The problem with benzos

[Apollo16]

I heard that many people on here have the same problem as this. I wil often dose around 2mg of xanax, looking for the fabled "benzo high". If I am an in anxioous mode (far of fying or severe social anxiety), then the xanax works wonders for keeping the anxiety at bay. If I dose when I am just chilling at home, then I often feel nothing from the benzos, and ill then suddely pass out intoa deep s;leep for several hours, waking feeling completely sober again. This is the problem with trying to use benzos as a rereational drug- it is only recreational when bad shit is gping dow in your life, such as severe in your face anxiety. If I dose when not feeling anxious, then I just end up feeling nothing an then passing out. Can enyone explain if they experience similr effects?Excuse and spelling/grammar mitakes in this thread, I'm a few beer an 0.5mg Xsnsx in.

 

[Epiper888]

sounds like a good time, and yeah i have the same experience when I'm having a full on anxiety attack benzos are my best friend. But when I'm feeling little to no anxiety ill usually fall asleep. Most people probably experience the same thing.

 

[JamesBeaver]

Xanax effects everyone different , you got to do a little trial & error I suppose , sounds like you're taking too little .. If you don't get what you're looking for at 2mg try 3mg with some good bud . You gotta find the sweet spot before the blackout threshold . Your tolerance could also be so high that you'll black out no matter what before you'd ever get high , you could take a break to level your tolerance if that's the case , of course with your anxiety that might not be an option . Shit , idk 2-3mg with a Joint always has me feelin great

 

[Burnt Offerings]

The "fabled benzo high"? Fabled by whom, 14 year olds who raid mommy's medicine cabinet?

 

[P.o.T.u.S]

I think the "benzo high" is just when people with bad anxiety take benzos thier less anxious and feel better.. they feel like thier "high" because of enhanced mood due to less anxiety..i always fall asleep on benzos so i just use them for stim comedowns

.. the first time i "got high" on benzos (Xanax bar) i was about 10 miles away from home and i woke up in my bed and didnt remember how i got home..my truck was parked in my yard and it was outta gas Great high

 

[Someone Who Is Me]

Hahaha, I'm in a similar position. A couple of times I've felt a slight "benzo high", although I guess it was probably less of a high and more just relaxation and my body feeling nice. I am a very anxious person, though, so I'm sure that was a factor. When I'm sober, like 90% of the time my thoughts are fucking racing. I guess any break from that feels like a mild high just by comparison, haha. The last time I took Xanax, though, I fought that urge to sleep. For me, it turns out that if I fight the (admittedly crippling) urge to just fall alseep, the sleepiness actually lets up after about an hour and I get a nice afterglow that's almost nicer than the initial peak of the Xanax.

 

[12monkeysnyc]

I think the "benzo high" is just when people with bad anxiety take xanax thier less anxious and feel better.. they feel like thier "high" because of enhanced mood due to less anxiety..i always fall asleep on xanax so i just use it for stim comedowns

I think this is definitaly true for me. I have severe anxiety issues and when I take my prescribed dose of konopin (2mg), it is almost as if I can feel the anxiety coming out of me, which can feel almost like a high scometimes. Going from extremely anxious to completely relaxed is a "high" of some sort i would say.

I also use benzos for stim comedown. After a night of smoking crack or some other stimulant, taking a benzo DEFINITLY gets rid of the side effects and helps me fall asleep.

 

[Nogy]

I agree that the benzo high is mainly for those with anxiety. I think of my self as very anxiety prone, which is probably why I enjoy benzos so much. They are great for going out socializing IMO, which without benzos I would not enjoy.

For just chilling at the house though, certain benzos aren't that great. I don't enjoy taking alprazolam in this instance. A few mgs of clonazepam in this situation would be nice to me though. A much more subtle high, and definitely not as hard hitting as alprazolam.

 

[Apollo16]

I agree that the benzo high is mainly for those with anxiety. I think of my self as very anxiety prone, which is probably why I enjoy benzos so much. They are great for going out socializing IMO, which without benzos I would not enjoy.

For just chilling at the house though, certain benzos aren't that great. I don't enjoy taking alprazolam in this instance. A few mgs of clonazepam in this situation would be nice to me though. A much more subtle high, and definitely not as hard hitting as alprazolam.

I way prefer clonazepam too. I credit it for getting me my first and current girlfriend :D. I find it just as poswerful as Xanax, but much more "lucid", in that I don't blackout as easily. I love the body high too, wheras Xanax is just "forgetting I have anxiety". On clonazepam I feel like I am wrapped in a blanket of warmth and comfort. Almost like Opiates.

 

[TheLostBoys]

Benzos are worthless to me unless I have strong anxiety........if I pop one when I'm.feeling great to begin with, they just make me tired & sleepy.

That why somas are so awesome........

 

[PsychedelicWizard]

Benzos are not a recreational drug, it is just so many people suffer from severe social anxiety and panic disorder that just to be free of these afflictions is euphoric, even if that is all the drug did. Like if you were dancing on a bed of nails and someone switched it to a standard hardwood floor, yeah, the floor isn't euphoric, just compared to dancing on a bed of nails it is.

They also get rid of inhibition which a lot of people are riddled with... fear, guilt, anxieties, obsessions, people are really angst-ridden so to free them of that is euphoric, but not euphoric if you didn't have these inflictions.

But really you can overcome anxiety and inhibitions with cognitive behavior therapy. Anxiety is the one thing that can be dealt with, without medication, but it takes time to get there, and benzos make it much easier.

Although just like drinking, a lot of people really want to have a fun night and be themselves for once, so they take a shitload more than they should and end up blacking out, where they don't act how they want to, they act like they were afraid of acting and being perceived as, making complete idiots out of themselves, trashing things, fucking with people, and usually ending up getting arrested, beaten up, or having sex with people and not using protection.

It might be hilarious to laugh about these stories later, but when you wake up in a jail cell wearing panties, a mini skirt, a shit-covered tunic and your ass is sore, and on top of that the benzos are gone so you are extremely anxious and worried and guilty, it won't be so fun. Haha...

So if a person with no anxiety or inhibitions take benzos, what would they do but reduce memory and physical dexterity?

 

[newb985]

I know exactly what you mean. Personally, I never really got into benzos until I was prescribed adderall 30mg/once daily and I would overdo it on the adderall and find myself getting jittery and anxious and took a benzo which was one of the only things that seemed to get me to calm down. At least for what I had available with me at the time. The benzos are dangerous because when you're getting off of them, you are seriously in danger of having a seizure and either dying or becoming a vegetable if you're not rushed to the hospital. Any doctor or nurse will tell you that, and I can tell you a lot of horror stories just about people I've known over the years.

Maybe you really just should chill and take them as needed and go real easy on them rather than eating too much and blacking out. I used to do the same thing and then completely have no clue of what I did and once my girlfriend even recorded a convo I had with her just to prove the point that I'm doing/saying shit that I have no idea about because I've blacked out.