Went from all this to just subutex and a little xanax

[heenok]

Benzo are extremly useful sometimes. I use a bit of bromazepam about once a month when i really need to calm my nerve and sleep.
But horrible insane withdrawl.

Opiates... well fuck this lol wouldnt wish addiction to those drugs to my worst enemy.

[Necrosis]

Correct. Only a couple drugs that withdrawals can kill from.... alcohol and benzos.

Ipiate withdrawal makes you think youre dying, but you wont die.

Not only that benzos seem to fuck you up for life. I have PAWS from that shit, it's basically whenever I have a sig amt of a cross tolerant drug like alcohol I get minor benzo withdrawals for like a week. No matter how long ago it won't stop. fucked.

[Primemuscle]

I've recently started taking venlafaxine XR for anxiety. It is classed as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and not classed as a benzodiazepine. Do any of you with more experience with these types of drugs know if withdrawal from this is as bad as with benzos? I'd hope to only take it for a limited period of time. The are presently some added stressors in my life, which I believe are causing my anxiety. As those things are resolved, I shouldn't need the meds.

[Shockwave]

I've recently started taking venlafaxine XR for anxiety. It is classed as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and not classed as a benzodiazepine. Do any of you with more experience with these types of drugs know if withdrawal from this is as bad as with benzos? I'd hope to only take it for a limited period of time. The are presently some added stressors in my life, which I believe are causing my anxiety. As those things are resolved, I shouldn't need the meds.

Anything that messes with serotonin/dopamine can have withdrawal effects.... cocaine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor... any time the the body sees an excess of neurotransmitter, it can/will slow down production naturally to get it to where it wants to be... and then when you cease taking the medicine, it takes your brain a while to figure out the neurotransmitter is low and to start producing again.

[Primemuscle]

Anything that messes with serotonin/dopamine can have withdrawal effects.... cocaine is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor... any time the the body sees an excess of neurotransmitter, it can/will slow down production naturally to get it to where it wants to be... and then when you cease taking the medicine, it takes your brain a while to figure out the neurotransmitter is low and to start producing again.

Thanks. When I feel I no longer need this "crutch" I will follow my doctor's suggestions about how to wean myself off it. Currently my prescription says to take two 37.5 mg tablets a day. I took one tablet a day for the first week as prescribed.