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Valium and other benzodiazapines
« on: Mar 6th, 2004, 12:02am » |
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Anyone here use valuim, xanax, lorazapam, ativan or any other benzodiazapine? Does it help? Have any of you had a bad reaction to these drugs?
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #1 on: Mar 6th, 2004, 3:50pm » |
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Nothing in the medical literature to suggest that they will directly help with clusters. However, they would ease the anxiety which so many folks have as they anticipate or have a cluster attack.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #2 on: Mar 6th, 2004, 6:23pm » |
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neuro gave D a small script of xanax at last visit . .it does nothing for the h/as but it does help the anxiety/agitation . . . .he doesn't take it every night . . and we break them in half most of the time . . .we are already looking at moving away from them, as we don't want to trade one pain for another. . .
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #3 on: Mar 7th, 2004, 9:45am » |
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the valium is a muscle relaxant also, was originally approved as a muscle relaxant at lower doses, then it was discovered to work well as a sedative at higher doses.
i take 5mg at bedtime every night and i sleep until 0450 before i get woke up. it also helps with the neck pain that comes along with ch.
xanax is good for panic attacks or to knock you out cold!
klonazepam is a good med for daily intake to prevent panic/anxiety attacks with really no side effects if taken at bedtime.
no bad side effects in my experiences with the above except more sleep before the demon wakes me.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #4 on: Mar 18th, 2004, 2:29pm » |
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I've got a little stockpile of xanax I keep handy all the time. I used to have anxiety all the time real bad and it's the only thing I've found that helps.
I haven't taken it much lately because I haven't really had the anxiety, but I tried it last night!
I ate a bar and a half (I have a bit of a tolerance), thats 3 mg. And I actually got some sleep last night!
Ok ok ok... So I'm not sure exactly how many headaches I had last night, but I think it was about 4, maybe 5... But that's a hell of alot better than one every 30 mins like I've had for the last 4 previous nights!
And as an added bonus, you have no trouble getting back to sleep!!!
I think for me it reduced the number oh ha's, made them a hell of alot more bearable, and I certainly slept better! And it makes you feel soooo good.  
Goodbye milk and cookies, Hello Xanax!
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #5 on: Mar 18th, 2004, 7:35pm » |
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i can't think of one way any of the above would EVER help a clusterhead.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #6 on: Mar 18th, 2004, 7:48pm » |
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Are any of these meds discussed here in this thread addictive?
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #7 on: Mar 18th, 2004, 9:24pm » |
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Prense:
Yes; not all equally so but they can be nasty with prolonged withdrawal distress.
Which is not an argument for avoiding them. They can be life savers when used with supervision and judgment.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #8 on: Mar 18th, 2004, 11:32pm » |
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on Mar 18th, 2004, 7:35pm, kim wrote:| i can't think of one way any of the above would EVER help a clusterhead. |
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I gotta agree w/ Kim on this one. Anything that makes me sleepy is just inviting the beast for a dance !
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #9 on: Mar 19th, 2004, 11:30am » |
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Update...
My comfort was an isolated incident, unfortunately...
Don't try this at home kids!
Back to the milk and cookies. 
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #10 on: Mar 19th, 2004, 1:19pm » |
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I have taken valium for my back pain and ativan and valium for anxiety attacks. Non have helped my ch at all. They have helped with the anxiety issues.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #11 on: Mar 20th, 2004, 8:37am » |
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XANAX nooooo!
go to battery park in manhattan and check out the xanax heads! worse than all the junkies and crackheads combined (been there done that)
you can go cold turkey off of H and after 4 days of hell, youre okay, try to stop xanax and you die!
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #12 on: Mar 20th, 2004, 9:42pm » |
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on Mar 20th, 2004, 8:37am, bubu wrote:XANAX nooooo!
go to battery park in manhattan and check out the xanax heads! worse than all the junkies and crackheads combined (been there done that)
you can go cold turkey off of H and after 4 days of hell, youre okay, try to stop xanax and you die! |
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Omigod...
That's more absurd than my "O2 blows up with water" remark...
Yes it can be habit forming...
Addictive, no.
Comparing it to H!?
Die off xanax?
C'Mon... Your joking right?
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #13 on: Mar 20th, 2004, 11:05pm » |
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Hypnotic Freddy:
I saw you wrote the following:
Just wondering if there were some that are just 'slightly fatal'. ?
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #14 on: Mar 20th, 2004, 11:40pm » |
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I'd be interested to see what a group of "xanax junkies" look like hanging out in a park! 
I bet they're an exciting bunch!
The ones that aren't passed out must have some seriously stimulating conversation.
I'd like to see that episode of cops where they bust them in the park! Talk about a slow speed chase!
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« Reply #15 on: Mar 20th, 2004, 11:48pm » |
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I'm with UN-SOLVED here. These meds slow me down, and I just wouldn't do that - I'm asking for an attack from hell if I do, followed by probably 2 more in the space of 4 hours.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #16 on: Mar 21st, 2004, 5:57pm » |
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Just wanted to add that for the last couple of months that my pdoc has had me on xanix. I didn't know thats what it was. The bottle has a generic name on it. All I got to say is that for the last 2 weeks I went off my patch to see what would happen and I have not had any headaches. Now note I am chronic and this could be my 2 weeks a year I am pain free although I haven't had a pain free day in years. All I can say is I felt a directive from God to go off the patch and see what happens. So far so good!
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #17 on: Mar 21st, 2004, 7:28pm » |
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Alprazolam is what your bottle says...
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #18 on: Mar 21st, 2004, 11:40pm » |
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Exactly superpain that is what it is. I am on the duragesic patch 50mcg every 3 days. It has kept me pain free for the last 6 months. I suffer from really bad anxiety/panic attacks and didn't care what the dr gave me as long as it works. And it has. No i didn't ask any questions. Just took the script and walked with it to the pharmacy.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #19 on: Mar 22nd, 2004, 1:33pm » |
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I too have very high anxiety levels alot, and sometimes have mild panic attacks. Xanax is a life saver when it comes to that!
Are you saying you have xanax patches? 
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #20 on: Mar 22nd, 2004, 5:02pm » |
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No xanix patches. I take the duragesic patch which is fentanol to keep my lovely chronic ch under control and give me a quality of life that i don't have otherwise.
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Re: Valium and other benzodiazapines
« Reply #21 on: Mar 22nd, 2004, 6:43pm » |
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on Mar 22nd, 2004, 2:22pm, HypnoticFreddy wrote:If I had (and there were such a thing as) Xanax patches, I would never leave my apartment.
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