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If you've been on these long-term, I cannot stress enough how slowly you need to taper. Edited to add that I wish I could contribute more to this conversation
by jwx48 3y ago
If you've been on these long-term, I cannot stress enough how slowly you need to taper.
Edited to add that I wish I could contribute more to this conversation than lived experience, but saying that benzodiazepines "...are associated with an increased risk of suicide due to aggression, impulsivity, and negative withdrawal effects"[0] is like describing the sinking of the Titanic as a fender-bender.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine
- dankai 3y agoI've tried many drugs in my life but benzos have been the scariest that I would never do voluntarily.
- audition0069 3y agoSame at first it was like "Cool, no thoughts head empty, I don't feel anything anymore" but then it was "fck no thoughts head empty, I really don't feel anything anymore". I got them prescribed by my psychiatrist (~4mg/day). And getting off of them was like going through hell, I really just wanted to stop taking them (I tried it for one day...), but I needed to reduce it by 0.5/week to not completely go berserk. But even with slowly reducing it, it wasn't a pleasent experience.
- nickels 3y agoWere you able to completely stop?
- audition0069 3y agoYes, I wasn't addicted (as it didn't feel good to take it) and after reducing it step by step, I was off of it (took some time). Though after that my other stuff (the reason why I got benzos prescribed) was there again, but I had no urge to take Benzos again.
- tnecniv 3y agoThe withdrawal can also kill you outright. Most other drugs can lead to a fatal withdrawal due to complications, but the withdrawal process itself isn’t lethal, like with benzos. I take them occasionally for panic attacks and my god they are strong. A nibble off a corner normally does the job for me. I can’t imagine being prescribed them for daily use — and regular use has a whole bunch of nasty side effects.
- 3seashells 3y agoDidn't Jordan Peterson try a experimental cure to get of them fast?
- jwx48 3y agoI believe he did, but I'm not convinced it went as well as he'd hoped. I'd read something to that effect, but am unable to recall what and where.
- Two4 3y agoThere's a theory bouncing around that the medical coma he supposedly used resulted in some degree of brain damage, causing him to really go off the political deep end.