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Was on benzos 4 mg a day stopted sudenly if and any withdrawl symptoms what would they be?
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See below: It is characterized by often severe sleep disturbance, irritability, increased tension and anxiety, panic attacks, hand tremor, sweating, difficulty in concentration, confusion and cognitive difficulty, memory problems, dry retching and nausea, weight loss, palpitations, headache, muscular pain and stiffness, a host of perceptual changes, hallucinations, seizures, and psychosis.
Answered 4/30/2016
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