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A 21-year-old male asked:

Can benzodiazepine withdrawal cause brain damage from neuronal overexcitation during withdrawal (not including through seizures) or in any sense or would the brain be ok? would i be able to receive an explicit answer to this?

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Dr. Clarence Grimanswered

Endocrinology 59 years experience

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Answered Mar 27, 2022

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If I was to suffer from excitotoxicity after withdrawing from a benzodiazepine medication, what would be a sign that it had occurred? Would a seizure be one, indicating the abundance of glutamate? Wikipedia doesnt offer a lot for BDZ wd particularly?

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A 36-year-old male asked:

In the event of excitotoxicity occurring after withdrawing from a benzodiazepine, would excitotoxicity occur before or after a seizure occurs, i.e. would a seizure indicate that the glutamate concentration had reached excitotoxic levels?

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Could glutamate excitotoxicity really occur after abruptly withdrawing from a benzodiazepine and, if so, is there any way to be able to tell that it occurred, such as a seizure indicating excess glutamate? Would a seizure be necessary as a precursor?

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