Benzos using etizolam sensibly

[xpensivtaste]

as someone new to benzo's i am very wary about becoming addicted.
its the last thing i want but i find etizolam fantastic for helping my anxiety and sleep and its lovely that every now and then i can spend a few hours free of worry or climb into bed and fall asleep without thinking of all the shit i have to deal with day in day out.

i dont take them daily and dont intend on doing. i am strong minded about this.
i would like to know how often is too often though as a rule of thumb.
i understand everone is different and i stick to a dose i feel comfortable with which is 1-2 mg, once or twice a week, twice mainly being if i have taken stims and need help with the comedown but thats not too often.
for how long would someone have to take them before they would begin to become dependant? are we talking days, weeks or months?
some days i have an extremely bad day with anxiety and think i should just take one and it will be fine but then i think i cant because i took a couple the other night to sleep.
i just would like a better understanding of what's safe and what's not. clearly taking them everyday is going to lead to addiction and also build tolerance.
any info is appreciated.

 

[rules]

i would also like to get an answer or suggestions to this question, since i'm waiting for my etizolam to get shipped to me.

 

[Albion]

Physical addiction and withdrawal tends to manifest after 15 days consecutive use...But you can experience rebound effects before this happens if you say, use for 10 days and then stop. Just be sensible, and sporadic about how and when you dose etizolam. Don't use it on consecutive days and only use it when it's required (eg before bed for sleep). If you find that you're needing it every day, for whatever reason, then etizolam is an unsustainable solution and if you wind up physically or psychologically addicted the side effects can and will be horrendous.

 

[tokenname]

Physical addiction and withdrawal tends to manifest after 15 days consecutive use...But you can experience rebound effects before this happens if you say, use for 10 days and then stop. Just be sensible, and sporadic about how and when you dose etizolam. Don't use it on consecutive days and only use it when it's required (eg before bed for sleep). If you find that you're needing it every day, for whatever reason, then etizolam is an unsustainable solution and if you wind up physically or psychologically addicted the side effects can and will be horrendous.

Yes to all that.^^^

Op..you're being very sensible about it, I think.

~token

 

[rules]

being sensible is hard to agree to for a drug you've yet to try. hmmm...i'll try my best.

 

[xpensivtaste]

i wish i could say i was being sensible. i know that i am not, that would mean not touching them full stop but after years of battling with anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia and my fear of seeing doctors, not only that but when i do i tend to not tell them the full extent of how i am feeling and they wind up prescribing me anti depressants (SSRI's) or propranalol(sp?) - the blood thinning tablets i think? anyways they have not worked, nothing has. i even suffered with gall stones for a year because i was to scared to see a doctor. that shit hurts like nothing i have known before and i have had 3 kids.
i saw a cpn once for analysis and bared all in floods of tears and because i was so embarrassed by this i never went back to my next session.

i know thats pretty messed up. sorta bared my soul there lol. sorry bout that....

i can certainly see how people become addicted. if i knew i could take these building no tolerance and suffer no withdrawal i would take them all the time.
to be fair i just wanted to know what it felt like to not have that lump in the back of my throat, actually feel no worry and fall to sleep with a good feeling.
i've researched medication and benzo's seemed a wonder drug for me. i suppose they are, short term.

i have no intentions of taking them consistently. i just wondered if it would be ok to take them more than once/twice a week IF NEED BE. for instance on really bad days when i am feeling like a cant get out of bed because something bad will happen. not something that happens too much but it does happen.

i dread withdrawals. things like that scare the hell outta me which is a good thing. keeps me from taking them all the time. thanks for your replies =) i appreciate it.

 

[belfort]

id say using etizolam 2 days a week is plenty...any more than that and your tolerance will rise and addiction could pop up..i just got some etizolam and i like them but 1-2 days a week is it for them...i want them to maintain their potency..

 

[xpensivtaste]

yes the same for me. as i say sometimes its not even that. just depends. they dont seem extremely potent as it is but i only take one, maybe a 2nd an hour later if i am still awake. they do help me to relax mentally though which is what i am after.

 

[emkee_reinvented]

the same situation with Kratom happened to me a while back I choose not to follow the rule of infrequent dosing,
although it certainly is a path one could take. And sticking to it offers more of what you want, euphoria/ sedation or relief and such.

So on the Kratom 24/7 an addiction to etizolam or any other benzo would be extremely unpractical.
My most recent use of Etizolam was sparingly and, what seems unplanned dosings mostly on useful good moments.

thoughts about it even have not been on my mind for some time, until today I took 0.5 mg enyoing a mild buzz.
Defenitly better used sparingly, trying some lower doses instead of a 1mg 1/2 to see how that works out.
Proved useful today. In general my use varried from 3/4 times a week to 0 the next, 4 times feels very dangerous to me.

 

[livetheopiatedream]

I am ordering some of this as well to aid in short term high benzo opiate detox (for use under 4-5 days I realize the perils of benzo use and abuse) so info such as half life and potency relative to more known benzos like Xanax r diazepam would be lovely if someone knows a lot about this etazolam stuff! I have lorazepam and clonaz scripts but as my boyfriend an I split em for detox to get on sub they don't last too long. I've never experienced anything but mild anxiety after stopping after about 4-5 days of use. I know not to go longer than that FOR SURE. I'm just saying I don't have any issues moderating my intake with benzos for some reason they are purely a therapeutic not recreational substance to me as I have legit anxiety problems. Anyway info would be appreciated!

 

[rules]

all that info on etizolam is on it's wikipedia page.

 

[livetheopiatedream]

Lol case of UTMFSE my bad extreme laziness due to being a lil high when I wrote that

 

[xpensivtaste]

i will definately try a lower dose next time, it never occurred to me as the recommended dose states 1mg for anxiety and 2mg for its hypnotic properties....i dont feel any euphoric effects just peace of mind which is a rare thing for me on its own therefore making them good at their job.
i got a new batch which looked and tasted different so i sampled the night before last.
that will be it for me this week. i have no weekend plans so doubtful i will use to ease a comedown and i always have a couple of zopiclone handy if shit gets bad at bedtime but its rare i take them as they are my emergency stash.

i think the fact i have them just puts my mind at ease somewhat so i dont need to take them but i can if i need to. strange.

and thanks rules.....never entered my mind to check wiki page. i'm a little bluelight biased lol

 

[junglebook]

Etizolam very easy....1 or 2 days on 3 or 4 days of with lets say not exceeding 3mg even 2mg over the course of the day, few spliffs its blinding stuff assuming the etiz u get are top quality, at the sametime they are very easy to abuse but also very easy not to abuse if you understand the tolerance issue and im pretty much a heavy (or was) benzo user. I just wont take my etiz unless i have a few spliffs or literately for anxiety if im going somewhere, for that there pretty good to.

 

[xpensivtaste]

i don't smoke weed anymore due to it inducing extreme anxiety and panic attacks. very wise words tho about it being easy to abuse and easy not to abuse. i totally understand where you are coming from.
i don't feel i need to abuse it. 1-2mg one night refreshes me and i sleep well then wake up happy. i can get things done the next day with minor anxiety and that makes me happier. its getting close to bedtime now for me and i wont lie it has crossed my mind to pop a couple but i wont.
gonna take a couple solpadol to relax me since i am feeling a bit rough again after a stressful evening.