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Benzodiazepines can promote calmness
by increasing the level of GABA in your brain. However, they can also produce
sedation and grogginess, lack of balance, and impaired memory. Other risks of
use include:
1. Excess muscle relaxation that can
compromise breathing in people who have lung disease (respiratory suppression)
2. Accident proneness, especially if
combined with alcohol
3. Psychological and/or physiological
dependence for some individuals
4. Recovering alcoholics who use
benzodiazepines may lose control of their abstinence behavior.
Lowering the dose of the medicine can
reduce some of these side effects.
Whereas benzodiazepines work on GABA,
Buspirone, or BuSpar, is known as a partial 5HT agonist—this means it helps to
increase the level of serotonin in your brain. It can be a good alternative for
those concerned about the addictive potential of the benzodiazepines. BuSpar
has the following advantages: it does not interact with alcohol to promote
intoxication, lead to dependency, or cause impairment of mechanical performance
like driving a car. In contrast to the quick action of the benzodiazepines,
however, BuSpar can take several weeks to work, gradually reducing anxiety over
time. BuSpar's side effects include nausea, headache, nervousness, insomnia,
dizziness, and lightheadedness.
Source: The Anxiety Answer Book by: Laurie A. Helgoe, PhD, Laura R. Wilhelm, PhD, Martin J. Kommor, MD
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