Posted by ace on April 19, 2010, at 10:14:53
In reply to Re: withdrawal from zanax, posted by SLS on April 19, 2010, at 9:38:44
> > > I have been taking 4mg zanax per day for 8yrs. My psch. says it may be causing my memory loss.
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> > It may or may not. If it is, maybe this is a price worth paying?
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> > What is the withdrawal experience like?
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> There is some evidence that using an AED like Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) can help reduce the severity of benzodiazepine withdrawal.
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> - ScottWhen tapered correctly I haven't seen any evidence for a benzodiazepine withdrawal, per se, as we see with drugs like Paroxetine, Sertraline etc.
I have only seen a lot of folk attribute the recurrence of symptoms prior to benzodiazepine therapy to a 'withdrawal' syndrome.
No cognitive dysfunction, no brain 'zaps', no paradoxical anxiety, no depression....
Only the return of the original problems which got them on the drug.....
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