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Re:Long-term benzodiazepine use causes synapse loss and cogn... by AlecSchueler on Saturday May 14, 2022 @08:01PM (#31383937)
How can it be "completely safe" if it's affecting your heart rate and blood pressure? Those are pretty basic systems to tamper with and altering them in ways contrary to what signals your brain is sending is inherently going against the normal functioning of your body.
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Re:Long-term benzodiazepine use causes synapse loss and cogn... by ipaddr on Saturday May 14, 2022 @09:42PM (#31384508)
Not sure how "Propranolol may cause heart failure in some patients" is considered safe.
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Re:Long-term benzodiazepine use causes synapse loss and cogn... by dymax78 on Sunday May 15, 2022 @12:36AM (#31385298)
And I’m not sure why propranolol would be continue to be prescribed, as it as been for 50+ years, for acute heart attacks if there was a substantial risk in the patients health deteriorating. It’s one of the oldest beta blockers in use.
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Re:Long-term benzodiazepine use causes synapse loss and cogn... by Itsdijital on Saturday May 14, 2022 @11:02PM (#31384897)
Beta blockers block adrenaline, it's not particularly dangerous to do so.
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