really cover the latter here, but I will say it is often best to take several incremental doses rather than one fat dose, so you can titrate it carefully and not overdose.

If you meant dosing to prevent tolernace - both will increase it; I'm not sure which will be faster - it probably depends on the dose size and frequency. Some people manage to remain on low-dose regular prescribed benzos for a long period without too much tolerance increase if they avoid jacking up their doses, and I know that one or two high doses can have a big effect on my tolerance, but then again if I am using regularly that is worse for my tolerance than very occasional use, even if the dosages are higher.

Be careful if you are dosing high but infrequently - make sure you are not taking an overdose..

Overall it's best to take the lowest possible dose you need to get the effects you want, and to take breaks to limit tolerance/addiction. Taking benzos daily is likely to result in a physical dependency, but any regular schedule of dosing runs the risk of psychological addiction, which can be much harder to tackle. If you have a limited supply then the risk is reduced, but there's always the possibility you might acquire more, especially if you do pick up a habit..

 

[walterdini]

Let me say this: while I do find xanax highly enjoyable, euphoric even, I am very stressed out also. I'm not asking this to c how 2 get really high...I'm asking b/c I don't want to waste any of this precious stuff, either by:

-taking more than I need for a single dose making me run out quickly

-or by taking too little of an amount so the dose I took doesn't do anything at all, thus wasting a pill(s).

I guess what I'm really asking is, if u take the same total amount, either all at once or split up over time in two smaller doses, will the cumulative effect of the multiple doses eventually equal the effects of having taken just a few larger doses if total mg's taken at end of day is the same...

taking let's say 2mg's in four 0.5mg doses over the course of two hours vs taking two 1.0mg doses vs taking one 2.0mg dose. If the first two or three 0.5mg doses don't get me where I want to be, will the third or fourth 0.5mg dose get me there, or will too much time have passed?

 

[helium-4]

From the few times I'd consider my benzo use at truly me getting high, I'd say it is from Larger isolated doses (hid your stash so you don't keep taking more). IE, not taking a benzo everyday, not taking a benzo all day long for even a small binge, just a single large dose (or for a shorter action benzo like alprazolam I could if I'm not in a real binge twice in a day) with little to no small bumper doses). I've gotten what i'd consider high in that scenario, but its really not much of a high if I don't combine something else with it like weed. Benzos really just makes me relax, makes me able to fallasleep and stay asleep easier, or ease a comedown which can be euphoric in the sense i'm not coming down feeling like shit.

 

[Dr Rxpert]

I like taking larger doses at once, spacing them out, xanax especially sucks spacing them out, i like valium to take all day long.

 

[shreddedlettuce]

So what did you end up doing?
I would have said rather save them for a rainy day.
I'm sure you have already eaten most of them anyway.