| > You said this in at least 2 different places in this thread Only one, as far as I know. Not sure where this other phantom comment is supposed to be. > Clonazepam is in the class of drugs known as benzodiapines I'm not sure why you picked that one in particular; Alprazolam is as well (and is perhaps the more well-known one). I'm sure you know this, but to clarify for other readers, most benzodiazepines (including these two) are in a category of drugs known as anxiolytics, as in, drugs which reduce anxiety. > which are considered some of the most dangerous and addicting drugs given to patients Wikipedia mostly disagrees with that claim.[0] Nevertheless, even taking the claim at face value, they are given to patients because they do have great therapeutic use, or at least little harm, for the vast majority. And in general, Alprazolam's shorter duration of action probably lends itself more to abuse than Clonazepam — hence first-line preference for Clonazepam in treatment. > Throwing around alprazolam/clonazepam as a solution for anxiety is trite and can be damaging. I did not intend to suggest they're some kind of magic bullet. Re-reading my comment, maybe it suggests that. Sorry! Sure, they don't necessarily solve the underlying problem. But they are a useful tool, and certainly may help. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_harmfulness |
> I'm not sure why you picked that one in particular
No particular reason. They use the same general mechanisms so I lazily chose to only include one.
> Wikipedia mostly disagrees with that claim.
I don't know what to believe on Wikipedia articles about drugs because of the high prevalence of biased medical research. All I know is 1) anecdotally I've experienced benzo withdrawal - it's not pretty and 2) statistically speaking, benzo withdrawal is a common enough phenomenon that much care goes into warning patients of the dangers of benzos and the appropriate usage approaches.
Anyway not tryna persecute you, I just saw this text twice in the thread and felt like it appeared dilletante in addressing benzo usage. Didn't want self-medicating types (like many people on hnews) to screw themselves up.