The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines

Re:The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines by omgwtfbyobbq on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @11:53PM (#50175897)

It depends what they're being taken for. There are certain conditions where low doses of benzos are fine for years or decades.

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Re:The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines by zombocomvibes on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @05:04PM (#50187609)

I don't think that the likelihood of dependence is correlated to the disorder being treated. The GABA receptors will do what they will.

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Re:The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines by omgwtfbyobbq on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:58PM (#50189291)

There seems to be a reduction in psychological dependence in people treated with benzos and barbiturates for seizure disorders compared to people who don't have seizure disorders.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6494026/

I think other disorders in gaba/glutamate functioning (or in an adjacent disorder that affects these systems) could be similar.

My guess is that low doses of benzos used to treat neurological disorders have a lower risk because GABA/Glutamate/related systems in that population are pathologically dysfunctional and benefit more directly from these medications.

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Re:The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines by zombocomvibes on Thursday October 22, 2026 @04:26AM (#50192725)

Makes sense.

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