When my primary care doctor prescribed Klonopin to treat my severe anxiety in the months before and after major surgery in December 2021, I had no idea that getting off the drug later - as well as the ...

“Over 92 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed in the United States annually,” note Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues in the April ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA, February 20, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Leeds would like to thank the many new subscribers and listeners who have made the ...

Sub-anesthetic ketamine infusions, which are already used for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), may also help people through benzodiazepine withdrawal, new research published in ...

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

The temporal relationship between the development of symptoms about three days after gabapentin discontinuation and the absence of any improvements during the administration of benzodiazepines for ...

Missouri had the 4th highest rate in the country of residents taking benzodiazepines, and that was before the pandemic amped up anxiety. Experts say that long term use of these medications can cause ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants updated boxed warnings on benzodiazepines to reflect the "serious" risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, and withdrawal reactions ...

When Emily Zeid was in her early 20s, she started experiencing panic attacks after surviving a sexual assault. She lived near Branson, Missouri, where wait lists for local mental health services ran 8 ...