Posted by GS on August 14, 1999, at 14:33:26
In reply to Re: Lorazapam - right enough, posted by Dr. Bob on August 14, 1999, at 11:56:14
> > there seems to be 2 schools of thought in the psychiatric profession about benzodiazapines. To generalize, 1) Benzodiazapines are not good for long term treatment of any anxiety disorder
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> > 2)Benzos are good for long term treatment of anxiety disorders
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> > THE PROBLEM IS:
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> > The 1st group are in my opinion overrating the tolerance and dependence issues surrounding this class of drugs because of lack of understanding in prescribing and managing them.
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> Yes, those are two sides of the benzodiazepine issue, and the 1st group may sometimes overestimate the risks. OTOH, the 2nd group may sometimes underestimate the risks, too...
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> Bob
************************************************The underestimation of risk would be from the ill informed
practitioners from the first group (the under educated, biased, and poor managers) not the second! If not for the skill and knowledge of group two, there wouldn't even be a debate about the issue. They're the ones battling ignorance and underestimation!
If a psychopharmacologist is worth their salt, they will have taken TIME to manage and oversee benzos properly (looking for drug seeking behaivors, quizzing the patient about QUALITY of sleep, having them keep mood/sleep logs, knowing whether or not there is an accurate diagnosis in the first place, etc.)
I don't understand your post frankly. My FULL POSTED description of group 2 did not include doctors that irresponsibly prescribe - underestimating benzos problems....quite the opposite!GS
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