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by t0bia_s 964 days ago
Those drugs you used contains benzodiazepine [1]. It's addictive and if used long, do more harm than helping. I'm glad you get rid of it.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine

3 comments

Why would you think they're taking benzos on a thread about SSRIs?
Benzos and SSRIs are different things. The former is a CNS depressant that acts instantly. The latter builds up in your system over a month to increase the seretonin levels in your brain. They’re not really related except that someone with, e.g., anxiety might be prescribed both
Thankfully I wasn’t on Benzos, but my mother has been and they definitey can do a lot more harm than good.