Cognitive Recovery

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Anyone have any thoughts, knowledge or personal experience on persistent negative cognitive effects despite discontinuation of benzodiazepines?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37384788/#:~:text=Benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND,and continue after benzodiazepine discontinuation.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/lack-of-cognitive-recovery-following-withdrawal-from-longterm-benzodiazepine-use/AB79EB56A8167F7905985F4A1F5BA1A5

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887617703000969

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The Cambridge article was a test after only 6 months with only 21 people. I believe it’s been fairly established in this community of 1,000’s upon 1,000’s (36 thousand success stories on just this site which represent a fraction of us) that not only 1.) It all comes back, and 2.) The timeline is generally 18-24 months-obviously for some much sooner.

Don’t worry yourself otherwise. It’s a waste of your limited energy-everything resolves!

lastly, I believe around 30 million prescriptions were given last year alone-and much more during the COVID lockdown. If people experience permanent cognitive decline there would be a severe outcry. There just would. Recently about 8 people went blind-out of a population of 341 million-because of OTC eye drops and it was all over the national news. 8 people.

A little perspective. Time and patience is all that is needed. We will ALL not only heal but will be operating on a much much higher level than we ever were on these nasty pills.

 

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Well said marry

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Yes, for 6 months it was hard to think straight and my short term memory was completely broke. When the time pass, it slowly came back now its back to normal. I just was on benzos for 3 months, but it still was enough for some damage. Hope i can help you.