Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Below from a friend of mine. She wishes to remain anonymous, but gave me permission to post it here. She is stuggling to rid herself of prescribed meds. She has recently acquired an Orthomolecular doctor who is helping her balance hesrlf out with supplements. Alobar Thinking of getting addicted to valium? Don't do it. Why not? Reasons below. #1. You will, in all likelihood, suffer physical pain. #2. You will, in all likelihood, suffer a myriad of other physical symptoms ranging from a metallic taste in your mouth to perpetual muscle twitches to hallucinations to the feeling that there bugs crawling under your skin. You will probably have difficulty sleeping because of these. #3. You will, in all likelihood, temporarily lose your ability to comprehend what people around you are saying. #4. You will, in all likelihood, cry for reasons you do not understand. #5. You will, in all likelihood, be angry for reasons you do not understand. #6. You will, in all likelihood, be misunderstood by virtually everyone around you. #7. You will, in all likelihood, forget everything from appointments to what day it is to what you were doing ten seconds ago. #8. You will, in all likelihood, be written off as, at best, a neurotic complainer, and at worst, a mental case, by your doctor. #9. You will, in all likelihood, feel as if you are going completely insane. If you need any more reasons, just ask. I have plenty more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 See www.benzo.org.uk. The withdrawal and resulting illness from benzodiazepines has often been described as a crime against humanity and worse than any addiction to street drugs such as heroin or cocaine. It is always recommended that a slow taper be implemented when coming off a benzo, with cuts of 1/10 or 1/8th every 2 to 3 weeks. While a slow taper will not guarantee symptoms or a protracted withdrawal syndrome, it will certainly lessen the trauma. This class of drugs took over 10 years of my life. --- Alobar <Alobar wrote: > Below from a friend of mine. She wishes to remain > anonymous, but > gave me permission to post it here. She is > stuggling to rid herself > of prescribed meds. She has recently acquired an > Orthomolecular > doctor who is helping her balance hesrlf out with > supplements. > > Alobar > > Thinking of getting addicted to valium? > Don't do it. > Why not? > Reasons below. > > #1. You will, in all likelihood, suffer physical > pain. > #2. You will, in all likelihood, suffer a myriad of > other physical > symptoms ranging from a metallic taste in your mouth > to perpetual > muscle twitches to hallucinations to the feeling > that there bugs > crawling under your skin. You will probably have > difficulty sleeping > because of these. > #3. You will, in all likelihood, temporarily lose > your ability to > comprehend what people around you are saying. > #4. You will, in all likelihood, cry for reasons you > do not understand. > #5. You will, in all likelihood, be angry for > reasons you do not understand. > #6. You will, in all likelihood, be misunderstood by > virtually > everyone around you. > #7. You will, in all likelihood, forget everything > from appointments > to what day it is to what you were doing ten seconds > ago. > #8. You will, in all likelihood, be written off as, > at best, a > neurotic complainer, and at worst, a mental case, by > your doctor. > #9. You will, in all likelihood, feel as if you are > going completely insane. > > If you need any more reasons, just ask. I have > plenty more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 My friend is aware of that. I sent her a bunch of links from the links section of this group several months ago. She was tapering off, but then had massive problems which drove her to take a large dose, thun negating the tapering off process and giving her an overdose. So she is beginning the process anew. Alobar On 12/13/06, Ms day day <ohappeeday10 wrote: > See www.benzo.org.uk. The withdrawal and resulting > illness from benzodiazepines has often been described > as a crime against humanity and worse than any > addiction to street drugs such as heroin or cocaine. > It is always recommended that a slow taper be > implemented when coming off a benzo, with cuts of 1/10 > or 1/8th every 2 to 3 weeks. While a slow taper will > not guarantee symptoms or a protracted withdrawal > syndrome, it will certainly lessen the trauma. This > class of drugs took over 10 years of my life. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I sent your reply on to my friend. I thought you might like to read her response. " Yeah. That's why I'm very angry at my doctor still. He could potentially have saved a whole lot of suffering by letting me taper slowly. " That website's really good. It's the portal to the forum I'm a member of. " Alobar On 12/13/06, Ms day day <ohappeeday10 wrote: > See www.benzo.org.uk. The withdrawal and resulting > illness from benzodiazepines has often been described > as a crime against humanity and worse than any > addiction to street drugs such as heroin or cocaine. > It is always recommended that a slow taper be > implemented when coming off a benzo, with cuts of 1/10 > or 1/8th every 2 to 3 weeks. While a slow taper will > not guarantee symptoms or a protracted withdrawal > syndrome, it will certainly lessen the trauma. This > class of drugs took over 10 years of my life. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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