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2. Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome (BZD withdrawal) is the cluster of signs and symptoms that may emerge when a person who has been taking benzodiazepines as prescribed develops a physical dependence on them and then reduces the dose or stops taking them without a safe taper schedule. Typically, benzodiazepine withdrawal is characterized by ...

3. How to Quit Your Mental Health Meds in 4 Steps - AOL

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   Come up with a tapering schedule—then adjust it based on your symptoms. The rate at which you taper will depend on a few things: The medication you’re on. How long you’ve been taking it. The ...

4. Benzodiazepine dependence - Wikipedia

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   Benzodiazepines can be addictive and induce dependence even at low doses, with 23% becoming addicted within 3 months of use. Benzodiazepine addiction is considered a public health problem. Approximately 68.5% of prescriptions of benzodiazepines originate from local health centers, with psychiatry and general hospitals accounting for 10% each.

5. Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The protracted withdrawal syndrome from benzodiazepines, opioids, alcohol and other addictive substances can produce symptoms identical to generalized anxiety disorder as well as panic disorder. Due to the sometimes prolonged nature and severity of benzodiazepine, opioid and alcohol withdrawal, abrupt cessation is not advised. [13]

6. Mysterious 'Brain Zaps' Are Being Reported By Lexapro ... - AOL

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   Zaps may happen a few times periodically throughout the day, but chances are, you aren’t experiencing them all day, every day—it’s something that should only happen occasionally, Dr. Gold says.

7. Tapering (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Along with sharing tapering tips, members of the groups discuss the risks of prescription cascade, where withdrawal symptoms or the side effects of a psychotropic medication result in further medication, and the risk of neurobiological "kindling" effects where repeated unsuccessful withdrawal attempts yield progressively poor results upon drug ...

8. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

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   Repeated benzodiazepine withdrawal episodes may result in similar neuronal kindling as that seen after repeated withdrawal episodes from alcohol, with resultant increased neuro-excitability. The glutamate system is believed to play an important role in this kindling phenomenon with AMPA receptors which are a subtype of glutamate receptors being ...

9. The Benefits of Tapering Before a Century and How to Do It Right

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   What to know about reducing training intensity a.k.a. tapering leading up to a race, including the benefits and how to do it right.