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It’s your life, and your call, but one compelling reason to ween off these drugs is simply that you’ll feel better (most likely) when you’re off of them. I felt like I got my old brain back when I got off Lorazepam. While we take these drugs to initially treat acute anxiety, they have a tendency to create chronic anxiety in the user. This of course requires more of the drug to combat, and you have a positive feedback cycle that makes them so difficult to get off of. But, at least in my experience, there was light at the end of the tunnel. And, FWIW, my doctor was extremely fallible despite his years of education, as you noted.