Anyone have any experience with painting on xanax? I've been trying to put together a portfolio to get into art school, and haven't been able to get ahold of my shrink for a new dexedrine prescription. So it's been pretty hard for me to get any work done. But he gave me a massive amount of xanax to help with the comedowns, like way more than I need, and I decided to take a few & drink some coffee and see if I could get some work done. So far it seems to be going pretty well. A lot of my problems in painting do come from anxiety, being pinned down & stuck because of my fear of fucking up & ruining my work. But of course I will not know for sure until I wake up tomorrow, not remembering doing all that painting, and I hope I don't wake up thinking "damn, I fucked that shit up". Sooo, any thoughts? Experiences? Tips? Whatever? I'm pretty new to xanax anyway, and so far have only taken it to ease the amphetamine comedowns and get to sleep. It's a pretty funky dreamy drug, I think I like it. It makes working with colors a lot more fun, and I'm having a good time with details and taking risks. But I am way curious to hear what any of you kids have to say on the matter. thanks.
i couldn't paint a picture on xanax that shit makes me pass out and sleep like the dead but it does help alot with my anxiety. when i take it in the correct dosage
Yeah, I usually pass right out. But the coffee is helping a lot. Everything looks super cool right now... I just hope it still looks cool in the morning .
^^ lol. yea bro xanax is fairly strong to be taking as a first time benzo. but yea you will have NO anxiety whatsoever. you wont care about anything, so that will help you finish your paintings no problem. but just dont use them too often or your brain will want them valiums are better to sleep on because they have a longer half-life then xanaxs but are weaker. valiums are diazepam and xanaxs are alprazolam
I find xanax (and benzos in general) to be the most unproductive of all the drugs I've tried. But the only way for you to be sure is to try.
I think it's different for me, because I have ADD. The dexedrine calms me down. I can think straight, but I'm almost lethargic at the same time & can get stuck on things, which is some sometimes good and sometimes bad. Xanax makes me sleepy, but extremely motivated, and plugged into my subconscious. Much more brave intellectually, I can watch disturbing movies for inspiration and really get into all of it without being as emotionally vulnerable as usual. Any bullshit idea that pops into my head, I'll do, and enjoy it. I'm also snorting wellbutrin to keep me awake, because I kind of hate that shit, and it's not good for anything else. Also drinking a lot of coffee. I definitely reccomend this to artits or any kind of creative person. It puts you in "the zone", where art is just the most fun and important thing in the world and there's nothing else you'd rather be doing. This isn't my first benzo, but it is my favorite. The rest just either knocked me out or make me stay away and take really bizarre photos of shadows & shit. I have done my most detailed, awesome work so far on it. The fearlessness, patience, and access to my subconscious help so much. What's an average dose? I've been taking .5 to 1mg for insomnia, and have been using about 2-4 mg for recreation. Does that seem legit? I'll post some of my stuff once I finish.
^^Please do I'd really like to see ur art. I like drawing with pencil, i love to be able to add shade and detail with just one instrument, being able to erase is nice to. I do my best work on opiates but I've been known to do sum pretty rad stuff on benzos as well.
How much is too much? I started out with about... 22mg in my possesion, I think. Now I have... 9mg. I think I maybe have lost one. I've been taking them throughout the day, so it's been pretty spaced apart. One or and a half every few hours. This is ok, right? I have a bit of a tolerance; I've been slowly going from 1/5 mg to sometimes 2mg, and as much as 4mg-ish for recreation prior to this, steadily for a few weeks. If I didn't lose one of them, that means I've taken 13mg. That's ok, right? I can't remember the numbers very well. I should probably keep track of that. It seems ridiculous to think I've taken 13mg since I really don't feel super messed up, or remember taking so many pills. It feels like I only took a few. Like maybe 5. Not 13, holy crap. That's ridiculous. I hope it's ok. Bah!
well if its been like that for a couple weeks, just tone it down a bit because benzo withdrawal can be hell. but oxy withdrawal is probably worse lol.
