Combinations - Opioids and Benzos

[fiveleggedrat]

So Swim has already heard how they potentiate each other, but never really believed that it really worked seriously, just had a lot of highness going on.

So Swim took 400mg tramadol over about 5 hours, and then took 1.5mg alprazolam over a 2 hours too. He's thinking adding another .5mg. He also had 4mg loperamide. He totally noticed that he is almost nodding with the tramadol, which he has not in months. Harder to focus his eyes, like he was doing a larger dose of a stronger opiate. The 1.5mg is oral, and not causing any problems with memory for him at the moment, he is completely clearminded and calm. He uses rarely also, to note, no more than 1 serious drug a week (Serious= amphetamines, coke, opioids, benzos, etc) but smokes pot pretty often. Daily usually.

Swim wonders how safe is mixing benzos and opioids, other than the obvious CNS depression. Is it alright to do in reasonable amounts? For example, 2mg alprazolam with say, 40-50mg hydrocodone. Swim starts to nod on hydro around 80-90mg, it's hard for him to nod on it, which is weird I think. Does nodding increase with combining?

Just to note, mixing pot and opioids does not work for Swim, the pot makes Swim unable to feel the opioid.

Sorry if this has been answered, but Swim can't find really conclusive answers other than "Dont mix them, CNS depression, blah blah blah." Anything else to watch out for?