...a doctor at emerge said to me, my age group, the family and other doctors gave it to us as "unhappy housewife syndrome" although I worked out for a living! Also read somewhere reason doctors didn't take us off but kept prescribing is because they had no Plan in place to help us with withdrawal symptoms! Sad Many years ago I did not have computer to check all this and just kept taking ... NEVER ever asked by family dr. whether or not I was even taking - could have been selling it on the street !! Am sure many meds are similar - not criticizing all Dr. but its for SHORT TERM use not "forever" Ugh

... I think years ago, too, it was an "easy fix" for doctors... psychiatrist put me on for sleeping and turned me back to fam. dr. who , as I say, kept prescribing for 15 years plus... no questions asked: now you have to try and take yourself off; although nurse practitioner now gives one a day, 30 per prescription, I will never be off them unless they quit making them and infact the Rivotril brand is now made in a different "factory" maybe due to patent run out?