Posted by Rick on October 15, 2002, at 23:30:26
In reply to Re: American Journal of Psychiatry: Paxil not an SSRI, posted by FredPotter on October 15, 2002, at 22:30:20
When you say "it does with benzos apparently," what does the "it" refer to? Doctors worrying, or benzos creating a pleasant buzz? I'm guessing the former, but I'm not sure. Either way, I agree that it's hard to see the justification for the amount of hand-wringing that takes place over benzos.
I know I haven't had a "pleasant buzz" from Klonopin since the third day of the three years I've been taking it. OTOH, that one .5 mg Xanax I may take once every 3-4 months for rare insomnia may create a very mild buzz/acute relaxation...but certainly nothing that makes me want to keep popping more.
Rick
> When doctors worry about addiction in benzos etc aren't they really worried about people taking pills to get a pleasant buzz instead of taking them because they're ill? That doesn't happen with SSRIs but it does with benzos apparently, although I can't see what the fuss is about
poster:Rick
thread:123399
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021012/msgs/123848.html