Yes, I am speaking of abuse.
Valium isn’t Xanax, Xanax is considerably stronger than Valium.
1 mg of Xanax will knock you on your arse if you have no tolerance to it, 1 mg of Valium won’t even be noticed.
And yes, I have understood that anti-depressants wreak havoc on normal brain function, because they cause the areas of the brain that produce endorphines and such to no longer produce them.
The drug’s not the problem.
The abuse is.
Your friend -could- be carefully titered off the Xanax *if* he wants to be.
I would suggest having him switched to Valium because it has a longer life in the body.
Xanax is a fast acting, heavy “hit” which then dissipates quickly [hence it use as a ‘stop’ for panic attacks] while Valium is more of a sustained medication.
He could switch to Valium and dodge most of the ‘withdrawal’ and then be easily weaned off the Valium.
If he wants to be free, that is.
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