Posted by Klavot on July 3, 2007, at 10:10:29
In reply to Re: The Benzos, posted by marshall26 on July 3, 2007, at 3:21:23
Both benzodiazepines as well as SSRIs can cause withdrawal when discontinued. But SSRIs are not drugs of abuse, whereas benzos are.
The phenomenon of benzophobia is simply a case of learning from history. Why did doctors become benzophobic in the first place? Because back in the days when benzos were freely dispensed, there was too much benzodiazepine abuse taking place.
I've never seen anybody abuse SSRIs. In my own family, I know of two people who have abused benzos to the point where their quality of life was impacted. They would spend entire weekends in a benzo-induced haze, having little recollection afterwards of anything they had done over the weekend.
If I were a doctor, I too would be benzophobic.
Klavot
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