Originally thought to be a miracle drug, benzodiazepines were believed to be the cure-all for loads of different ailments including anxiety, panic, insomnia, stress, worry, alcohol withdrawal and trauma.

If it can be so helpful, what could possibly make it so dangerous? Benzodiazepines affect the chemistry of the brain. They depress the central nervous system at the levels of the limbic system and the brain stem reticular formation, which changes the way the brain responds to stress, anxiety, and trauma. They also enhance the neuro-transmitter 'GABA' resulting in a hypnotic, sedative state.

A great deal of important research now indicates the damaging side effects of taking benzodiazepines longer than 2-4 weeks for anxiety and other ailments, which you can find summarized at the links below.

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To learn more about the specifics, watch this video and then leave a comment below!

Additional reading material
-How to Rewire Your Anxious Brain (on Amazon: http://octourl11.website/773f7189 )

-“The Current Role of Long-Term Benzodiazepines for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety”, Osteopathic Family Physician (2015)1, 19-25.
( https://ofpjournal.com/index.php/ofp/...)

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