When my primary care doctor prescribed Klonopin to treat my severe anxiety in the months before and after major surgery in December 2021, I had no idea that getting off the drug later - as well as the ...

More than 30 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed each year in the United States, yet as Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues note in ...

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WOOD) — The death of an inmate who was cut off from Klonopin at the Muskegon County Jail is shedding light on the dangers of withdrawing from long-term use of benzodiazepines.

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

The temporal relationship between the development of symptoms about three days after gabapentin discontinuation and the absence of any improvements during the administration of benzodiazepines for ...

Missouri had the 4th highest rate in the country of residents taking benzodiazepines, and that was before the pandemic amped up anxiety. Experts say that long term use of these medications can cause ...

Benzodiazepines are widely used to treat a variety of conditions including anxiety disorders, insomnia and seizures. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring an update to the Boxed Warning ...

LINDA LAWSON realizes she’s dependent on sleeping pills. Mostly housebound and bedridden, Linda takes control of her life and health by quitting them only to discover “benzos” (benzodiazepines) are as ...