When I was in rehab for high doses of abuse of Xanax and Klonopin that is what they used. Is that what most rehabs use to get people off high doses of these drugs?
Is Phenobarbital used to detox people who are addicted or abused Xanax or Klonopin?
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- 18 Jan 2010 by Denee1982
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- klonopin, xanax, phenobarbital
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Actually this makes no sense at all. First, abusive doses of xanax, klonopin, valium, etc. have nothing to do with seizure activity. While all benzodiazipines have some anti-seizure activity, these drugs are anxiolytic, not used to depress seizure activity. Abuse occurs because of the euphoric effect and addiction is highly exaggerated. If going through rehab for any of these drugs it makes no sense to give a sedative. Rather, a tapering off should happen over a few weeks.
"Class: Barbiturate, long-acting, Sedative and hypnotic Phenobarbital"
its a barbiturate and this is extreamly closely related to benzos and can actually be used interchangably for withdrawal effects (most importantly this has anxyolitic effects aswell). it would actualy make MORE sense just to give a non-narcotic anti convulsent and maybe some tylenol to treat and let the person fully withdrawal so they can be shown how mcuh pain is caused by taking these drugs. (associate pain with the drug). A rehab doesnt have time to do a full taper for the patient as well as the fact that almost universally a rehab will let the patient feel some of the withdrawals for the reason stated previously. thats all im going to write now peace
Attention to Psychmajor, You are just the kind of insensitive person who look down on detoxing people and think if you make them suffer that will some how help them. We know how much it sucks and don't need people like you in the field to tell us that. a more compassionate approach would be alot more sucessful and maybe make the recovery rates get a bit better. If you have never been through a detox just leave it to the people in the field who understand a Tylenol and suffering doesn't cut it. You are ignorant and don't realize there are many paths to addiction and not all of them are by being a criminal, being a loser or just wanting to get high. Do you think a person who has had major surgury should suffer just because they were on high doses of opiates and developed a tolerance? Or a person with a traumatic event who had to take anti-anxiety meds? You are going to be one unpopular psychmajor when you graduate! Open your mind you idiot!
This was a Dr Phil answer to a problem a young lady had. 4 zanax, 3 times a day habit. He reduced her down 1/2 pill per week till her last week was 1/2 pill 3 time a day, then off them for good. It worked, so the lady said. She said it took about a year to completely get off zanax.
First of all, if u r addicted to any benzo, the withdrawl itself will cause seizures. So that's why rehabs give phenobarbital to addicts who r at risk of having a seizure. So, the guy who said it made no sense is not very smart because it makes perfect sense. I am a recovering addict and know from first hand experience.
I just spoke to one treatment center and they do use phenobarbital for detoxing from benzodiazepines. It helps ease the withdrawal symptoms. Risk of seizure is very high when detoxing from them. It does not have anything to do with the fact that benzodiazepines are not for seizures in the first place.
jkc313 please check your facts before posting, almost nothing in your entire post is correct or true
Maybe if some doctors weren't so concerned with money these days then they wouldn't prescribe xanax and other benzo's for more than the couple months they are supposed to. It is supposed to be a short term treatment for anxiety. My doctor thought it was completely fine to keep me on xanax for two years. I took them exactly as prescribed and am still stuck having to go through a medical detox. So Psychmajor, you might want to change your major, because your answer is moronic.