can we all try to move back to the original purpose of this thread? You know you don't have to follow the advice of anyone posting here? So where are you in your thinking about how to manage your case? BTW, it is rare for a thread to get locked here unless things get really nasty. Hello to you too....

this thread has taken a drastic turn in a direction i wish that it had not sigh. None of you can deny that with benzos or narcotic pain management there is a huge potential for addiction. Does that mean that everyone who takes them will be no it does not, a lot of people are dependent on them for th...

So if I experience withdrawal when I stop my chronic pain meds in your book I'm an addict, but if I experience withdrawal when I stop my blood pressure or antidepressant medications that isn't addiction? You could not be more wrong on this one. When it comes to narcotics or pharmaceutical abuse if ...

When it comes to narcotics or pharmaceutical abuse if you are dependent on it technically your addict.. Just sayin

Kate, I did read your post and for various reasons, I have avoided responding as I don't want to say the wrong thing. My point with the other post is you said Josh used the correct terminology and I was trying point out that at one point, he had used the "a" word. Uncle. Use the word however you wa...

Hi Josh, You might want to check this post out on how to deal with anxiety. In my opinion, it is one of the best ones I have seen. http://www.paxilprogress.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49645 Disclaimer - It is on a med withdrawal board but hopefully, you can look past that and give it a shot. Also, ...

These sorts of medications present a difficult choice for many, and are often given out like candy by doctors with out fully explaining the side effects never the less the difficulty you will experience trying to get off the. Lorazepam is addictive because it is a so short acting, thus requiring 3 t...

i was once on 5mg valium, and out of all of it i took maybe um 5 maybe 6 pills total and cut them in half because it wiped me out. I really do not see why anyone would want to spend all day in bed sleeping.. The last valium i took i slept for 12 hours and was still wiped out 3 days later. Not exact...

sickwithapnea17 wrote:I've had a lot of success on klonopin. how low were your O2 desats? I have more energy and clarity after sleeping on 0,5-1mg klonopin and the asv at some settings

When diagnosed it got as low as 81. Now though i have no idea..

My perspective on this is that benzos are a personal choice. Since your Dr has said its safe, the next step is how you feel about taking a possibly addictive substance. If you don't have any addition problems, then the decision is a personal one. If you have a family history of say, alcoholism, I'd...

I should make it clear that i do not really plan on making this a nightly item in my life, it is more of a last resort from being tired of sitting up at 4 am with my mind going on over drive.. while this situation does not play out every night it does it enough to have become a hindrance on my day t...

well upon a recent vist to my primary care doctor, i was given a script for lorazepam .5 mg. i called my sleep dr for a second opinion in regards to this and according to him as long as your being treated with a cpap your good to go. unless you have central apena. but still i am uncomfortable with t...

Went to my Primary Care Dr and was started on Fluvoxitine and .5mg attivan now according to the sleep dr which i called as long as you have osa and are treating it with cpap it is ok to take a benzo. however i plan on using attvan sparingly. will update with more results later..

it could be now that you have lost some weight you do not need as much pressure. my machine the same as your is on auto set and i find that helps me as when they set it at one pressure i was uncomfortable as well.

i also on top take of it take flownase, and the anxiety is nothing new its been that way for the vast majority of my life.