Are you are taking a Benzodiazapine?
Common ones are:
Ativan (lorazepam), Dalmane (flurazepam), Valium
(diazepam), Doral (quazepam), Halcion (triazolam), Klonopin (clonazepam),
Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Paxipam (halazepam), ProSom (estazolam), Restoril
(temazepam), Serax (oxazepam), Tranxene-SD (clorazepate), Xanax (alprazolam)
If you are using one of those medications, you should know
that there are potential side-effects that you might want to avoid. There is a
lot of very good information from very credible sources that suggests that use
of those drugs interferes with learning. Long-term use of that medicine can
have more serious consequences.
I am not trying to scare anyone. There can be very good
reasons to use "bennies" as prescribed. But there ARE ALTERNATIVES.
Certain SSRIs can address anxiety with much less side-effect.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies can be learned and utilized to great
benefit.
Read about Benzodiazapines yourself, and decide. I have included a link to an extremely well respected publication, PSYCHOLOGY TODAY.
