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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 683404" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>RN, My dependence is courtesy of an idiot shrink who either didn't know or didn't care that benzos are only supposed to be prescribed for short term use.</p><p></p><p>He put me on them for sleep and anxiety. My dose never increased, nor did my frequency of use while under his care.</p><p></p><p>I didn't realize I was dependent until I was talking to my new psychiatrist and mentioned that I was having panic attacks about7 hours after taking the lorazepam. </p><p></p><p>She informed me that those weren't panic attacks, they were withdrawal.</p><p></p><p>I was furious, especially as benzo withdrawal can be lethal and can take two YEARS or more. We have not decided at this point whether I will just stay on benzos for the time being, or if we will try to do a long, slow taper. I'd like to be off the medications, but I also don't want to lose my marbles during withdrawal, which is an actual possibility.</p><p></p><p>by the way, I am not considered an addict because I don't crave the drugs. I'm in the same boat as an opioid user who becomes dependent on Vicodin or Percocet after having been prescribed it, except that, for some reason, I never progressed to abuse of my drugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 683404, member: 1963"] RN, My dependence is courtesy of an idiot shrink who either didn't know or didn't care that benzos are only supposed to be prescribed for short term use. He put me on them for sleep and anxiety. My dose never increased, nor did my frequency of use while under his care. I didn't realize I was dependent until I was talking to my new psychiatrist and mentioned that I was having panic attacks about7 hours after taking the lorazepam. She informed me that those weren't panic attacks, they were withdrawal. I was furious, especially as benzo withdrawal can be lethal and can take two YEARS or more. We have not decided at this point whether I will just stay on benzos for the time being, or if we will try to do a long, slow taper. I'd like to be off the medications, but I also don't want to lose my marbles during withdrawal, which is an actual possibility. by the way, I am not considered an addict because I don't crave the drugs. I'm in the same boat as an opioid user who becomes dependent on Vicodin or Percocet after having been prescribed it, except that, for some reason, I never progressed to abuse of my drugs. [/QUOTE]
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