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Benzos Not sure what the big deal is abt benzos

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pillzkillz

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So ive tried xanax 5 times now and still dont really kno why people take them to get high. Everytime i take em i get a nice, calm feeling which is good and all; but i find it nearly impossible to get through a busy day with them seeing how my memory is shit while on them. Is it really worth tht subtle calm effect if ur memory is shit from it? i usually start with 1 bar, and abt an hour later add half another, then every hour another half till i reach three.
 
Three bars (6mg) of xanax is a rather hefty dose for someone with minimal tolerance. The high attained from benzos IS rather subtle on its own. But if you have anxiety problems or a panic attack, the instant, powerful relief is what many people associate the high with. Someone who isn't anxious at all, who takes some xanax won't be getting the same "relief" as an anxious person. Now, xanax certainly CAN produce a decent 'high'. It is a wobbly, drunk, inhibition-free feeling, often times accompanied by severe amnesia(especially at doses like 6mg) !

Many people also do not find that benzos produce any sort of wonderful "high". These are usually the folks who do not already have anxiety problems. In my opinion and experience with benzos (7 years of on and off addiction/dependence), they are best used as intended. Anxiety relief. Now, on th eother hand they do make for great accompanyment to other drugs, such as weed, opiates, stimulants, psychedelics. If you decide to mix with opiates, keep the doses of each LOW. Like if you have no benzo tolerance, combine .5mg-1mg with your opiate of choice to add to the sedation and nod. But exhibit extreme caution, as benzos plus opiates account for many overdoses/bad times so certainly DO NOT take 6mg and then rail some oxy or shoot some H if you have no tolerance.

There are many threads about benzos, using the search engine you should find a lot of quality information.
 
this ^^ i only find them good with other drugs mixed but it is def not recommended but i totally get where you are coming from i couldnt take a bunch and go to work but i dont mind if i have some for after work to relax

ALso I am kinda curious any Benzo users out there after you build up a tolerance to them does the memory loss side effect stop or is always a side effect? Never have been dependent on them so I am not sure
 
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Personally, I enjoy benzos a lot. They make me feel so chill and calm, it's wonderful. But it's really impractical to do them if you're trying to accomplish anything. And I also think they accompany other substances very well.
 
The benzo high can be subtle. But when you really get it, it's like a crazy, blacked-out drunken night that ends in you stealing everything and burning down something. Personally, [the few] benzo addicts I've seen are some of the worst off, so don't be sad that you don't get all of the hype!

I also wanna agree that benzos are great additions to a cocktail, if you will. I find that Valium and Xanax are the best ones. I had a 1mg Klonopin last night with a few hits and lines of and it took me over four hours to finally nod out. On the other hand, a few months back I took a 10mg Valium and drank about four drinks all night and passed out as soon as I got home. But as stated before, if you're adding benzos to another downer, stay in the low dosage/titrate because respiratory depression could increase greatly and [insert everything smarter person before me stated].

For some reason, when I add benzos to something else, I think that's what they should feel like.
 
With like 2mg of xanax it like my mind is drunk and my bodys on opiates. I dont give a fuck about ANYTHING, I could be on fire and not want to get up and stop drop and roll because thats a lot of work. I do prefer uppers to downers though

and if your taking 6mgs of xanax and not like blacking out with no tolerance then holy shit your a fucking cow
 
I took 7mg of klonapin and barely felt a thing. Did experience loss of balance the next day. I was very disappointed. Though if i take even 1mg before bed it helps me sleep 8-10 hours or if im really tired i can go 10-15. I prefer it far more as a sleeping pill than anything else. Point being, i think benzo's are pretty boring too.
 
Benzos provide the most intense relief to naturally anxious people. In my view, benzos don't produce actual or 'positive' effects in the same way that opiates do, but rather get rid of negative, undesirable effects. If you're an anxious person there will be much more negativity to get rid of, so when it is removed, the (in my view) neutral state can be perceived as a 'high'.
 
Like someone else said, benzos make it so that you don't give a fuck about shit. Like to the point where you could be about to fuck your girl, can't get it up, and you still don't give a fuck. Some people do things they really regret the next day, and some people just relax and enjoy the temporary semi-blissful state. Benzos can turn your most socially awkward introvert into an outgoing person. If on the other hand you're already the life of the party, they might not do as much for you.
 
