Are you taking benzo's? (Ativan, Xanax, valium, etc.)

I wouldn't compare the addiction to heroin. Because the chances to be exposed are lower and it depends on the dosage. And the mechanism of action is different.

Taking medications should be the last option of treatment. They change the brain dramatically and that should be the main concern.

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I am but from time to time. The doctor has flagged the risks and trusts me to be careful

I have an Rx, but I very rarely use it. It makes me sleepy and dopey, and I don't like that. But when I do need it, I *really* need it. (Maybe 3 times a year.)

I'm not sure that I'd put withdrawing on a hierarchy, but benzo's are a huge problem. Not to mention too many stories begin with, "My doctor gave them to me, so they must be okay."

Know what's still the hardest and most prevalent addiction to kick? Alcohol, but no one's giving that up.

zanax never made me zombie like. was still bouncing all over the place heart racing and shaking with anxiety even with the Xanax and fully awake and hyper.

I take ativan except I'm recovering from an extensive heel surgery and can't because of the morphine.

that is why anti depressants are better for chronic anxiety.