Benzos are very addictive (was Re: Allergic vs. Toxic reaction)

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Hi Debra, Thanks and I know you are correct. I went on them and

there just was no other possibility for me at the time. Doctors had

tried everything to get me to sleep and nothing worked, very high

anxiety - financial problems, job problems. I take as little as I can. In fact

I think sleep problem is part of puzzle of things that made me susceptible to

getting sick from mold. I mentioned this to doctors but they brush it aside but

I think it is reasonable.

I few years ago I did withdraw from it gradually over a long period of time, but

then the stress of a death in the family, put me back on them a year later. I

plan to do it again but I need to have the strength to do it as I go through

some sleepless nights, and my health is too fragile now, but I know you are

right. I didn't take the idea of taking them in the first place lightly but I

had no alternative because until I was put on them, I couldn't function, too

tired from lack of sleep, so they just made me able to get through a very

difficult time. There is a 'bomerang' effect to them though. They calm you down

but as they wear off, you get anxious from the withdrawal of the drug that is

difficult to tell whether that is 'you',your anxiety you would have anyway, or

your body missing the drug, so I do understand. When I went off of them for a

year I felt so -RELAXED- again, like old days, just felt like I was back to

being me, so I'm motivated to do the very hard work it takes to do again.

Thanks for bringing this up.

I asked my doctor for help in going off of them incidentally, by

ordering for me medicine compounded into a solution so I could take

less more easily and he scoffed at idea it was hard to get off

of...so you are right there also. They don't know much about the

drugs they prescribe. Too many of them to know but they should be

willing to help anyone to try to get off even if they think they

shouldn't need help.

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>> I read this thread and wanted to add some info about benzos.

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> I don't take any benzo meds myself, but do know that they are

EXTREMELY

> difficult to withdraw from.