How Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Leads to Cognitive Impairments - Neuroscience News

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[–]Jackalope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I have anxiety, benzos really help. I'm afraid to take em unless I'm having a panic attack because of the horror stories I have heard about them (and my own psych med experiences), and the fact that they are so effective scares me a little.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I was on Klonopin for 10 years and a few others here have been on long term benzos. I got cut off suddenly, half my body went numb, and don't remember the next 3 months. You can't really depend on modern doctors not to do stupid shit like that because they're worried your legitimate medicine might earn them scrutiny from the DEA and they care more about their own ass than yours.

[–]Jackalope 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I see, so long term use is possible, but it's more likely to be yanked leaving me in a very bad place. Appreciate you sharing your experience, its hard to get objective opinions about this stuff. I hate both anxiety and dependence on overlords for my continued sanity, its a tough call, lol

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Towards the end it was causing a paradoxical response, so it's got sustainability issues, still, that's not the proper way to go off benzos tho, having my doctor dodge my refill and appt requests until I was in full blown withdrawal to let me know he was quitting.

[–]Jackalope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, I would be furious. A doctor of all people should understand the kind of suffering that would cause, i'm still amazed how cavalier doctors are with taking patients off drugs, but I have seen it plenty of times with SSRI's and opiates

[–]soundsituation 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

How much were you taking?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

2mg 3x a day.