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Benzos Question to the Benzo experts out there...

If you have any serious work to do then Valium will just take away your motivation and your memory. The downside of Xanax is its short halflife... but you can get around that with Xanax XR.
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In the end they are both benzos and they will both cause withdrawal upon stopping.

I call BS on that chart. In principle, it works like that, but in practice, the XR mechanism on Xanax is complete crap (IMO). I'm really not a fan of most time-released drugs, as I think there is something about all of the drug flooding in at once that makes whatever it is it work better for me.

(Al my opinion, of course... Carry on...)
 
I call BS on that chart. In principle, it works like that, but in practice, the XR mechanism on Xanax is complete crap (IMO). I'm really not a fan of most time-released drugs, as I think there is something about all of the drug flooding in at once that makes whatever it is it work better for me.

(Al my opinion, of course... Carry on...)

While I haven't tried Xanax XR, I think the reason it doesn't work as well for you, would be easily explained because the chart doesn't accurately represent dose.

In reality, those two lines are for different doses. Each represents 2mg, the XR taken at once, the IR taken at four different intervals.

0.5mg alprazolam gets me pretty high, so I imagine taking 2mg XR would be like eating 0.5mg alprazolam at four different intervals throughout a 16 hour period.

I don't like "XR" medications either, BW.
 
Yeah if the doc I go to suggests any kind of XR med I wil say HELL NO! Xanax? XR? What? No waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

I mean, it might work well for you. I don't want to bad mouth medications I haven't tried.

When I said I didn't like XR medications, I was specifically thinking of the XR formulation of Adderall. I would rather take Adderall IR once, or twice at the most.

If your doctor is willing to give you Xanax XR, you could give it a shot, and if you don't like it like the IR pills, you can always keep the XR ones on hand, which would be helpful. :)

People vary, and if Xanax worked well for you, you might as well try the XR, if it doesn't work, then they'll most likely give you an equivalent of IR.
 
It seems like you only want to listen to the people who advocate you to seek out benzodiazepines from other doctors. Listen, you have to be really careful with benzos. You may have anxiety now but the anxiety you could experience if you became dependent on benzos will be so much worse that you wish you never even touched a benzo in the first place... a lot of people who get dependent on benzos feel the same way... just read the different web forums about people trying to get off of benzos. At first they work great but the problem is dependence creeps up really quickly, sometimes without you even realizing, thereby making your anxiety even worse. Then you end up having to LIVE by taking a pill ALL the time otherwise you'll have that horrendous benzo-dependency-increased anxiety.

Trust me, taking benzos is a vicious cycle even if using it to treat anxiety disorders. You need to be VERY careful and use your UTMOST discresion when taking them. As I said before, benzos are great for that one time as needed use but the problem is since they alleviate anxiety so damn well most people tend to want to take them all the time... and that's how dependency starts. Be very careful... have you tried SSRIs, tricyclic anti-depressants, and other psychotropic medications instead of benzos to treat your anxiety?

Seriously, even if you do see another doc to get benzos from I highly suggest you don't take them more than twice a week, if not three times a week max. This is for your best interest because trust me, benzo dependency sucks and I know first hand how much they actually increase your anxiety after using them for a while. Try CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and other forms of psychotherapy too; don't just rely on pills to relieve your anxiety because if you do you'll obviously end up dependent.

Unfortunately I've taken bad advice in the past from here and other places in the web when it comes to wanting to get a script for benzos. People told me in the past to get a benzo script and how much it is worth it to get that script. I wish I didn't take their advice and I wish I did CBT at first; because CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy aka psychotherapy) is much more effective long-term at treating and alleviating anxiety than any pill.

If you're taking benzos for recreation then that's a different story because it won't be prolonged constant use (at least it shouldn't be unless you're a fool who wants to get addicted to benzos.) Taking benzos for anxiety disorders can be very problematic and you need to tread carefully, seriously.

Also, as posted above, hydroxyzine, clonidine, guanfancine, etc are also other good options along with beta blockers if you haven't already tried them. All of these are non-addictive and don't pose a risk for dependency and increased anxiety in the long term like benzos do.
 
Yeah that's what I DO NOT WANT. My grandparents were addicted to pain pills for over 30 years until the day they died and their quality of life was abhorrent. I am exercising daily and seeing a therapist so hopefully in the long run they will help me tremendously, but as it stands pills seem to be the only thing working right now. I have adverse reactions to hydroxyzine, buspirone just made things worse but I have yet to try clonidine or quanfancine, which I have heard relatively little about. I will bring those up at my next appointment. Right now I'm just looking for something that works immediately, and maybe that's my problem.
 
Xanax is great for quick relief. Clonazapam lasts a long time, and I actually prefer it. Some people hate ativan, but I think its a really good medium, and I actually prefer it because when I take xanax I act like a retarded asshole. I don't have much expereince with many other benzo's unfortunately. I've tried diazapam on several occasions while in the hospital, but my tolerance was so high from the xanax at that point that I could really get anything out of it. I do know that once I took .5 mg of Halcion, shot up some coke and then just blacked out, which should say something about that drug, haha.
 
I do know that once I took .5 mg of Halcion, shot up some coke and then just blacked out, which should say something about that drug, haha.

Sounds like a winner hahahaha =D

I'm still on the fence as to what to ask for when I go to my doctors appointment. The clonidine seems interesting so I will ask about that but I do want some kind of benzo for assured relief if it does not work...:|
 
Sounds like a winner hahahaha =D

I'm still on the fence as to what to ask for when I go to my doctors appointment. The clonidine seems interesting so I will ask about that but I do want some kind of benzo for assured relief if it does not work...:|

If I were you, I would ask for 1) Atarax (hydroxyzine), and 2) alprazolam (or clonazepam). This is best; they will likely give you more Atarax than they willl benzos, so when the benzos run out, you have a non-addictive medication you can use to get through your life.

Best of luck!
 
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