Author: tearj3rker

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:32 pm

I’m don’t doubt you’re right, and the barbs did help you detox.

But WalterE’s post gives the impression that he just reduced his valium dependence by adding barbs to the mix. He didn’t mention tapering off phenobarbitol at all. Maybe he needs to clarify, but I took from his post that he was still taking phenobarbitol. If he was using the barbs to reduce his valium, then surely he would he talked about how he reduced his barb intake?

Also, phenobarbitol is not a benzodiazepine. I knew a few ‘older’ people in the rooms of NA who were hooked on barbiturates. And they said out of all the drugs they did in their addiction career, the barbs were the ones that left the most damage upstairs.

If a doctor prescribes barbiturates to help a patient detox, then awesome. But given it’s rare for doctors to prescribe medications that are suggested by their addicted patients, even if the patient read it on the internet. Some people may read that post and seek phenobarbitol illegally. And they need to know that it’s a potentially harmful medication with big risk of dependence before they make any decisions.