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Benzos Lots of Lorazepam in short period-- withdrawal? rebound? I feel like crap.

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Tuneman

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I had a buddy give me 60mg of Lorazepam, I didn't know anything about this stuff or benzos in general and have taken a few here and there in the past 6 or 7 years that people have given me but that's about it- I took about 10mg of xanax once over the course of about 2 weeks but this was about 2 years ago.

Getting to the point here- I did basic research to see what a high-ish prescribed dose would be, started with that (2mg) and proceeded to take 6mg Friday, about 8mg Saturday, 8mg Sunday, took 2mg Monday morning when I mention to my buddy what I took and he basically says "holy shit man that's a lot". I start to do research and see horror stories all over about this stuff and withdrawal so I stop immediately and don't take any more.

I am not puking or shaking or going crazy here but I feel nauseous, very anxious, I think I am freaking myself out but I can't find any info on someone who took that much straight out of the gate with no prior experiences. It is Wed. now and yesterday I felt pretty nauseous and jittery, went golfing and after a few drinks felt immediately better, I took .5 mg with a pretty hefty alcohol buzz last night as I had to go to sleep early and was not tired.

Am I just being a pussy here? I am assuming seizures and serious dangerous effects are out of the question.
 
Physical dependency is based on two things, amount used and time spent using. I am no expert but I suffice it to say I believe time used is the more important factor here, I don't think you are feeling any WD symptoms, perhaps some sort of strange come-up experience is throwing you off more then anything. Lorazepam can be a real pain in the ass to come off of after prolonged use, but I always experienced more anxiety and vertigo then anything else.. To the point of locking myself in the house. You are A-Ok brother, get out and do something, I really believe that even if you where taking doses that put you on the brink of overdose, everyday, for 15 days you would still feel very minimal if any WD at all. Breath easy man :-)

-Sunshine.
 
I think yeah, you might be freaking yourself out...
It's true those were high doses for someone who doesn't usually use benzos..
but for the short amount of time you were indulging...i wouldn't expect any big w/d symtoms..
maybe your body is nauseus from the amount of new chemicals you were feeding it??

feel better!
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It could be a paradoxical reaction- it actually seems to be fairly common, particularly when you start taking high doses (for someone who's fairly benzo naive, I'd consider yu doses high). The whole being violent and crazy is the famous of the paradoxical reactions, but the main one ust seems to make you feel anxious and depressed, as well as vaugely stimulated.

The other thing that I find is that long acting benzos can leave you feeling a bit 'burnt out' after bingeing on them. It could just be that being that lethargic loses its appeal after a certain period of time, but it also could be a bit of 'dirty anxiety/insomnia' caused by the medication itself. It's got nothing to do with addiction, it's more like a general 'crash' after euphoria- it also fucks with your sleep so although you sleep for long periods of time, very little of that is REM sleep- so you feel tired and worn out anyway.

Even taking midazolam (a short-acting benzo) for a couple of days caused 'dirty anxiety', lethargy and insomnia for a day or two afterards. You just needa ride it out and remember to take breaks between binges. It's also important to look at the halflife of what you're taking- diazepam/lorazepam/clonazepam/etc hang around in your body a hell of a lot longer than alprazolam/temazepam/triazolam/midazolam/etc.
 
Hey thanks for the responses- I felt pretty good on the stuff, to be honest it wasn't any kind of intense high, just relaxed and kinda nice even after 8mg I wouldn't say I was "high". I slept awesome but did wake up kinda tired/wobbly.

The anxiety hit me when I stopped for 2 days, I never had anxiety before or problems with anxiety from anything so it was weird for me. I think it was mental though I feel fine this morning but I appreciate the responses. I guess I will just put this stuff in my medicine cabinet in case I need to get to sleep or something.
 
time used is always a more defining factor of physical dependence with benzos. same rules apply to opioiods.
 
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