Posted by yxibow on February 1, 2007, at 0:05:48
In reply to Re: Quintal + alprazolam » dbc, posted by Phillipa on January 30, 2007, at 21:00:52
> I agree . As per posts from UK posters they would prefer to see their patients have a couple of drinks in the evening. Just how I feel. Love Phillipa alchohol worked for me too. But here in the US nightly drinking is not good
Nightly drinking to cover a problem that could just as well be solved with a benzodiazepine is not a good thing. Drinking for the sake of enjoyment is one thing, but drinking to medicate away oneself, well, there's a dichotomy.
Its much less harsh on the liver to have a little Valium every day than to consistently drink and most psychiatrists here would agree with that statement whether they like benzodiazepines or not.
Doesn't mean though that a little wine if one already drinks for the taste of it is a bad thing -- I mean, they always go back and forth in the news about the benefits of small amounts of alcohol and wine.
Its when you get to the six pack a night that you enter, besides excess calories alone, a zone that is just not healthy for the body. Alcohol in large quantities for years can even cause tardive dyskinesia though this is rare. But definately that path is a sign of possible alcoholism. Save the liver, you can live on 10% of it, but why go there?
As for multiple sleep agents -- in moderation, sure, some people require it. I do take more than one at the moment.
But there's also the habituation of a regime of taking any sleep agent for insomnia over time that creates a pattern. Granted I have other things to address at the moment in my life so I can't change that but it was pointed out by my psychiatrist that there also is the option of no sleep agent. Eventually the body will take over, but its a time period that a lot of us just can't tolerate, and makes one cranky, and possibly in danger of falling asleep at inopportune times, and unproductive work. Other things may contribute to insomnia such as excessive naps, and sleep apnea.-- tidings
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