USA: New guidance outlines strategies for safely tapering benzodiazepine use when risks outweigh benefits. The recommendations emphasize individualized tapering plans based on patient response, the ...

Xanax has a high potential to be a habit-forming drug. Symptoms of withdrawal typically begin within 24 hours after your last dose, and may last anywhere between a few days to a few weeks.

Benzodiazepines are useful in managing a variety of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal ...

However, Xanax withdrawal can lead to a seizure in some cases, and seizures can be a life threatening medical emergency. Reducing Xanax usage slowly and under medical supervision can help reduce ...

Ms. Hedges stopped cold turkey. Debilitating withdrawal symptoms followed: hot flashes, cold sweats, restless legs, the shakes and teeth grinding. “It was a nightmare,” she said.

Generation Xanax: The dark side of America’s wonder drug Shalini Ramachandran , Betsy McKay , The Wall Street Journal 13 min read 14 Mar 2025, 04:23 PM IST ...

Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping. Her husband had to remind her how to make a sandwich.

What non-SSRI antidepressants or non-SSRI anxiety meds are out there? We’ll talk not only about alternatives to SSRIs but the ...

Late last week, a desperate 46-year-old woman contacted me. She was experiencing symptoms of acute benzodiazepine withdrawal including palpitations, constant pacing, and exhaustion.

Further studies from 2000 and 2011 determined that “Up to 44% of long-term benzodiazepine users have persistent moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms when they attempt to discontinue the drug ...

Valium tablets. An estimated 30 million adults in the United States take benzodiazepines such as Klonopin, Ativan, Xanax and Valium for anxiety, stress and related mental health conditions. (AP) ...