Beware of Benzodiazepines. Especially if you are a "Mastering" "Engineer".

Mum told me I was never to put tablets or capsules in my ears.

I had it drummed into me at an early age thankfully.

Karyn


Where do I get this stuff?

If your local Physician won't provide it, a common street pharmacist will be happy to provide it.

Karyn


Where do I get this stuff?

Only in the CH

musicman100


we have seen the effects  of drugs and booze on some members here in the CH postings, sadly.

"I sure picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.".Airplane ,1980

I wish I had an excuse to fall back on.  

when I first glanced at this thread title, I thought it said beware of BenMMusTech - I wondered what he'd done.
I'm very happy that everything is ok Ben - carry on.

bapu

Karyn

Jonbouy

Old55

musicman100


we have seen the effects  of drugs and booze on some members here in the CH postings, sadly.

"I sure picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.".Airplane ,1980

I wish I had an excuse to fall back on.  

You could try falling on Bapu,  I here he's soft...

In the head, sez Mooch

I hear he has soft knees, too.  

Some of our local "sound engineers" should also stop with the methamphetamine.

I don't think Mike was "aiming" this at anyone in particular, just an article that brings someone's perspective about the correlation between hearing loss and Benzodiazepines.

Karyn


Where do I get this stuff?

At your local drugstore.  It's from Kansas.

craigb


I think I used to have some furniture made out of nice, but cheap, Benzodiazepine.

It was the quietest furniture you ever owned?

I was on an anti-depressant for a couple of months about 7 - 8 years ago. They lowered my blood pressure so much that I would pass out when I would stand up after sitting in the car a long time or sitting in a chair a long time, so the doctor made me stop them cold turkey instead of slowly lowering the dosage like you are supposed to.

I didn't want to take them in the first place but the wife talked me in to it because I couldn't sleep, upset about work, my x-wife, daughter, family crap.

I've since noticed I've lost a good amount of my short term memory and my ears ring like a bell. I'm always forgetting things I have to do now, losing my keys, wallet, tools, forgetting service calls, appointments. I know we get a little forgetful as we get older, but this is way beyond a getting older thing. Sometimes I'll just be sitting here and go completely def in my left ear and the hearing will slowly come back over a period of 60 seconds or so, followed by loud ringing, then back to the normal state of ringing.

All this started after I stopped taking the anti-d's. Never again will I take any of that stuff. I won't even take OTC meds anymore such as Aspirin, Advil, cold medicine, unless I'm really hurting or sick.

Even years after stopping them I'm still in that numb sort of state. I've talked to other people who took them and stopped and they said the same thing. It seems that some of these drugs have a permanent effect on you.