After the weekend I've had, I feel the need to address this issue. Drugs and alcohol are an issue for many people, and many times it is unnoticeable because it is prescription drugs that have people out of their element. This is apparent throughout my trip in Ecuador. I talked a lot about being on klonopin, and it's effects on myself and my emotions, and furthermore, the fear I had of running out, or having to come off of them. I will go into further detail toward the end, but I will tell you that my battle with stopping this medication didn't even begin until almost 6 months after I left Ecuador.
These things sneak up. I didn't think much about the alcohol or even occasional pot smoking while there. However, it's often the combinations that are the worst. I may not have been drinking as much as people thought, but by combining alcohol with this medication, was enhancing its effects. I really hope that you will think about these things as you read the excerpts. Klonopin had a huge influence over my life, and even though I recognized it, I hadn't realized how much it was effecting my decision making.
Alcohol can be a very dangerous drug. Not just in itself, but by the way it enhances other drugs and their side effects. Though I don't condemn alcohol use, I am coming to the conclusion that I am not sure it is something I want to partake in. I haven't seen much good come from it's consumption.
More to come later. I'm at a brain block on all of this.
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