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Some sources i've researched online say that benzodiazepines retain their anxiolytic properties even when the other effects like sedation have gone from tolerance so you think it not work is this true?
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Antianxiety continue: Your information is correct. The effects of benzodiazepines generally persist after secondary effects like sedation cease. The medicine continues to reduce anxiety.
Answered 7/18/2013
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Not entirely: People who take benzodiazepines for a long time not only develop a tolerance to a sedative effect but eventually need to take higher doses to experience the same anxiolytic effect.
Answered 8/6/2015
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True: So long as the dose is in the therapeutic range and is generally consistent, the anxiolytic properties persist. When the drugs are abused, or dosages vary widely, rebound anxiety can become a problem.
Answered 11/27/2017
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