Why Do I play the guitar better when I am on Clonazapam (a kind of Benzodiazepine)?
I have been addicted to Clonazepam for close to 10 years. It is largely due to an ignorant doctor who thought that Clonazepam was the best way to treat insomnia. Clonazepam is one of the benzodiazepines. Please do not listen to Kay or anyone else who says that benzos are not addictive. They are VERY addictive. As others suggested, your fingers and your whole body are more relaxed on a benzo, which is primarily used to treat anxiety. That physical relaxation and your mental state may help you to play better. In fact, in a state of relaxation, people tend to do many things better. The first time a person drives a car, they may be very tense and not drive that well. The more they drive, the more confident and relaxed they get. Also, the better their driving becomes. The more you practice guitar, the easier it will become, and the more relaxed and better you will play. Please don’t keep popping Clonazepam to improve your guitar playing. Trust me, being addicted to Clonazepam is a very bad
Generally, benzodiazepine is a drug. Not an addicting one (at least not very addicting) but it may change a person’s behavioral patterns (may cause agression and other mood swings that you wouldn’t expect to get at that precise moment) may release pain as it has a muscle-relaxing function (people get benzodiazepine if they have a seizure, insomnia or anxiety attack) alcohol withdrawal, etc. You may experience less stress and pain on your fingers while playing the guitar simply because you are mentally relaxed and you just don’t feel pain, stress, or exhaustion. It does not mean that benzodiazepine causes you to be “high”, it means your muscles are just ‘on vacation’ and you don’t feel pain at all or less compared to playing without the use of medication.
