Posted by valene on February 26, 2007, at 9:04:51 [reposted on February 26, 2007, at 12:04:18 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Best Treatment For Agoraphobia, posted by Declan on February 25, 2007, at 15:50:44
Yes Declan, you are correct. Benzos can be the cure and ultimately the cause of agoraphobia. I know this from reading many many accounts of people who took benzos for years, became tolerant and went through tolerance w/d symptoms, which can manifest themselves as the very symptoms for which you first were prescribed a benzo in the first place!
I struggle with it sometimes myself and have been on a benzo for 25 years . I still have some difficulty with feeling more anxious in the mornings, not wanting to go out but do anyway. I never had this before I went on benzos. Yes I still take them at a reduced dosage but wish I never started on them to begin with as now I will be on a low dose possibly the rest of my life. Such is the problem for many people with long-term benzo use.
Val
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