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Benzodiazepines
Many people will have heard of Valium (diazepam), Ativan, Dalmane, and will think of them as drugs which help people to relax when they are under stress or when a diagnosis of depression is made by a doctor. These drugs and other Benzodiazepines can and do cause addiction if used over a long period of time. The view of the British Medical Association is that such drugs should not be given to people for longer than four weeks - after which time the medication ceases to be of any benefit to the person taking it.
The harmful effects of the long term use of “sedatives” has at last come to light and people who have lived for many years on Benzodiazepines are now caught in the addiction or dependency trap. For them the struggle to get off these dangerous drugs is a hard one, they need support, they need great patience and in the process of reducing their drug intake then will experience some horrendous withdrawal symptoms.
Many will fail to get off these highly addictive drugs, but there is no shame in that failure, it is the result of ingesting chemicals which will over time have altered their body chemistry making them prisoners of “tranquillisers”.
Benzodiazepines are dangerous when taken for periods in excess of four weeks. Take time to read the information contained on these websites and remember that information is the best prescription.
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