Posted by blueberry on November 26, 2006, at 10:26:02
In reply to Re: The Best Benzo for Depression? Experiences? » blueberry, posted by valene on November 26, 2006, at 8:23:07
> Xanax. Definitely gives me an antidepressant effect especially since I switched to name-brand Xanax.
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> I weaned down from 3mg. to 2mg or less using valium and was very depressed on the valium, but that could have been from the withdrawal. I've been on xanax for 20+ years.
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> ValHi Val,
20 years. Wow. Ya know, over the years watching psychobabble it seems to me that a good proportion of users find a dose they can stick with for a long time, after going through early treatment tolerance buildup that eventually plateaus. And many of them actually decrease dose. Too bad antidepressants don't work like that. I mean, 20 years at 3mg. If tolerance was an ongoing phenomenon with no end in sight, you would be at 30mg by now. :-)
Mileage varies, and I'm happy to see you get outstanding mileage.
What do you use xanax to treat? Do you take other meds?
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