Posted by bissie66 on June 11, 2008, at 12:39:29
In reply to Re: Rocket Fuel Failed; What Magic Combo Is Next? » Bob, posted by bleauberry on June 10, 2008, at 17:57:46
bb - your posts are really interesting. i just wanted to say Amen to klonopin being depressing. i took it habitually for about 5 years and i was pretty miserable the whole time. i'm so glad i'm off it. in fact, i used to cut myself regularly. and yet i haven't done it since i quit the klonopin over a year ago. no big deal, just haven't had the urge to. i think it's partly bc i got out of the cocoon, if that makes any sense. i had this constant numbed inner pain and pressure back then. cutting was a way to release it but i think klonopin kept me so numb and dull that it caused the problem to begin with.
> Assuming I am not keen on benzos would be wrong.
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> I prefer xanax to valium simply because it has some inherent antidepressant qualities that the other benzos do not have. Valium and klonopin can be very depressing. Hundreds of reports right here over the years can testify to that, not to mention the side effect label. But with xanax, those reports are not nearly as common. Xanax has even been clinically used as a stand-alone antidepressant. It is different than its benzo family members. Depression with xanax is still a risk, as it is with any psych drug, but just seems less than the other benzos.
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> > If there absolutely has to be a benzo, replace valium with xanax.
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> > What is your rationale behind this? I assume you aren't keen on benzos? Why is Xanax your first choice?
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