Posted by Alan on April 25, 2002, at 18:53:32
In reply to Re: for how long is it safe to take Xanax?, posted by tex1 on April 25, 2002, at 15:07:48
> > Alan,
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> > Great points, and thanks for the link! I looked it over briefly, but plan on reading it in-depth later. I agree completely with the idea that benzos can and should be used. They do have quite a bit of stigma attached to them; I'm sure some of it may be valid, but it seems so many are wanting to throw the baby out with the bath water. I've been on Xananx for the last 10 months, at 3 to 4 .25mg tablets a day, and that has done wonders for me. I've tried a whole slew of SSRI's with little benefit, and plan on trying others, but I have not had any problems with the benzo. The study offers some good insight into what is really key: treating the patients and alleviating their symptoms. I liked the point that this study suggests that PD and GAD patients are usually less likely to abuse prescriptions; it makes sense to me. So many of us have been on so many drugs, and often times had bad reactions to them, that it's no surprise that the findings of this study suggest as much.
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> > Thanks again!
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> I've never said that benzos are *inefective* nor *unsafe*. There are many more interests under the affermation that benzos don't create tolerance, belive me guys ! Much much money stay under this affermation. It's not about *abuse*. The simple fact is that your brain get used to it as it get used to work out on biceps or leg muscles at the gym !! So what I suggest is only to take them with care, a lot of care. Many other studies that I have read which have *never been published* say that benzos can also produce permanent brain's GABA receptors modifications.
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> Tex******************************************
And that's exactly why they haven't been published. Known in the medical profession as anecdotal evidence.Alan
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