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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.
Benzodiazepine dependance can develop from use of prescribed, illicit (ie, non-prescribed use of compounds used medically), and designer (ie, compounds not used medically) agents. The diagnosis and management of benzodiazepine withdrawal will be reviewed here.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal may involve nausea, sweating, tremors, and increased anxiety. Here's how to minimize your risk of severe symptoms.
Withdrawal symptoms can occur after as little as one month of use, even on small, therapeutic doses. Among people taking benzodiazepines for longer than six months, about 40% experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms when they quit suddenly. The other 60% experience mild symptoms.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal can vary in severity. Learn more about benzo withdrawal, including the common symptoms and the coping strategies that people can use.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. Benzodiazepines can have short or long durations of action. This affects the onset and course of withdrawal. Short-acting benzodiazepines include oxazepam, alprazolam and temazepam. Withdrawal typically begins 1-2 days after the last dose, and continues for 2-4 weeks or longer.
Stopping benzodiazepines abruptly can cause benzo withdrawal. Symptoms can be mild or severe. Learn how to recognize benzo withdrawal and when to get help.
What is benzodiazepine protracted withdrawal? Benzodiazepine Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome (PWS) or Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) occurs in patients who have withdrawn from benzodiazepines and remain with long-term withdrawal effects.
Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome (BZWS) can result from the chronic prescription and use of benzodiazepines or Z-drugs. It can occur whether or not the patient stops using the drug, although the withdrawal syndrome is usually of a more severe nature when the drug is withdrawn.
SOME POSSIBLE CAUSES OF PROTRACTED BENZODIAZEPINE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. Do benzodiazepines cause structural brain damage? How long do benzodiazepines stay in the body after withdrawal? Chapter I described what benzodiazepines do when they are in the body and how tolerance and dependence develop.