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Benzodiazepine class action law suit
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 20 9:57pm | Replies (332)Comment receiving replies
hi, no I don't think Canada has many lawsuut but that could be re our relatively small population? Well if you Dr. told you 5 yrs ago they maybe would take off the market, why was I given them for so long I wonder. I did read of a man trying to take action/maybe suing for a doctor here, recently, who had him on them 5 weeks and hadnt told him could be addictive, well me its over fifteen years and one a day a bedtime! OMG I feel it takes a "special person" to be a Doctor and findtime to deal with mental and physcial issues.. rare where I live. I think it's better in USA - many years ago in Florida for first visit and Dr. there very good !
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There is presently no class action lawsuit in either country regarding benzodiazepines.
Some people on Effexor claim it is a benzo. It isn’t. It’s an SSRI anti depressant and although it does have withdrawal symptoms Effexor has a shorter withdrawal symptom period but it can be hard to get off of it. It just doesn’t last as long as benzodiazepines..
Both medications however need to be weaned off of.
One of you mentioned something about Xanax I believe. This medication is also a benzodiazepine just like Klonopin is a benzodiazepine and it could take up to a year to get off it depending on how much you’re on. Benzodiazepines are not recommended as a first in line anti anxiety medication although it works well for anxiety.
Going back to Effexor, it was taken off the market a few years ago. However, the XL version is still available.
I’m a klonopin user. It was stopped abruptly while I was in patient at a hospital. My older chart didn’t show I was on klonopin because the med list they had from 3 years ago didn’t list it. My current medication list includes klonopin but the hospital lost it and went to their computer to grab a list of 3 years ago when I wasn’t on klonopin. They refused to give it to me. I was hospitalized for something else for 2 months and didn’t get klonopin while there.
It was a hellish nightmare. I almost had to be tied down.
I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I’d rather be dead. That’s how addicting it is. I soon as I got home I took a 1 mg of klonopin and within 20 minutes the withdrawal symptoms stopped. Bad stuff.
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I have to agree with you, after reading how many doctors people have, my God, we have a shortage here of both doctors and nurses, lots of waiting for an appointment and surgery cancelations…when my cancer surgery was delayed a nurse told me that they have three units in the hospital that are empty due to lack of medical workers. I can remember for years that our medical professionals were going to work outside of Canada because they could earn more money..it goes to show you that not all doctors and nurses are in the profession because they have a great concern for humanity.