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Any positive stories about Benzo tapering? I need hope
Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Feb 5 2:56pm | Replies (368)Comment receiving replies
On Mayo Clinic Connect
From Harvard:
“Taking Klonopin for three to six months raised the risk of Alzheimer’s by 32%. .... taking it for more than six months boosted the risk by 84%.”
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(How do we get our memory back?
How do we educate doctors?)
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I'm doomed then. I started taking Ks at 26 and I'm now 36. I'll pretend I did *not* read this and I'll fully rely on brain plasticity. 🙂
I never liked when benzos were glorified, I don’t like they are being demonized now. I bet sleepless nights are just as detrimental or worse for our memories, but I’m no physician. They should educate us, and not the other way around. 🙁
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I don't know how we get memory back. I have been taking Ativan for 30 years. It hasn't affected me yet. I probably need it for the rest of my life. I take Paxil with it. It saved my life years ago and I can't worry about getting Alzheimers disease.