Will any treatment centres allow benzos?

[codienne]

I think I really need to go away. Been thinking that for a long time. I went to a day treatment program for a while, even that helped...first time in years after that that I had a moment where i was genouinley happy and not on anything. Been a long long time again. that was only 6 weeks...and i got to stay home and just go to the building every day from 9-4. Feel like its something I need to do though. But theres a problem....I am taking benzos...not to get high they have 0 rec value now...Use them for seizures and they do help anxiety attacks and ptsd still...slightly take the edge off stabilizes a bit...cant take any ssri or anything like that has an opposite effect on me i get suicidal and jjitery just rage lol. Would any let me have them with me...Im guessing no....but dosnt hurt to ask..

 

[Tommyboy]

The rehab I went to allowed them, but a lot don't. They obviously dispensed them to me. When they did the initial account they were low, so they asked me if I was abusing them, but I told them the truth which was that I traded some to get more dope, which I don't think they doubted. You have to ask on the phone though and they will tell you.

 

[Allein]

I'm guessing you're in the US so I couldn't be sure but is there no way you can get a proper script for them ? surely any treatment centre would allow you to take prescribed medication, they may want to see you on a taper if you're dosing to high.

You mention seizures so I assume you have medical complications, whilst Benzos may help you'd need to be extra careful coming off them, I guess you know all that.

I was in a secure Mental Health and rehab centre in the UK and there seemed to be an endless supply of illegitimate pills floating about which I largely avoided. I would always recommend honesty be straight up with people and they may be able to accommodate you, I had a motorbike crash a year ago and was trying to taper off Valium at the time. I spoke to the nurse in charge of the ward and explained the situation, I think they appreciated my honesty as they let mr partner bring me in some pills and even reminded me to take them.

 

[OverDone]

for folks with benzo issues, we put our patients on librium and do a taper. Buspar and clonidine can also be used during the initial phase of the detox process

 

[Allein]

for folks with benzo issues, we put our patients on librium and do a taper. Buspar and clonidine can also be used during the initial phase of the detox process

Do you always consider them something that people need to stop taking completely ??

I got in a terrible mess with Benzos and thought at one stage I would never get off them, I'm very wary these days as I know I can't handle them.

It does seem some people get benefit though, although I can never really understand how they don't just get a rising tolerance issue when using long term.

 

[OverDone]

Do you always consider them something that people need to stop taking completely ??

I got in a terrible mess with Benzos and thought at one stage I would never get off them, I'm very wary these days as I know I can't handle them.

It does seem some people get benefit though, although I can never really understand how they don't just get a rising tolerance issue when using long term.

Yes, the goal is to get our folks off them completely. When a newly admitted paient walks in with a prescription for something like this we encourage them to flush what they have or, less ideally, send the script home with family.

Its scary to some and we have had people say "Fuck this" and walk right out the door after arriving at the facility but most do very well.

This is the only treatment center I have ever worked at so I can only compare what I experience to what I hear about other centers. To the best of my knowledge (from tallking to patients and phone calls to staff at other facilities) there aren't any treatment centers that I know of in my state that will allow benzos.

 

[Swimmingdancer]

I think it depends entirely on where you live, what exactly you mean by "treatment center" (detox? rehab? in-patient? out-patient? etc), if you are prescribed the drug, why you take the drug, and the specific facility.

When it comes to residential rehab, as a general rule of thumb, it's very common for drugs they deem "addictive" or to have a high potential for abuse to not be allowed, which would include benzodiazepines, while prescribed psychiatric meds they don't consider "addictive" such as mood-stabilizers and anti-depressants, perhaps certain non-benzo anti-anxiety meds, etc, may be allowed. Of course each person's case is different, and so some drug rehabs may make allowances for certain prescription medications for special cases (likely they would be in control of them and dispense them to you strictly as their doctor deemed fit in that case, you can't just have your bottle of pills in your room or whatever for obvious reasons), but many won't allow benzos at all. Depending on the facility people will either have to have detoxed before arriving or some facilities have a detox component when you arrive, during which they taper you off benzos.

 

[brutus]

Contact the rehabs that you are interesting in attending and find out exactly their policy on benzos.

 

[Venrak]

The one I checked out dispensed benzos for those who needed them.

IMO if you are not dependant, it is best to be without. People were nodding off all over the place in group sessions. But we were highly medicated, being all Dx with psychotic disorders.