Posted by viridis on December 15, 2002, at 1:47:54
In reply to Re: Benzo Monotherapy or Antidepressants ?, posted by utopizen on December 15, 2002, at 0:59:58
What you see is a bunch of people who've been prescribed ADs suffering terribly from withdrawal, and doctors denying that this is possible, or downplaying it as "discontinuation syndrome". I expect there will be clinics for AD withdrawal quite soon, if not already. SSRIs and related drugs such as Effexor top the World Health Organization's list of prescription drugs (of all kinds) that are hardest to discontinue, while benzos are much further down the list.
I doubt there are many IVs etc. associated with benzo withdrawal -- that's pretty straightforward and well established (and has been for decades), and usually follows a standard tapering schedule. Benzos are generally safer and better understood than the newer ADs, despite the propaganda to the contrary.
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