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Benzo addiction is nasty. Physical withdrawls are supposed to be hell on earth, and benzo addiction seems to creep up on people faster than most do. Be careful.

Yeah, I doubt you could get physically addicted doing them weekly. You might have a mild psychological addiction, but that will be much easier to deal with than physical benzo withdrawal, which is supposedly the absolute worst.

Using recreational benzos can be okay, as long as your very careful and DON’T MIX (even with alcohol), but lots of people who turn to drugs because of underlying anxiety and such find being high on benzos to be an extremely attractive proposition; particularly since they’re so easy to get your hands on.

Thanks for the links Raj, read and bookmarked ! I have Temazepam prescribed on an occasional basis for sleeplessness from anxiety. I deliberately use it as little as possible, might have to have it 2 nights running (or even in daytime sometimes) if recollections of old shit have triggered a bad episode or if I have a stressful time approaching, but then I can usually give it a rest for some weeks.

But I have always felt very cautious about it cos I remember the way Valium was mass-prescribed in the 70s and 80s leading to thousands of diazepam addicts, who actually needed help and advice in sorting out life problems but ended up just being soma’d up by health practitioners so as not to worry.

If I use Tz it’s deliberately planned to help me sort out a current problem, not to escape from it. I decide what I am going to do whilst the sedative effect lasts and then get it done whilst I still can. Usually then the anxiety can lift of its own as the stimulus for it is reduced.

Interesting to read about the Z-drugs. A mental nurse friend persuaded me Zopiclone was different and safer. My GP asked the pharmacist about it, who at least did say they were still basically similar to diazepams in mechanisms and had the same risks. I tried it but hated it – zonked me but didn’t stop the anxiety or let me get anything done afterwards. I now feel much better informed on them too !

I was taking valium reguarly for just over a year. Started to cut down (from 50mg+- day) after a few months, mainly to stop my GFs nagging.

Then had to quit abrubtly when we split up, because i’d run out of money, living on the streets (different reasons). TBH I didn’t notice any physical withdrawls, from that small amount.

I think ther’s a fine line between using & abusing. I self perscribed, after spending almost a year completely isolated, paranoid mess. After a few weeks of taking, I was back out there in life, with a beutiful gf & sound group of friends. Anxiety in the past.

When I quit, a year later, life had changed for the better even with the “withdrawals”

Saying that, its a few years later back in the same position (weed psychosis) & just got 100 vals through the post. 😀 Lets hope I have the same luck this time.

All in all, if you’re suffering anxiety it can help.

But “Abusing” benzo’s is bordering on excapism imo & asking for problems.

Like everything, its good in moderation.

Bring back acid TBH :p

Good to know i’m welcome 😀

Just transcended over from SJ, so its a bit of a culture shock with all the :love: about :p

That is all!

Its not too bad. Once you reach the 10,000 post mark, they send you a free tie.