I've always wondered why some people don't enjoy benzos but I fucking love them. It's because i'm an anxious mess. The relief is profound. So if you don't like benzos, you are probably a pretty laid back person already, would you then love uppers? I can't handle them due to anxiety so it makes sense that different personalities like different drugs. For those in the middle, perhaps they prefer both? Very simplistic analysis but at least be glad you don't like them as they are shit and amazing all at once for people like me.
 
if u only used that little amount of benzo's well..that's the beginning which is referred to as the "honeymoon"

you'll c what happens when time passes and you'll realize that benzo's almost are not even worth taking PERIOD but then again that's your decision and you're grown up and r responsible for your actions but one of the most important thing u should know is that is nice the first try's and it's the other way around when you advance with the benzo use
hope u will pay attentions to others who've been there instead of finding out the hard way which is on your own
so be careful,benzo's r the most trickiest things to use and r very addictive and just you should know a lot of pple have died on these "cocktails"(opiates + benzo's) so find out what's the safest way to take them and you should b fine
take care and be very careful
 
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Benzodiazapines are a valuable drug for people with anxiety and insomnia. I would first like to point out that alprazolam is very strong, and taking 2mg's at a time is way to much for someone with no tolerance. If you want to get the therapeutic effects .5mg's is a better bet. Now if your just trying to get fucked up, then trust me you dont want to go down that road. Find a different drug, you'll end up digging your self into a deep hole.

Different benzo's have different effects, some are a little easier on your memory, but they all pretty much make you forget things at higher doses.

Now what's all the hype about? For people that have panic attacks and anxiety benzo's are a miracle drug. Getting panic attacks or just being extremely anxious is a really terrible feeling. When you take a benzo this all goes away. The thing with xanax is that it's not always going to give you the same high. Rarely it can give you quite a good high, especially if you have anxiety when you take it.

However if your just taking it and dont have any anxiety, it's just going to be like a downer that's going to make you stumble around and slur your words. Now if that's your thing, maybe you should look into alcohol.

So yeah basically if you dont have anxiety or insomnia and take high doses, your just going to get fucked up. If your looking for euphoria your looking in the wrong place unless like I said you have anxiety/panic attacks/ect. I would also like to add there a great tool for opiate withdrawal, however must be used with caution. i've seen alot of people swap opiates for benzo's once they withdrawal from opiates. That's not a switch you want to make. They definitely help relax your body and muscles.
 
I personally loved benzos,and got addicted to them because I loved the high I got mixing them with my methadone.It was a big mistake,the w/d was horrible.My friend literally only 10 minutes ago said to me "I'm glad you're off the benzos dude,because I couldn't even have a proper conversation with you when you wee on them"

To each their own I guess.Like I know people who hate IV opiates but love to shoot coke all night,which is the total opposite of me.The world don't move to the beat of just one drum!What might be right for you,might not be right for some :D
 
I personally loved benzos,and got addicted to them because I loved the high I got mixing them with my methadone.It was a big mistake,the w/d was horrible.My friend literally only 10 minutes ago said to me "I'm glad you're off the benzos dude,because I couldn't even have a proper conversation with you when you wee on them"

To each their own I guess.Like I know people who hate IV opiates but love to shoot coke all night,which is the total opposite of me.The world don't move to the beat of just one drum!What might be right for you,might not be right for some :D

That's the thing about benzo's and opiates mixed together. It makes a opiate like methadone feel alot stronger. Somtimes you can nod out way to hard though. It's also a easy way for a newbie to OD. I could get alot more out of oxies mixing benzo's and usually a better high. A way way better high. Looking back it's pretty dangerous, but sense the benzo's take the edge off you tend not to worry to much until your fighting to stay awake lol.
 
for me benzos have never been that great, they kinda remind me of alcohol but without the mild euphoia and loss of inhibitions. i can take or leave them. they kinda zombie-fie me. however for me they're very useful for getting to sleep on stims, and combining them with cannabis is very nice. i prefer the day after of benzo use as aposed to the actual effects, valium seems to have a nice "afterglow"
 
ya i fucking hate the things, no euphoria plus i tend to get arrested on them. and i dig gaba agonists, ghb and it's anologues are my number one favorite drug of all time, i dig phenibut and alcohols alright (i only drink due to how cheap it is though.) i'll even fuck with fioricets here and there but benzos i can't fucking stand.
 
i hate benzos. the only time i take it is when im after coming down from amphet or mdma. but thats only if its given to me...... otherwise ill just smoke some spliff.
 
Personally I love them, I am always worrying/getting stressed out about the slightest things, and benzos just make that disappear and make me feel like 'normal'.

As others have said you are gunna benefit from they way more if you are riddled with anxiety though.
 
There is, as you can see, considerable disagreement over how recreational they are.

Some people love them - I certainly do, though I seem to be rather sensitive. I get a nice high off of half a bar (or equivilent). I limit my use to only a few single doses per month, soas to avoid losing that lovely sensitivity, but they're one of my favorite drugs, and I wish I could take them more often.

On the other hand, plenty of people only like them for comedowns, and some people don't really care for them at all, and barely notice the effects.

They are, however, nothing to be trifled with, and benzo addiction can be worse than opiate addiction. If you don't get much out of them, you should probably stop taking them.
 
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