Comments on Crazy Days and Nights: At Least She Had A Prescription

OMG, Xanax and flying-scaredys do not mix. Xanax ...

2008-11-21T12:49:00.000-08:00

OMG, Xanax and flying-scaredys do not mix. Xanax has this awful, panic inducing way of making one forget things (like, um...how many Xanax one has already taken, perhaps?). Not so good if you have a connecting flight or something. Klonopin. Klonopin, and one shot of the cheapest, bottom of the barrel, rot-gut well vodka the airport lounge has to offer make much better flight-fellows.

"...i guess those of us that really need these dru...

2008-11-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

"...i guess those of us that really need these drugs don't get the same high as people that take them recreationally."

I agree Bunny, and probably an individual's body chemistry has a lot to do with it as well. I had some vicodan make me a bit smiley for an hour or two, but other than that I've never felt a "high" from any kind of painkiller.

I'm a big fan of benadryl + red wine, myself. Espe...

2008-11-21T07:49:00.000-08:00

I'm a big fan of benadryl + red wine, myself. Especially airplane red wine, that comes is one of those small plastic bottles that is flat on one side, and it ice cold.

Man, I sure know how to party.

huh. i've had a xanx scrip for a couple of years, ...

2008-11-20T15:23:00.000-08:00

huh. i've had a xanx scrip for a couple of years, (1.0) and only take them when i need them, for panic attacks.
they're not "horse tranquilizers" (i think the oxycontin is a LOT stronger), but then, i don't abuse them.

also, i guess those of us that really need these drugs don't get the same high as people that take them recreationally.

but, ayesha, i agree. i think a little weed now and then would help me more than half the meds i'm on.

years back, I was taking a quarter of an Alprazola...

2008-11-20T15:01:00.000-08:00

years back, I was taking a quarter of an Alprazolam (generic Xanax) per dose and was WAY out of it.

You can't go off them cold-turkey, must wean off slowly.

Weren't prescribed for panic attacks, but when I decided I wanted off them, I had panic attacks!

Will never take it again.

@AyeshaThat's why they call Amy Winehouse "Wino 2....

2008-11-20T13:23:00.000-08:00

@Ayesha

That's why they call Amy Winehouse "Wino 2.0". Winona is simply the original Wino (though in part because Johnny Depp changed his "Winona Forever" tattoo to "Wino Forever" lol)

Xanax is incredibly difficult to stop taking once ...

2008-11-20T12:27:00.000-08:00

Xanax is incredibly difficult to stop taking once you start. I had a patient come in once who was taking up to 6mg/day (typical dose: 0.5 to 1 mg) for severe panic attacks. Doc I worked for said it'd take years to never to get her off of it.

And that's why docs rarely use it anymore. Ativan/lorazepam's the bzd of choice these days.

Enty, I was sure you were going to say she took t...

2008-11-20T12:22:00.000-08:00

Enty, I was sure you were going to say she took that drug Tina Fey's character took on the 30 Rock episode with Oprah.

"No grandma, no!!"

I love the way presciption drugs and cigarettes ar...

2008-11-20T12:15:00.000-08:00

I love the way presciption drugs and cigarettes are legal (and highly profitable for BigPharma) but marijuana isn't. Well, I DON'T love it. It's just sick.

All's I can say is: Winona is as bad a junkie as Amy Fucking Winehouse.

I wouldn't be so proud of her for having a prescri...

2008-11-20T11:56:00.000-08:00

I wouldn't be so proud of her for having a prescription. All it means is she conned, bullied, or bribed a doctor into giving her one. Xanax are basically the equivalent of horse tranquilizers. If you took too many, it means you probably took more than one, and even an elephant would only need half of one.

Old f*ck buddy of mine is a chief-of-staff at an L...

2008-11-20T11:48:00.000-08:00

Old f*ck buddy of mine is a chief-of-staff at an LA ER. Years back...maybe 6-7 years ago...he covered for a doctor friend of his while he was on vacation. Winona was one of this guys patients and called my friend while he was on call. Anyway, she became irate when my friend wouldn't refill her myriad of benzo Rx's.

Seems like she has had a Rx drug problem for a loooong time...