SLEEPING PILLS: BENZODIAZEPINE—THE ANSWER?
Posted on 2009 under Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid | No CommentThere are many reasons why benzodiazepine is so well received. The drug is significantly more safe than barbiturates. There are fewer cases of death from overdose, and the withdrawal symptoms are less dramatic than with barbiturates. It has both hypnotic and sedative properties, so, if you cannot sleep, take a pill; if you are under stress, take a pill; if you are tense, take a pill; and so on. Benzodiazepine became the solution to a lot of psychological problems. For a while it seemed that there was no need for psychologists or psychiatrists. Patients who normally saw an analyst daily felt that benzodiazepine had helped them. Benzodiazepine became the magic answer for us members of an increasingly busy and stressful world. The days of working on the farm, milking a few cows, and having an afternoon nap are disappearing fast. Society is becoming more and more competitive, and we are not well equipped to deal with this. Most doctors are not trained to sort out or help patients with problems of stress or insomnia, and their patients are too impatient to see doctors for lengthy counselling anyway. They want instead instant answers to their very complicated problems. Benzodiazepine seemed to be the answer.
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