Posted by Alan on November 23, 2001, at 14:05:42
In reply to Re: ive got social anxiety please help me pick a med, posted by cirrus6000 on November 23, 2001, at 13:28:00
The BZD "addiction" thing is a red herring. There are just as many problems discontinuing ssri's the research is finally showing. Medically dependent is the less obsolete term used since if one has chronic anxiety, they need a constant dose of BZD's. There is after a 40 year track record of using BZD's in the general poulation very LITTLE problems with tapering off of the drug or with escalating doses such as in the narcotics.
The World Health Organisation even approves the studies that show short AND long term BZD monotherapy is safe and effective.
Alan
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