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Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by wutbrodo on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:51AM (#19431971)
Pretty much every SSRI (the most commonly used class of psychiatric drug? Not completely sure) has really nasty withdrawal after only a few weeks
Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by ddorian43 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @12:04PM (#19432113)
But not addicting, your body/mind doesn't thirst for it.
Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by goldmouth on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @12:12PM (#19432200)
That is false. Xanax withdrawal is extremely dangerous and suddenly stopping can cause death.

Please google Xanax addiction before posting more nonsense.

Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by bdamm on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:02PM (#19432798)
Addiction and dependency are two different things.

Addiction is the "thirst", the cravings for a drug/behavior. Addiction can be a form of psychosis. Addiction by itself never kills anyone but drives people to behaviors that can be fatal, such as ignoring the dangers of acquiring the drug.

Dependency is the adjustment of the patient's body to the drug, requiring both higher doses to attain the same result and a maladjusted state when the drug is not taken. Withdrawal is what happens when a person that is dependent on a drug does not get their drug, and in the case of Xanax, could be fatal.

Addiction can cause dependency, and dependency can cause addiction, but they are not the same.

Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by filoleg on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:03PM (#19433595)
Imo it is just semantics. I, personally, prefer to just separate those as "physical addiction/dependency" vs "psychological addiction/dependency". For example, xanax would qualify as physical, while cannabis as psychological.

P.S. Not trying to say that one can't use cannabis without being addicted, it is absolutely possible. But psychological dependence potential is there. Realistically, almost anything can be psychologically addicting imo

Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by chefkoch on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:08PM (#19435184)
Xanax is not an SSRI but a benzodiazepine.

These are completly different drug classes.

Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by collyw on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:59PM (#19436464)
Xanax isn't an SSRI.