Posted by madeline on November 5, 2006, at 14:32:04
In reply to Re: In Dire Need of Help! Feel Like I'm Going Nuts! :( » madeline, posted by Phillipa on November 5, 2006, at 12:58:05
Sure,
the benzos are notorious for this. They are usually prescribed as anxiolytics, but paradoxically one of the side effects is anxiety.
When the drug is leaving your system, your body rebounds from the benzo-induced depression - often to a highly excitable state. Sometimes it's even worse than if you have never taken the drug.
It's called rebound hyperexcitability and you should ask your doctor about it.
Valium, I believe is the worst drug in the class for this, however, they all do it.
Think of it like compressing a spring, when you let it go, it pops up.
Alcohol does this too.
That is why most physicians prescribe these drugs to be taken regularly instead of PRN.
Maddie
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