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Posted by manic666 on June 20, 2009, at 5:18:04
you no im on 150 sertraline, but hear is a question ,an it may be stupid but i would like to no, years ago i used to take ativan as needed , no other drug or med ,you always seemed to carry them even though you didnt need one ,a sort of crutch ,i dont have the best of luck with ad,s if i do the poop to quick , could a person stablise just on ativan at a high dose an not need a ad.say if i was willing to take 15mg of loz for life an no ads,would or could someone stablise like i have on 4mg to a point,an live a cool life , or would it spiral out of your control.a theory thats all, but could an has it worked before
Posted by Number42 on June 20, 2009, at 10:01:30
In reply to ativan a wierd question bbbbbbbbbbbbut, posted by manic666 on June 20, 2009, at 5:18:04
> you no im on 150 sertraline, but hear is a question ,an it may be stupid but i would like to no, years ago i used to take ativan as needed , no other drug or med ,you always seemed to carry them even though you didnt need one ,a sort of crutch ,i dont have the best of luck with ad,s if i do the poop to quick , could a person stablise just on ativan at a high dose an not need a ad.say if i was willing to take 15mg of loz for life an no ads,would or could someone stablise like i have on 4mg to a point,an live a cool life , or would it spiral out of your control.a theory thats all, but could an has it worked before
I've thought the same exact thing. But when i ran it past my pdoc she said no because ativan [benzodiazapines] are depressants and without an AD would throw me into a deep depression. It makes sense. Best wishes.
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Posted by Phillipa on June 20, 2009, at 10:24:00
In reply to Re: ativan a wierd question bbbbbbbbbbbbut » manic666, posted by Number42 on June 20, 2009, at 10:01:30
I went for about 30 years on benzos alone dose varied with life events didn't touch an ad til thyroid went. I have been reading and such a strong connection they go together. The book I started reading said so many undiagnosed thryroid disease dispite testing. So I say yes . But then we are all different. Love Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on June 20, 2009, at 11:42:23
In reply to ativan a wierd question bbbbbbbbbbbbut, posted by manic666 on June 20, 2009, at 5:18:04
Hi Maniac,
In my experience of treating myself w/ just xanax for awhile, well, I think it messed me up more--for me that was mood swings and depression. So, I guess I never *stabilized* on it.
Also to consider--for many what worked years ago no longer works when we return to it.
two cents worth
Posted by sukarno on June 26, 2009, at 11:34:33
In reply to Re: ativan a wierd question bbbbbbbbbbbbut, posted by floatingbridge on June 20, 2009, at 11:42:23
Xanax is the only benzo I've been on long-term that doesn't seem to exacerbate my depression. Even when I wasn't on Stablon I wasn't depressed. Now I am on Stablon again because the house I am living in doesn't have enough windows, so it is very dark.
Bright sunny days keep my depression away.
I'm thinking of trying an SSRI though. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not. My pdoc suggested Cipralex (escitalopram) in addition to Xanax (and taper off Stablon).
I had a brain zap tapering on Stablon, but no other significant withdrawal phenomena.
Sorry for going off topic...
:-)
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