Experiences with ssris

[hurts2b]

Not even totally sure if I'm depressed or if my life is just shit. Worth it to try ssris?

 

[SorrowfulDrugUser]

My hot take is that I think benzodiazepines work for both anxiety and depression better than SSRI's. Short term SSRI's helped a ton. They did everything they were initially supposed to. However, as time grew I naturally developed a tolerance and long term it just made me a numb zombie. Now, depending on who you are, you may genuinely enjoy that feeling and consider that the specific release you need. For me though I found I honestly would prefer being sad and anxious over feeling nothing if it meant I at least felt something. So for that reason I got off them.

I've since been periodically using Benzodiazepines.

I take Alprazolam (Xanax) once every 2-3 weeks. The real drawback with this one is that since the half-life is so short and it's quite the potent GABA agonist the withdrawals can be quite troublesome if you take it more than once or twice a week. If you take it for prolonged periods of time you can expect the usual withdrawal symptoms like tremors, higher anxiety, rebound anxiety, disrupted sleep patterns, etc. However, if you take it only once every 2-3 weeks you won't experience any rebound or anything. Hands down if I could do this one daily I would. However, it's just not a feasible thing to be doing them daily unless you're willing to be on them for the rest of your life which is why I rely on Etizolam. Alprazolam is my night-time benzo typically when I'm at the end of the night and really need to knock myself out for some good rest.

I take Etizolam (Etilaam, Etizest, Depas) now daily. Something to note is that Etizolam is a thienodiazepine and not a benzodiazepine. They're similar in action but the slight chemical difference changes the binding profile and leads to a much more forgiving version of Alprazolam. What I mean by that is you can take it daily and get off it and feel little to no withdrawals. I don't feel any rebound anxiety (rebound anxiety is a withdrawal symptom you typically experience getting off of benzos after using them for prolonged periods of time), get any cold-sweats, or feel any general discomfort when getting off of it. Not that I feel that with Alprazolam, however, if I was using Alprazolam as much as Etizolam I certainly would. I don't know why but I think that's what makes etizolam specifically so special. It gets the job done consistently and provides little to no drawbacks/withdrawals when you decide not to use/take it.

For my dosing regime's I typically take 1 MG of Etizolam in the morning and then 1 MG at night.

If I involve Alprazolam it's typically only at the end of the day and I'll do 0.5-1 MG depending on how long I'm looking to sleep.

 

[hurts2b]

My hot take is that I think benzodiazepines work for both anxiety and depression better than SSRI's. Short term SSRI's helped a ton. They did everything they were initially supposed to. However, as time grew I naturally developed a tolerance and long term it just made me a numb zombie. Now, depending on who you are, you may genuinely enjoy that feeling and consider that the specific release you need. For me though I found I honestly would prefer being sad and anxious over feeling nothing if it meant I at least felt something. So for that reason I got off them.

I've since been periodically using Benzodiazepines.

I take Alprazolam (Xanax) once every 2-3 weeks. The real drawback with this one is that since the half-life is so short and it's quite the potent GABA agonist the withdrawals can be quite troublesome if you take it more than once or twice a week. If you take it for prolonged periods of time you can expect the usual withdrawal symptoms like tremors, higher anxiety, rebound anxiety, disrupted sleep patterns, etc. However, if you take it only once every 2-3 weeks you won't experience any rebound or anything. Hands down if I could do this one daily I would. However, it's just not a feasible thing to be doing them daily unless you're willing to be on them for the rest of your life which is why I rely on Etizolam. Alprazolam is my night-time benzo typically when I'm at the end of the night and really need to knock myself out for some good rest.

I take Etizolam (Etilaam, Etizest, Depas) now daily. Something to note is that Etizolam is a thienodiazepine and not a benzodiazepine. They're similar in action but the slight chemical difference changes the binding profile and leads to a much more forgiving version of Alprazolam. What I mean by that is you can take it daily and get off it and feel little to no withdrawals. I don't feel any rebound anxiety (rebound anxiety is a withdrawal symptom you typically experience getting off of benzos after using them for prolonged periods of time), get any cold-sweats, or feel any general discomfort when getting off of it. Not that I feel that with Alprazolam, however, if I was using Alprazolam as much as Etizolam I certainly would. I don't know why but I think that's what makes etizolam specifically so special. It gets the job done consistently and provides little to no drawbacks/withdrawals when you decide not to use/take it.

For my dosing regime's I typically take 1 MG of Etizolam in the morning and then 1 MG at night.

If I involve Alprazolam it's typically only at the end of the day and I'll do 0.5-1 MG depending on how long I'm looking to sleep.

Interesting. I imagine I'd have to try the ssris first anyway since benzos are near impossible to get legally.

 

[certified_idiot]

It really depends on the person. I'm genetically resistant to SSRIs, so I was just on a bunch of useless medication for years. Make sure you have a psychiatrist who's willing to give you more than just SSRIs if the first three fail. One of the medications that helps me the most is gabapentin, which is meant for nerve pain, but really helps me with my anxiety.

 

[SorrowfulDrugUser]

Interesting. I imagine I'd have to try the ssris first anyway since benzos are near impossible to get legally.

Yup I sadly am in that same boat but thankfully I know quite a few good vendors selling real benzos domestically so I was okay on that front. It would be nice to have a reliable refillable script actually prescribed to me though.

It really depends on the person. I'm genetically resistant to SSRIs, so I was just on a bunch of useless medication for years. Make sure you have a psychiatrist who's willing to give you more than just SSRIs if the first three fail. One of the medications that helps me the most is gabapentin, which is meant for nerve pain, but really helps me with my anxiety.

Gabapentin is a solid choice too. For me though it just didn't have the optimal effect unless I took quite the heavy dose.