I agree.

Even when taken responsibly there is no guarantee you won't have a bad withdrawal. It can last anywhere from 2 months to a year in many cases. I took 5mg twice daily. Just 1mg. That is what my doctor (at the time) said to take. They are not made for the long term, only for a month at the most or in a hospital setting. It causes too many problems and put too much strain on our GABA and CNS.

I'm not sure about pharmaceutical sales but I have an uncle that work for the medical equipment saler Stryker. He said now all they hire is pretty little blondes right out of college. (I know one that works in Dallas for a different company, 6 months after employment there was a noticeable size difference in her breasts, I'm sure the company footed that).

They start off at 60K a year, but they are basically an intern, associate, whatever you want to call it. They follow around the person above them, meet the doctors, familiarize themselves with the equipment they are selling (My uncle sales specifically equipment from the mandible on up aka the mouth on up to be very vague.

The first two years are low pay(In their field at least), but once they let you take the reigns, we are talking beaucoup money, like more than double the 60K and depending on sales it can be triple or Quadruple. Commissions off of sales, taking doctors out on deep sea fishing trips and guided hunts (That's what we do down here, I guess its more of expensive dinners and venues in NYC.)

It's all fueled by sales. Two years ago he "won" a trip to Ireland, not sure if I added fuel the fire for this argument

The sad truth is that anyone can go to a doctor and say he or she is "nervous" or "depressed" or can't sleep, and the prescription floodgates open.

I had a seizure from benzo-diazepine withdrawal.

Not a drug id ever take again, there are safer treatments for anxiety disorder.

using benzos for the treatment of chronic anxiety disorders, i find actually ends up causing more anxiety due to addiction.

It's the honest truth. I had two buddies of mine I have been friends with since high school just recently get on adderoll three or four years ago. I'm 27 so this would of been when they were 23-24. Told the doctor they used to be on it but haven't taken it since high school. No background medical checks or any tests at all. Wrote out the prescription and sent them on their way. That was a real eye opener to me on how easy it is for someone to work the system and legally take a drug that they are addicted too.

How long were you on them and which one, how long did it take for you to get well?

Happy Holidays!