Benzos instead of alcohol to relieve anxiety/stress?

Hi,

I am currently on Sertraline 100mg which has helped tremendously numbing my emotions(for better or worse), but I like it.

But I still have some anxiety every now and then and nothing else helps but alcohol. Would I be a good candidate to seek for benzos for this? considering my love to alcohol, would I be less likely to get prescribed benzos for certain stressful events? I'm just not sure if I should tell my doc that I love alcohol this much, maybe it's a red flag for them. But at least I guess it could be cheaper in my area and I wouldn't be an *** as I would be being drunk, on the daily if things are tough.

I just don't know how to ask for this from my doc. Should I include that I love and dream about alcohol every day? and would benzos be a good substitute, considering it triggers the same GABA receptors in the brain ?

What is healthier long term? alcohol or benzos?

Would love to hear from you peeps, as I am not sure how to speak to my therapist about this. They have no idea I love alcohol and use it to relieve stress and anxiety. I am worried they will prohibit any benzos because of this.

Thanks!
 
I was able to get a small amount of benzos from my GP after describing the problems I had with sleeping and anxiety. (30 x 0.5mg clonazepam). The best advice I can give is to describe your anxious symptoms and mention that what you are prescribed now isn't always sufficient.

It is of course at the doctor's discretion - there are a lot of doctors that simply won't prescribe benzos under any circumstance because of their reputation as drugs of abuse and addiction. For that reason I don't think it's a good idea to mention that you like drinking alcohol or do it frequently, it will only reinforce that type of conception the doctor might have.
 
Thanks for your reply. I am just worried if the doc will deny any benzos or other forms of medicine if I am completely honest with them. But then again the pharmacy industry doesn't get any dough from beer consumption, so they would probably prefer I ship my money to them.

How about liver function/damage when comparing beer to benzos? and even brain damage over time ? It's difficult to seek advice when it's biased from the medical industry. I got prescribed Lyrica which kept me in bed for 2 months with the worst anxiety of my life. Alcohol makes me feel good. Will benzos make me feel good too?
 
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