Alcohol in pill form.
Damn, I did love the benzos. Had a two year blowoff with this shit and when I quit, I was up to 170mg a day. Woke up, grabbed 70mg, headed to work, pretended to do my job until lunchtime, scooted out to the nearest bar (Zito's), swill down a few drinks, head back to work, hit another 40mg or so, left work, headed to the nearest bar (Zito's), drank myself into oblivian, hit a few more tens, went home, showered, headed to the nearest bar (no, not Zito's, Memory Lane. Ironic, since I never did remember what I did there), hit on a few dozen hags, did or didn't get laid, woke up next morning, rinse and repeat.
Now, to be sure, it's the best med for anxiety, along with Xanax and Klonopin, though shrinks are reticent to prescribe it and most doctors would rather shoot you up with morphine than give you a script. Gives you that "Fuck Everyone" attitude. The down side is there is no such thing as a short term course of a benzo. Once you stop, you're back on the Holy Shit! train. One of the hardest drugs to kick and it's not a quick ordeal either. Think months, just to get back to your base freaked-out neurotic state. If you think life sucked before you started the dosing, just wait until reality sets in without the crutch.
If used correctly, can be a lifesaver, though it's difficult to determine beforehand whether or not you'll jack up the amount you take just to stay ahead of the curve. Most therapist will try to determine whether or not you have an addictive personality, usually via a magic eight ball, before they recommend it to whatever shrink they deal with. That's about as accurate as guessing the weight of a pregnant flea (.00456 ounces to be precise, or so says my magic eight ball.). If you have impish squared personality, stay the fuck away from this shit. It'll magnify your already impulsive personality by a factor of 1000, though if you're a woman or someone prone to thowing money around, give me a call. I'll help you, and me, out.
There is another option, though I suspect most people would prefer a rectal exam using an IMAX camera. For real stubborn cases, the therapy of choice is ECT or Electro Convulsive Therapy. Sixteen treatments where you're forced into a convulsive/seized state using low voltage current through electrodes placed on your head. Works ninety percent of the time, though there is a possibility of short term memory loss.
Ya, well good luck with that!
Frankly, I'd stick with the benzos, at least until my lifetime supply of Vicodin arrives...
