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 -  (3 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.

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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.

[–]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.