hi all. i've posted a few of these in the past few weeks, but this ones a bit different. heres the gist of the situation. i've been on methadone maintenance for about 3 months steadily at 70mgs and have a VERY HIGH tolerance to opiates. i have bad anxiety and no insurance so i need to get benzos off the street, used to get scripts for ativan and klonopin which worked wonders! i dont abuse benzos, dont care for the buzz. lately all i can get are xanax which i heard are a fucking deathwish to mix together. the gneral consensus ive gotten on here is that it isnt that dangerous as long as u take it in moderation. at first i took my 70mg done and .5mg xanax. that worked fine. after a few days i worked it up to 2mg which was no problem, i woke up one night and i was holding my breath and my gf said i was breathing kinda funny. that was kinda scary. today i had a VERY FUCKED UP DAY and several anxiety attacks. i took my daily 70mg dones at 9am i took 2mg at 12pm then meant to take .5mg a cpl hours later but i actually ended up taking about 1.5mg more at 2pm cuz they were different mg pills and i was at work and did my mental math wrong since i had to count em and pop em quickly. its now about 7pm and the drowsiness is setting in so i showered to wake myself up a bit. im sure i can keep myself awake for about 2-3more hours but im afraid im gonna fall asleep and stop breathing. so all together i took 3.5mg of xanax!!!! FUUUCK! should i go to the er? what symptoms should i watch out for? my heartrate is normal. its at about 90btm which is very average for me. the friend i got em from said he mixes dones and xanax all the time and he said as liong as i dont take more than 4mg in a day i'll be fine with a 70mg done dose, but i think hes full of shit. i do believe some ppl can handle this, but everyones fucking different! i was able to handle taking 2mg-2.5mg with very little problems...so do u think the extra miligram is gonna make a big diff? i also dont have a vehicle, so im going to have to call 911 for medical attention which i REALLY cant afford, but if its gonna save my life i'll do it. i just want to know what are the signs i should watch out for? obviously decreased heart rate, as i said i've been checking my heartbeats per minute, and its normal for now. right now im mildly dizzy and pretty damn tired. if my head hit a pillow i'd be asleep. luckily i have a gf who can keep an eye on me when i sleep but shes gonna be pissed, and she also has to sleep sometime as well...i feel bad. anywho, if anyone has advice or other symptoms to watch for i'd appreciate it!! THX ALL! LONG LIVE BLUELIGHT!!!
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Benzos methadone and xanax am i gonna die?! PLZ HELP!!!
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HdoubleODeezy
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If you think you may need medical attention, seek it.
We can't tell you over the internet if "you're gonna die"..
Don't mean to sound like an ass, but the safest thing to do (since this is a harm reduction forum) is get help if you think you need it.
If we were to tell you 100% you are going to be ok and don't worry bout it, and you took our word for it and something happened to you, we wouldn't be doing what we are here for.
Most likely you're not going to die, but there is always the freak CHANCE of something bad happening.. Are you willing to risk it?
Your call.
Good luck!
Let us know how it turns out.
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We can't tell you over the internet if "you're gonna die"..
Don't mean to sound like an ass, but the safest thing to do (since this is a harm reduction forum) is get help if you think you need it.
If we were to tell you 100% you are going to be ok and don't worry bout it, and you took our word for it and something happened to you, we wouldn't be doing what we are here for.
Most likely you're not going to die, but there is always the freak CHANCE of something bad happening.. Are you willing to risk it?
Your call.
Good luck!
Let us know how it turns out.
-HOOD
cj
Bluelight Crew
It sounds like your freaking out. If your coherent enough to type all that I don't think your overdosing.
Lorne???
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Are you serious man? You took 3.5mg of alprazolam OVER 8 HOURS AGO, and wonder if your going to spontaneously OD? Come on, now, if you really have "very large opiate tolerance" and you have been scripted benzodiazepines(especially Klonopin) then you should very well know the answer to your question.
Sounds like your having a bit if a paradoxical reaction.
Exactly.
Sounds like your having a bit if a paradoxical reaction.
Exactly.
Whether or not you did or will seek medical attention concerning the possibility of a potential OD, I will say that in times future, it really does not take much Xanax to put out most panic attacks - you might want to look at the source of your anxiety and/or panic attacks, because you should not really have jumped to using 0.5 mg Xanax PRN to 2 mg Xanax PRN in a couple days and felt that the jump was needed. I do believe you felt you needed the increase, and that is why I would suggest really trying to pin down your source and/or sources of anxiety. Another thing - with any benzo, it is never a good idea to take a large dose at once with an opioid (esp. methadone), and though with some benzo's, you do need to watch your total daily intake quite closely, with Xanax, if you are to use it again, focus more on keeping individual doses lower because it does have a relatively short half-life; still, you don't want to keep taking small doses throughout the day, for it's effects do still linger, even if you do not feel it.
As for seeking medical attention, I know this post is coming in later, but if you do feel you should get it, then get it; always, take the safe road with that.
As for seeking medical attention, I know this post is coming in later, but if you do feel you should get it, then get it; always, take the safe road with that.
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