Hi everyone. There is a very important issue with regards

to taking benzodiazepines that many people are not aware

of, or at least not aware of what a big problem it is.

When you first started taking benzodiazepines ie.

Klonopin, Xanax, Ativan, Restoril, etc., you were

probably told that it could be addictive and that it

could be difficult to stop using it. The truth is most

people who try to withdraw from benzodiazepines take

about 6 - 18 months to withdraw from these drugs and it

is often a very painful process. Some people are able to

withdraw from these drugs with out too much trouble, but

these people are definitely in the minority. A small

percentage of people take years to recover and their

lives are turned into a living hell.

Their is something wrong with a drug that leaves people

incapacitated and in pain for months after its is

stopped. My belief is that all these artificial drugs are

not in harmony with our bodies and actually hurt us more

than help us.

Check out these sites to get an idea of what withdrawing

from benzos involves.

www.benzo.org.uk

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/benzo

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BENZOPROTRACTED

For anyone not on benzos all I can say is do yourself a

huge favor and avoid these drugs at all costs.