^and all chemo patients received the same prescription.

When I was in chemo, they prescribed me 1-2 tablets of lorazepam as needed every 4-6 hours. It was supposed to help with nausea and treatment-related anxiety. I was concerned about addiction, but they told that the short-term, sporadic use during chemo was safe. I did not need it much - only when the steroid infusion made me jittery - but it was comforting knowing it was there.

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Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

Exactly. I hate these "sound bite posters" who have very little knowledge about these drugs but feel the need to chime in with "benzos bad" in every thread.

Benzos are bad. Very bad. And plenty of people with vast knowledge on this will tell you that. NP.

Be careful. I was given it for sleep and ended up dependent and coming off of it was some of the worst months of my life. Truly horrific.

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Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

Yah. I have a Xanax prescription and I get it refilled once a year. I take half a Xanax for the times I have really bad insomnia and am grateful to have it there when needed.

How many pills do they give you?

I used xanax once for a medical procedure and I could absolutely see myself getting addicted. It was fantastic.

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Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

I used them regularly as prescribed in modest dose of three 0.5 mg tabs a day. I have been tapering off for 3 months, now just 0.25 mg in the am. The physical and brain habituation is real. It takes a long time for GABA receptors in brain to normalize.

Closest thing I can think of is PPI rebound, that takes 54 days for all new proton pumps. I personally wish my doc had not prescribed them for so long.

Note: this is different from addiction.

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Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

Yah. I have a Xanax prescription and I get it refilled once a year. I take half a Xanax for the times I have really bad insomnia and am grateful to have it there when needed.

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Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

Exactly. I hate these "sound bite posters" who have very little knowledge about these drugs but feel the need to chime in with "benzos bad" in every thread.

Anonymous wrote:Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.

Addiction happens very, very quickly with benzodiazepines.

Habituation starts within a week with daily 1x use. They should be taken as a one-time, last resort thing and no refills. For example, I HAVE to get on this plane to attend my son’s wedding and there’s no other way.

Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.

Takes the edge off like no other.

Loved it. It was decades ago though. I really wish they could make benzos safe. They’re so wonderful.

I use it sparingly for panic but it does the job like nothing else can.