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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
(alpraxolam).Benzos produce a “high” that is similar to being intoxicated on alcohol. However, they are highly addictive and when regularly abused, they can be habit-forming and lead to drug addiction. When taken with alcohol or opioid drugs, the high is intensified.How benzodiazepines workBenzos work by increasing dopamine and levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in your brain. GABA helps reduce anxiety and symptoms of stress by acting as a natural tranquiliser, producing a relaxing and mellow effect. They kick in during a “fight or flight” reaction, where your body is flooded with GABA to bring down your heart rate, body temperature and blood pressure.Nerve firings in your neural system are deadened or suppressed when you abuse benzos. What happens is your body naturally builds a tolerance over time to this drug and you need to take higher doses to get the same effect. When you cut down or stop using benzos, you’ll experience severe withdrawal symptoms. Many benzo abusers relapse because the withdrawal symptoms are so unpleasant.Signs of benzo abusefatigue or weakness of limbsblurred visiondrowsinesspoor judgement or decision-makingmood swingsrisky behaviour (driving while high)hallucinationsnumbness in fingers and toesseizuresLong-term effects of benzo abusedepressionanxietypost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)maniapsychosissleep disorderssexual dysfunctiondeliriumneurocognitive disordersRecommended treatment for benzodiazepines addictionAcute benzodiazepine withdrawal takes so long that benzo abusers are not usually put into hospital for a medical detox. It’s more effective to work with a doctor to wean off the benzos you’re taking, either as an inpatient or outpatient at an addiction treatment center.Doctors sometimes will switch from one benzodiazepine to a longer-acting one such as Klonopin to try to make this process easier and then wean the patient off the replacement benzo by about 10% per week.You can also expect to suffer from severe anxiety, increased insomnia and panic attacks while in benzo withdrawals. Unfortunately, the risk of relapse during this drawn-out period is high because the withdrawal symptoms are so brutal, most patients can’t tolerate them and start using benzos again.We’re here to help.Contact us today if you’d like a confidential and free chat with one of our highly-trained addiction professionals at White River Manor in South Africa.
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