Posted by jono_in_adelaide on February 18, 2013, at 20:44:44
In reply to Re: Alcohol and benzo cross tolerance » rjlockhart37, posted by joe schmoe on February 18, 2013, at 18:54:30
Benzos can suoress alcohol withdrawl symptoms, and are widely used for this purpose in detox clinics, alcohol and benzos are "cross tolorant"
That is, if you drink 2 bottles of wine every night, its likely you'd need a higher dose of a benzo than somebody whio drank one glass of champagne on new years eve, conversely, if you were on 6mg per day of Xanax, its likely that a glass of wine wouldnt get you tipsy, where as somebody who never drank or took benzos might get a buzz from it
Alcohol tolorance comes from brain (GABA) neurotransmitters, thats who accute alcohol withdrawl causes the DT's and convulsions, and why Valium stops these withdrawl symptoms
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