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Re: Benzodiazepine

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Post by audition0069 » Fri, Nov 03, 2023, 4:52 PM UTC

nickels wrote: post #9

audition0069 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same 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…

Were you able to completely stop?

Yes, 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.

Re: Benzodiazepine

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Post by 3seashells » Fri, Nov 03, 2023, 6:30 PM UTC

jwx48 wrote: post #2

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.wiki…

Didn't Jordan Peterson try a experimental cure to get of them fast?

Re: Benzodiazepine

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Post by jwx48 » Fri, Nov 03, 2023, 7:00 PM UTC

orionex_sigma wrote: post #10

Any clonazepam (clonopin) user here? Want to hear experiences.

Yep. 3 x 0.5mg a day for over ten years. Started my taper in 2018 and it took 3 1/2 years. In retrospect even that was probably too fast, because things started to go very wrong in 2020 and went catastrophically wrong at the end of 2021.

Send me a DM (email in profile) if you have specific questions. I'm more or less an open book.

Re: Benzodiazepine

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Post by jwx48 » Fri, Nov 03, 2023, 7:02 PM UTC

3seashells wrote: post #12

jwx48 wrote: post #2

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.wiki…

Didn't Jordan Peterson try a experimental cure to get of them fast?

I 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.

Re: Benzodiazepine

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Post by Two4 » Fri, Nov 03, 2023, 7:31 PM UTC

jwx48 wrote: post #14

3seashells wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Didn't Jordan Peterson try a experimental cure to get of them fast?

I 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.

There'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.