This is the Scary Truth about Taking Anti-Anxiety Drugs

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Anxiety is terrible, but you can’t risk your health.

Some of the most popular drugs prescribed for anxiety and panic attacks are the benzodiazepines Xanax (alprazolam), Ativan (lorazepam), and Valium (diazepam). You’ve probably heard about (or used) at least one of them.

In fact, Xanax is now the 4th most popular drug in the US, which comes as no surprise since anxiety has become as prevalent as the common cold and coping with it has become a real widespread struggle nationwide. So people resort to these medications to beat the invisible monster.

There isn’t only one but many dark sides that should make you extremely wary of joining the benzo ride. Although you can use these drugs safely, the decision to take them shouldn’t come too easily.

This is the Scary Truth about Taking Anti-Anxiety Drugs

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#1 – How Do Benzodiazepines Work?

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Once benzodiazepines enter your body, they stimulate your brain’s receptors to release the chemical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter affecting pain sensitivity, sleep, mood, and of course, anxiety.

The difference between the multiple benzodiazepines available lies in their longevity and rapidity in performance.

#2 – What are the Side Effects?

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Benzodiazepines can reduce your ability to impair memory, concentrate and have clear thoughts, and respond to critical events such as driving a vehicle or operating a risky machine. In fact, even the smallest doses that doctors often prescribe can cause these side effects.

Moreover, the use of such drugs for a minimum period of 3 months elevates your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by a whopping 50%, according to studies. But when the doses are high, the drugs can lead to coma or extremely dangerous respiratory suppression.

What’s more, the benzo-related emergency-room visits have actually doubled in number since 2000, even worse, the danger and severity of the side effects are drastically increased when mixed with narcotics.

#3 – Are these Drugs Habit-forming?