The patients—said to be chronically ill from anxiety and schizophrenic reactions—had been treated with up to 600 milligrams of the benzodiazepine daily “for one to seven months (most for ...

and the effects build up in their body Anyone who shows signs of an overdose or an adverse reaction after taking benzodiazepines will need emergency medical help. Before starting treatment with ...

Equally notable, fMRI imaging showed that continued benzodiazepine use was “associated cross-sectionally with lower brain volumes of the hippocampus, amygdala, and thalamus,” and ...

“We also found that some patients have had serious withdrawal reactions after benzodiazepines were stopped suddenly or the dose was reduced too quickly. Some patients experienced withdrawal ...

Case reports have shown successful flumazenil reversal of paradoxic reactions (agitation) associated with benzodiazepines.4 Flumazenil does not reverse sedation due to barbiturates, ethanol or opioids ...