Those aren‘t just anxiety drugs. Lorazepam is a literal Benzo. Which means it literally depresses (ie. makes less active) your CNS (brain).
These drugs are highly addictive and tolerance forming. They‘re often prescribed for insomnia since they inhibit brain signalling.
Once your brain forms tolerance it increases excitatory signalling to „counter“ the drug. Which means if you abruptly stop, you get withdrawal. Your brain is „overactive“ you have seizures, loads of horrible symptoms, in some cases people die.
(Not trying to scare people, short term or sporadic use is actually decently safe, it‘s long term high dose use which is dangerous. But basically my point is „anxiety drug“ is underselling what this is.)
Nah you can still dream. It just means your brain is less active than if you didn’t take the benzo. But some benzos and especially benzo-like drugs can actually give you weird hallucination-type dreams. Specifically thinking of Z-drugs.
Those aren‘t just anxiety drugs. Lorazepam is a literal Benzo. Which means it literally depresses (ie. makes less active) your CNS (brain).
These drugs are highly addictive and tolerance forming. They‘re often prescribed for insomnia since they inhibit brain signalling.
Once your brain forms tolerance it increases excitatory signalling to „counter“ the drug. Which means if you abruptly stop, you get withdrawal. Your brain is „overactive“ you have seizures, loads of horrible symptoms, in some cases people die.
(Not trying to scare people, short term or sporadic use is actually decently safe, it‘s long term high dose use which is dangerous. But basically my point is „anxiety drug“ is underselling what this is.)
Lorazepam’s main purpose is to treat anxiety, though. Calling it an anxiety drug is completely accurate
So what you’re saying is that potatoes are a helluva drug.
Carb coma best coma.
Does this mean that, if I were to take a benzo right before sleep, I shouldn’t dream?
Nah you can still dream. It just means your brain is less active than if you didn’t take the benzo. But some benzos and especially benzo-like drugs can actually give you weird hallucination-type dreams. Specifically thinking of Z-drugs.
Well that sucks.
Still trying to find a way not to dream so much.
Ever since I became chronically ill I feel like I dream way more and my dreams are less comfortable…