to baclofen or not? 23y old
Thanks for the thought, baclofan. Yes, I agree to an extent. I don't enjoy the stimulant effects of Adderall. I take the smallest dose made in XR. I asked my psychiatrist to reduce my script from 20 mg to 10. I mostly take them on the days I work, I have ADD and they help me focus. My 30 day script usually lasts me a good 3 months. The only time I've ever enjoyed stimulants is when I'm drinking. Since I take the XR form, drinking on my Adderall isn't possible. It wears off before I'd be able to do that, and if I took one at night, I'd be up until the dawn.
The same is true for Xanax. I've taken it for a number of years now. I don't enjoy them, and I don't find I get increasing tolerance. I may have been developing some tolerance shortly before I went on bac. It's hard to say, since I was drinking so much. I would use Xanax after a night of heavy drinking to stop the anxiety and slight morning shakes. I would need to show up to work, and I use my hands a lot with people watching. I couldn't be shaking at work. At that point, I may have been developing some tolerance. I was taking them everyday. When I went on bac, almost to the day, I stopped taking Xanax regularly. I stopped having the same kind of anxiety. I didn't even realize it until I did. I was like Wow, I haven't needed to take a Xanax in a long time. Now I take them occasionally. Sometimes I need them more often. I don't really count because then I'll go a number of weeks without needing one. I most often take them for sleep, if I do (and no, my sleep isn't messed up from the Adderall. It wears off by early evening). My sleep gets very fragmented when titrating up. I also had to take them for a week or two when I tapered too quickly on bac the last time. I had some very severe anxiety that lasted a while.
So a script for my Xanax that could last a month, lasts multiple months. I'm aware that not everyone can take benzos and there can be a cross addiction and/or tolerance to them. I also know that many alkies suffer from anxiety disorders, so it's a balancing act. It really is a personal decision and one that is best left to the patient and the physician treating the patient. The physician who knows the patient's history along with everything else. Some people drink just because of anxiety. And that's also true in untreated ADD. There is a high percentage of substance abusers in this population.
baclofan;1373724 wrote: hmmmm maybe this the perfect combo to keep someone 'sober' after all, you remaind me of certain poster again that claims no longer drinking agains her will anymore being on exact same combo of meds...(other words prescribed 'speed' coupled with a downer in order to take the edge of the speed)...hmmmm... just a food for a thought 
The same is true for Xanax. I've taken it for a number of years now. I don't enjoy them, and I don't find I get increasing tolerance. I may have been developing some tolerance shortly before I went on bac. It's hard to say, since I was drinking so much. I would use Xanax after a night of heavy drinking to stop the anxiety and slight morning shakes. I would need to show up to work, and I use my hands a lot with people watching. I couldn't be shaking at work. At that point, I may have been developing some tolerance. I was taking them everyday. When I went on bac, almost to the day, I stopped taking Xanax regularly. I stopped having the same kind of anxiety. I didn't even realize it until I did. I was like Wow, I haven't needed to take a Xanax in a long time. Now I take them occasionally. Sometimes I need them more often. I don't really count because then I'll go a number of weeks without needing one. I most often take them for sleep, if I do (and no, my sleep isn't messed up from the Adderall. It wears off by early evening). My sleep gets very fragmented when titrating up. I also had to take them for a week or two when I tapered too quickly on bac the last time. I had some very severe anxiety that lasted a while.
So a script for my Xanax that could last a month, lasts multiple months. I'm aware that not everyone can take benzos and there can be a cross addiction and/or tolerance to them. I also know that many alkies suffer from anxiety disorders, so it's a balancing act. It really is a personal decision and one that is best left to the patient and the physician treating the patient. The physician who knows the patient's history along with everything else. Some people drink just because of anxiety. And that's also true in untreated ADD. There is a high percentage of substance abusers in this population.
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