I came to the same conclusion, that taking a benzo and possibly becoming dependent on it was worth it if it meant I could get some sleep. But I’ve also read some real horror stories about benzo withdrawal on the Internet.
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yea valium is actually what they use to taper off of stronger benzos because it has a super long half life and the dose can be decreased much more than the higher potency ones due to it being weaker by weight. benzos are odd, i never had an addiction but i developed physiological dependemce very rapidly, i would only take it once or twice a week and like once a month would take it every 1-2 days for a week, it never felt inebriating or anything but once i stopped taking it i thought id be fine, 2 weeks later i have the worse panic attack of my life and from then on i got increasingly worse unusual depression that wouldnt even improve from taking it again, screwed my gaba receptors, took over a year to start feeling normal again
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They detoxed me with Ativan
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I tried benzos. I hate them. They’re dangerous, but work well for some. I think they messed me up and my memory. I’m glad I didn’t get addicted. Only thing I’m addicted to is caffeine and nicotine. I’m looking at sodium benzoate now. It’s for negative symptoms and energy and focus.
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Benzo gives some memory side effect and make short term memory worse so I won’t take them
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Hearing some real horror stories with a lot of people I ask but I think this works for me so long as I take it as prescribed. Im not gonna go over because honestly even tho it definitely dulls my memory and Im slower at stuff Ill take it man
My anxietys been through the roof I needed this
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good to hear that it works for you, wolfy =)
nice that you found something that helps.
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First thing google showed me about this med was “Oxazepam is used to treat anxiety and insomnia and to control the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.”
Then my 1st thought was this pic which I imagined it was you with your french wine lol
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Thanks @lekkerhondje 
it def helps a lot
@Lenny thats accurate 
Lol yeah killed two birds one stone since I am an insomniac as well. I have a pretty healthy relationship with alcohol now so that wasnt an issue but I cant really drink more than a beer or two on this stuff
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I was prescribed Xanax for panic disorder and sleep 2 years ago and it worked beautifully. I loved it. The problem is, around May 1st, 2021, I hit tolerance with it and it stopped working. a 2mg Xanax (zannie bar) wouldn’t put me to sleep and neither would ambien, so I had to start withdrawing/tapering. I was prescribed 4mg a day and now I am down to .12mg a day. .06mg in the morning and at bedtime. I hope to be done with it in less than 2 months. It takes a LONG time to wean off Xanax (or any Benzo), especially if you are on a high dose like I was. I had horrible rebound anxiety and insomnia that has gotten better but I still battle it. I was prescribed Vistaril to help with the anxiety and ti does help but it makes me tired. Not tired enough to sleep though, so I am stuck like an exhausted insomniac zombie.
I hope your Rx works great for you and you never have any problems with it. If I didn’t have problems with Xanax, I’d still be taking it. Benzo’s work great (a lot of the time) for anxiety and insomnia. I wish you the best.
It is probably the most controversial group of psych meds. The addiction rates are through the roof, really, and quitting them is very difficult. Be very careful with them, even with taking them as prescribed.
Daily use will end up with you building a strong dependence and tolerance. And it won’t take that long.