has anyone been to rehab?

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Yea my stepdad has been on roughly the same dose of oxy for like 6+ years. I dunno how he isn’t constipated but he doesn’t seem to get that side effect

Substances are like keys fitting into the lock of someone’s DNA. Some keys fit perfect, and those people feel a far more intense high and will usually willingly overtake a set amount, rapidly building tolerance

And I was going to mention there are meds which someone can take at the same doseage for life. But benzos from what I’ve heard are generally not one of those. Not saying it’s not possible, but it’s not the norm. Or maybe it can’t become the norm, because there are far less willing to prescribe it these days

I have to ask every psych patient I see what meds they are on as part of the psychosocial part of the chart, so I keep track of the newest common stuff I hear. It’s usually hydroxizine or vistril for anxiety these days

It's a charm. The tell is, again, the tolerance curve. Mine is non-existent. If anything, I am trending down from 3mg being the norm to 2mg being the norm past few years. The condition "wears out" alongside with other things.


Hospital protocols hate benzos. It is also state-hassled med. Pain meds are hassled. But that's why I've had the same p-doc, private practice, for 14 years now. I've seen his son grow up.


Anything trying to half-measure what a benzo is for, or at the opposite extreme bending how it works, is asking for trouble. Just let it be. But as a "sleep aid"?



That just sounds like trouble. Find something else. You will hit a tolerance wall with being sleepy/feeling itchy and then yer in trouble. If you really have trouble sleep, ask for a very small dose of an atypical antipsychotic. But that's gonna change ya.