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What should I know before pursuing treatment with benzos?

AvenaSativa

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I'm 21 and I've developed severe social anxiety since coming out as transgender at the age of 14. Throughout the years this developed into an existential anxiety, and while tripping on some chemical that was sold to me as "ecstasy" I was severely traumatized and was left in a permanent state of panic that I couldn't begin to cope with until 4 months later. This was the most suicidal period of my life. I wasn't suicidal from depression I was suicidal from anxiety. I still get flashbacks to that time when I was in hell.

To this day my body constantly feels tense and shaky. I feel too bad to go outside, I have horrible insomnia, my mind is almost constantly racing with doom and gloom at 100 mph. I wish I could just live away from people but it takes money to live and I'm stuck in this horrible apartment in a Philly hood with no way to make money.

My doctor recently gave me paxil for my anxiety and depression and trazadone for my insomnia. The paxil has helped with my depression, but neither drugs have done anything for my anxiety or insomnia. I also have been feeling worse since going off of seroquel and remeron, which helped me and cured my insomnia but gave me weird body sensations and rendered me incapable of standing up.

I'm ready to pursue treatment with benzos. I'll do what it takes to get a script because they're the only drug that has made me feel normal and functional. I'm very familiar with drugs having done several with the strongest being DMT, crack, and suboxone. I've never been an addict and managed to put down both suboxone and crack after ODing on them and realizing they were too powerful. The only reason I don't do DMT is because my apartment is an absolute shithole and contributes to my anxiety greatly already so therefore is not tripworthy.

I know a good deal about drugs so I'm aware of their potential for abuse and addiction, but that doesn't scare me. If I can beat crack and something way stronger than heroin I can beat benzos. I'm tired of getting high anyway, I want to be able to feel good while not being high. I want to feel normal and functional. But I know nothing about pursuing a benzo prescription, so what should I know? People can look at me and see the anxiety. The tech drawing my blood last week kept asking me if I was scared of needles when I really don't care about needles, I'm always that shaky and tense, people have been able to see the anxiety pouring from me for 7 or 8 years now. I'm really bad off please don't disregard me as someone just trying to get drugs. I'm afraid that's what my doctor will do if I don't pursue the matter correctly. Idk where to start or what to do and I'm scared. I tried simply self medicating by buying xanax off the streets but they're not always easy to find and too expensive. I feel that if I can ever turn my life around these are the only drugs that will help. I'm opening up so much and being so honest because I need help.
 
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Well let me tell you that I've done meth, heroin, crack, all that shit... but nothing made me as dependent and addicted as benzos do. I would recommend CBT because benzos are more of a bandaid and aren't addressing the real problem. I'm not one to talk though, being a benzo addict for almost 8 years.

If you do decide to do it, try not taking the benzos daily.. only use them when needed. Benzos are quite easy to get, especially if you have a relationship built on a trust with your doctor. Though they may refer you to a psychiatrist for long-term care. Docs usually try the SSRIs first then benzos. SSRIs would probably be better long-term anyways. Keep in mind there are tons of different antidepressants and just because you tried one or two doesn't mean none will work.

Good luck.
 
I wouldn't dismiss the addictiveness of crack and suboxone so easily. Dependence can take time to develop, so you may not have experienced the full power of their addictive properties.

That said, benzo tolerance and rebound anxiety can be a complete nightmare even if you're taking them as prescribed. The benefits may outweigh the risks in your case. Approach with caution.
 
well i defrauded my shrink to get benzos for anxiety. first ativan then klonopin xanax combo now just xanax so i dont take them everyday. except my temazapam with alcohol which i need to sleep. the days i dont feel like drinking and taking a restoril 30mg (i hate alcohol) i take either 3mgs of xanax or 6mg of klonopin. so i do have some experience with being on benzos. my advice is to not take them everyday no matter what the doc says. definitely go for klonopin it has a long duration of effect/action and a somewhat long half-life. also it is easier to taper with then xanax/ativan. some will say valium, good luck getting it. it has a long half-life but short duration of action as my shrink told me when i ask about valium.
 
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