Benzodiazepines
People mainly take Benzodiazepines for anxiety, mood, memory. Based on 25 first-hand reports. Ranked #767 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mixed12% positive28% mixed36% negative24% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 16% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Benzodiazepines does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
3 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Benzodiazepines is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
2x dailyas reported
2 doses administeredas reported
infrequent, short-termas reported
continuous 8 monthsas reported
as needed, not dailyas reported
low doseas reported
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
tolerance ×4withdrawal ×4dependence ×3addiction ×2drowsiness ×2rebound anxiety ×2brain fog ×2fatigue ×1
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Benzodiazepines can obviously work really well but can come with awful issues of addiction, dependence and tolerance problems.”
“that would NOT have benefitted me on the long term. Be careful with those!”
“I got off benzodiazepines entirely.”
“they gave me at the ER a benzo to ease down the situation”
“Sounds like you have a case of benzodiazepine addiction. An addiction bad enough that the withdrawal causes you severe rebound anxiety”
Top discussions (5)
- Deadly insomnia to sound sleep ↗
- Methamphetamine is true biohacking ↗
- Some tips for dealing with anxiety ↗
- Staying motivated is linked to the ratio of neurotransmitters glutamine and glutamate, according to neuroscientists at EPFL and the University of Edinburgh ↗
- I’m convinced you should never mess with GABA in any capacity ever. ↗
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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate