r/benzodiazepines

Currently on .5, 3 times a day

This sub is an absolutely mess.
You’ve got the “I took so and so will I be ok?” Or “how much of blank do I need to get high?” Questions on top of just barred out people gibberishing around the forum.

This needs cleaned up. This sub to my knowledge has been used for research, we need to keep r/benzodiazepines far from those useless, brain rotting posts, that make the sub look bad.

All of those questions or whatever can be directed to a new sub called benzoboys or some shit I don’t care.

I am physically dependent on these meds, I’ve been on them for 10+ years, have abused at times, but no longer do. And a good benzo forum is needed for good discussions. This is a shame it’s turned into this and I’m glad they stopped with the pictures!

My doctor prescribed me that last February and is still prescribing me for severe anxiety and panic attack but I'm really scared to take it. I read some people get addicted to it like Fent or Meth. Please share your experience.

To the people that have been taking this medicine, what's your experience? How long does it take to become addicted?

I have struggled with anxiety and panic disorder my entire life to the point where it makes my life not worth living. I am in the process of trying to get better and find the right medication/therapy steps for myself to life the best life I can given these circumstances.

I have never taken a Benzo but have done some research on them and might talk with my doc about them.

My question for you all is, I am aware of the addiction risk that comes with these drugs and hear a lot of the bad, but is there anybody who these drugs at the prescribed dose has helped? (For context I am not chasing high I am strictly talking about prescribed dosing) I have taken ssri and snri medications whitch the side effects were awful and I cannot do those meds and am currently on buspar but it doesn’t do much so am debating giving benzos a shot.

Context: 39M panic attacks without trigger can be very severe even while resting.

My doc prescribed me benzos, started today, probably not the best day either because customers were incredibly argumentative today and just wanted to fight with me, almost flipped my shit and went home.

I didn't feel any different after taking my first dose 12 hours ago and just took my 2nd dose now and no change, heart beating out my chest the whole day even now I'm struggling to calm down.

What I'm trying to figure out is, do some people have a natural tolerance to benzos or could my dose be too low to be perceived?

I'm at my wit's end, I'm either allergic to all the good meds or they just don't work. I don't know what else to do and I'm terrified of having a heart attack had my heart rate at 120bpm and suddenly drop to 44bpm, I can physically feel the change and my heart beats out of my chest.

I just wanted some sleep after some insomnia nights,

Got 5 diazepam, under my tongue one after the other.

Then the next 6 hours the count went up to 40pills. I had them laying around for months after my treatment ended.

40? What's up with that

Have a high tolerance for most things, but idk does that seem bad to anyone lol

So I get 90 .5mg a month my dose is 1.5mg I have really bad anxiety. I’ve pretty much been on every SSRI. I’ve done ketamine infusions, which stopped the racing thoughts. I’ve been on Klonopin. For two years now I was on Xanax before just from a doctor. It was a family friend Doctor lol so he hooked me up. But now I see a psychiatrist and he’s awesome. I just need someone’s opinion. I take the 1.5 mg at once but then I get really racy heart again. Around noon time. I tried to space out the dose but half milligram does nothing that’s where I’m stuck at and I am not sure what to do. I will talk to my psychiatrist about this, but he doesn’t wanna go up to 2 mg because I’m 24. Any feedback would be awesome. Like if I take two in the morning and save the extra one for later. Thank you!

Ive taken 1mg of Klonopin this morning when I woke up, Its a total rest day from the Gym, I hadn't taken any for 3 days so thought Id start the morning with a nice chilled buzz.

20mins go by and of course I start to feel relaxed, another 10mins I make a Coffee and I'm really relaxed by this point.

I take 3 sips of my Coffee, 10mins later I am now super axnious.

I know Coffee makes you axnious, just surprising it overpowers and takes over the Benzo

Especially after i've been a bit stimmed out, I feel like i can come out of a shell and clean the shit out of my apartment, do my dishes, take a shower; everything that I have put off for however long.

*knowing that i already have a moderate tolerance for benzos (i take 4-6mg xan daily)

i've tried xanax (love it) and valium (dislike it), and i'm interested in trying klonpin/clonazepam as i've heard that it's strong but also long-lasting.

so would you recommend 2mg as a reasonable starting dose? is it too much? too little?

got 40 and get my 90 kpin script refilled in 6 days. also go Hella weed and few carts

Mix is mainly kpins and valium but I’m also taking a lil bit of lyrica and drinking plus smoking so I’m thinking of taking a bit of Dexamphetamine to make sure I don’t nod. Will this just cancel out the effects of all the downers or will it complement it well in terms of a recreational speedball type Shi

First time recreational dose, playing it extremely safe, dosing around bedtime just to feel it before I sleep. If I go up to walk in the living room will it just kick in too hard with no tolerance and I wake up on the floor? This shit happened to me on Ambien so im really fucking paranoid ! Help pls.

So after being dependent on clonazepam for some years now and basically having every anxiolytic med thrown at me, I’m really impressed with clonidine. For one it actually helps with anxiety, as well as being mildly sedating. Which is basically all benzos do for me now. I used to get euphoria as a teenager but 15 yrs later it’s not so much.

I’m just not sure why it took so long to find this med. Obviously went thru ssris, snris, selective norepinephrine RIs, busbar which sucked , remeron which was OK but I gained like 20 pounds in a month. They got close with Guanfancine , testosterone, even adderall and vyvanse (for anxiety! Which helped for like 2 days then made things worse), bupropion, modafanil, hydroxyzine, thc, propranolol

But finally clonidine helped my anxiety I’d say just as much as a benzo.

Ketamine also helped but obv not the same thing. Then opioids for me were like the supreme anxiolytic and adhd med wrapped in to one lol.

As far as otc stuff valerian and kava helped but for a short period of time. I take an ashwaganda, magnesium, l-theanine supplement currently

Anyhow def not medical advice but seeing as how benzos are so hard to get nowadays I just wanted to shoutout this surprising gem that I didn’t think existed. So if your provider won’t do benzos clonidine is a close 2nd in my book and a few otc items may help in times of extreme stress.

I’ve kept a few of those meds being Rx’d but the clonazepam and clonidine are what actually let me me a normal functional person. Wish i could get modafanil again but oh well.

Stay safe!

(before you read, understand my intention is to abuse em)

this is my first time ever trying alprazalom. i have the Farmapram 2mgs.

1. Is 0.5mg too much or is 0.25 - 0.3mg a better starter dose? (each sectioned peice of the bar is 0.5)
2. My fear is blacking out on them, will these doses do that to me with zero benzo tolerance? I just want to feel how it compares to opioids, not anything crazy..

Thank you alot

So I followed the majority of y’alls advice and asked for an increase in dosage and didn’t mention I overused. She did it. Woohoo! 🥳 Not a huge increase: 1mg (2.5x a day), instead of 1mg (2x a day), but I’m very relieved nonetheless. I want to thank everyone for the good advice, I was really torn on what to do.

A little extra info: I can pick it up today in about an hour, but it was a hassle getting Walmart to be ok with filling it. I don’t have insurance until next month and they were the cheapest according to my psych doc, and I figured they wouldn’t give a shit because they’re fucking Walmart. The pharmacist proceeded to lecture me on why benzos are bad and told me I should switch to propranolol. I’ve already tried that and I didn’t like it. He lectured me for about 10mins on how he doesn’t like doing this, but he’s going to do it for me. I’m thinking in my head, “shut the fuck up dude, I am well aware of how this drug works, I’ve had anxiety for about 20yrs, and this drug is a godsend for me.” The healthcare in this country (US) is truly bullshit.

TLDR: thank you all for the good advice and my psych doc wrote an increased dosage 🙌

Take low dose benzos (eq of 0.5-0.75mg clonazepam) 5 times a week. Been this way for years and my doc thinks I use tapering as an excuse to keep taking the medication

She’s adamant that I can just stop. I don’t feel any withdrawal but I can’t survive a flight or a hangover from alcohol without a benzo. I’m not disciplined enough to carry out a taper and I’m too fearful to up my dose.

Any advice is appreciated

I recently just picked up a 30ct of 2mg farmapram from Cabo San Lucas at a pharmacy by the marina. not sure if I should say the exact one but it was in a sealed glass bottle as usual. Didn't need a prescription or anything but it was right across the street from Senor Frogs.

I took a 2mg bar last night and havent taken any benzos or anything at all in about 2 weeks so I have zero tolerance. It definitely hit fast and hard and made me super sleepy and wobbly. I tried chewing it and there was zero taste at all, and I've heard it should be bitter so not sure if that's a concerning thing.

I took it around 10pm and fell asleep and its now been about 15 hours since i took and and I still feel a bit wobbly and disoriented this morning. Maybe just too big a dose for zero tolerance or what?

The bars have a slight gloss to them and seem to break somewhat easily but not really sure how hard they should be to break. Is it possible it could be an rc? I would attach a photo of the bottle but not allowed to on this sub. Lmk if I'm just overthinking it thanks.

EDIT/UPDATE: Took a 12 panel urinal test and everything came back negative including the benzo panel so don’t think it was actual alp in them but maybe the panel isn’t as sensitive to alprazolam. Still think it’s safe to say it wasn’t alp due to all things considered. Also tested for Fent and was negative so that’s good. Most likely some sort of benzo Rc possibly bromazolam or maybe something else like Clonazepam etc not sure obviously. Stay safe everyone just glad it wasn’t something dangerous and I will not be taking any more of these.

got like 20 2mg xanax tabs and have tried taking 1mg, .5mg, and .25mg multiple times in a row, and all doses have just lead to me falling asleep. i have really bad constant anxiety, so i was expecting to get a nice euphoric feeling, but i don’t even notice it by time i’m an unconscious goner. should i try .125mg, or is it useless at that point?