Posted by Viridis on February 19, 2004, at 23:33:58
In reply to Re: Why pdocs prefer SSRI's to benzo's?, posted by AntiTrust on February 19, 2004, at 14:15:36
What evidence is there that benzos are more "addictive" than other psychiatric meds? I'm not aware of any credible evidence, other than vague rumours. Given the long record of effectiveness of these meds, the "addictive" label seems more a ploy to market new drugs than anything else.
If anyone can provide any evidence that benzos cause more discontinuation problems than SSRIs etc., this would be remarkable. It would totally contradict years of data from the World Health Organization etc. Of course, there are some fringe websites that make these claims, with no substantiation.
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