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Addiction and TRT - Benzodiazepine effects on testosterone.
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<blockquote data-quote="johndoesmith" data-source="post: 59944" data-attributes="member: 13404"><p>You would be incorrect on a lot of things. Addiction is the compulsion to use more and more of the drug to achieve a high, in spite of negative consequences to your life, such as work performance, social relationships, financially, and even health wise. </p><p></p><p>Dependence is a separate, but yet related thing. Basically it means tolerance and withdrawal. You can be dependant without being addicted. A diabetic is not addicted to insulin or metformin. </p><p></p><p>The difference between a patient with a doctor diagnosed disorder who is prescribed psychotropic drug that goes on to develop dependence is not necessarily addicted, and the intent is NOT the same as a recreational user who does NOT have a diagnosed medical disorder. </p><p></p><p>The intent of doctor prescribed medication is to IMPROVE the patient's life, to correct a "handicap" so to speak, and not to allow the patient access to as much as they can afford and want. </p><p></p><p>Do you consider a patient who is physically dependent on say beta blockers an "addict"? Why/why not? Where is your line for what's considered to be an addictive substance? There are many, many drugs that cause dependence but have zero recreational use. Corticosteroids are one, that can be life threatening if discontinued without a taper. Was JFK a drug addict? </p><p></p><p>Btw, my smartphone corrected "benzo" to "benzoate" lol. forgive me. Interesting conversation. </p><p></p><p>Sorry to hear that doctors are uninformed on benzo tapering. I understand exactly how critical it is to do so properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johndoesmith, post: 59944, member: 13404"] You would be incorrect on a lot of things. Addiction is the compulsion to use more and more of the drug to achieve a high, in spite of negative consequences to your life, such as work performance, social relationships, financially, and even health wise. Dependence is a separate, but yet related thing. Basically it means tolerance and withdrawal. You can be dependant without being addicted. A diabetic is not addicted to insulin or metformin. The difference between a patient with a doctor diagnosed disorder who is prescribed psychotropic drug that goes on to develop dependence is not necessarily addicted, and the intent is NOT the same as a recreational user who does NOT have a diagnosed medical disorder. The intent of doctor prescribed medication is to IMPROVE the patient's life, to correct a "handicap" so to speak, and not to allow the patient access to as much as they can afford and want. Do you consider a patient who is physically dependent on say beta blockers an "addict"? Why/why not? Where is your line for what's considered to be an addictive substance? There are many, many drugs that cause dependence but have zero recreational use. Corticosteroids are one, that can be life threatening if discontinued without a taper. Was JFK a drug addict? Btw, my smartphone corrected "benzo" to "benzoate" lol. forgive me. Interesting conversation. Sorry to hear that doctors are uninformed on benzo tapering. I understand exactly how critical it is to do so properly. [/QUOTE]
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