I was introduced to benzodiazepines young in life and being in my 70's today, there wasn't much information about them and no one worried about using this drug, certainly not the doctors. I managed to stop taking them on several occasions and not by using another medication but rather suffering for a while with the withdrawal effects. I suffered my whole life from anxiety and PTSD but therapy never really addressed the issues. I'm referring to the old days when help was limited, in today's world we had many, many more options to choose from but I'm not really sure if this is a benefit in the long run, people stay in therapy for years and often remain troubled, the search for better options is neverending and can truly eat away at your joy in living life to the fullest... my other concern is the vast amount of drugs out there and all of them giving you hope to feel better but it doesn't really ever happen, perhaps for a while but it just never really ends. I think from my own experience that I have never been entirely satisfied with my life and all the changes that keep coming up, we never really get cured from mental and physical turmoil so we keep on searching for help and we forget about living our lives the best way we can. I also know that we get manipulated by the system including Pharma bringing out newer and better options but it's just a business that taps into our vulnerability. It just shocked me as a victim of this ongoing cycle that there isn't a cure or even an ending to this rollercoaster other than to step back and just accept what we have and pray for the best outcome so we can really focus on the good things that life has to offer, it's just my thoughts about the rut I fell into and I hope that others can do the same or in other words, "stop the madness ' Amen.