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Originally Posted by Lets Talk
Hey Guys,
Most people know that benzodiazapines (like lorazapam, clonazapam, adivan) are addictive. I have been on clonazapam since 2005. I don't feel addicted to it, I don't crave it, I could drop it today...but...my body is addicted to it. If I go off of clonazapam, I get a monster migraine. This migraine will not go away until I go back it. The longest I have been off of it was 3 weeks...and I have a migraine for 3 weeks. It was HELL!!!!!
All in all, I just wanted to let you know that addictions to medications or otherwise, can sometime fool us into thinking that we aren't addicted.
Food for thought  |
I think there is a difference between "addiction" and the dependence that comes with many psych meds. For example, most antidepressants will have withdrawal symptoms if you suddenly stop taking them, which I believe indicates "dependence," but we aren't going to go rob someone to get another prozac, which would be indicative of "addiction." WIth benzo's though, it's tricky, because they can lead to either situation.
Brandi