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Yes anyone taking a drug has the right and responsibility to weigh the risks against the benefits. if taking a Benzo long term, and I’m using hypothetical numbers, raises their risk of developing dementia after age 60 from 1% to 4%, thats an assessment they have to make for themselves, that would be a 400% increase in probability but if it eases my depression and increases my chances of actually living to age 60 that’s a chance I personally am willing to take. But that’s a choice everyone has to make for themselves. If the risk goes from 1% to 50% maybe that changes things for some but maybe not for everyone. I’m willing to tolerate a lot in terms of risk to manage my depression.
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Do patients have the right to say they want to stay on Clonazepam? Will a doctor refuse to prescribe if you say this?
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Those are not all the facts. The rsearch is mounting that is CUMULATIVE doses that raises the dementia risk - it is not taking it after you are 65 but how many doses people take over the lifetimes. Small dosages now and then do not seem to carry a dementia risk. Also , even for young people, benzos cause cognitive impairment, which the person him or herself may not be aware of. I am not anti-benzos. I am pro-learning all the facts and keeping an eye out for new developments, pro or con, in research.