Rebound can also occur if you stop taking tranquillisers for anxiety. Some people find that symptoms may occur between doses and they will watch the clock waiting for their next dose. Some long-term patients claim to continue to benefit from taking tranquillisers or sleeping tablets. However, in many cases the only anxiety which the drug is controlling is the anxiety or insomnia experienced if the medication is reduced or stopped. Withdrawal is when you cut down or simply stop taking your tranquilliser or sleeping tablet.
Withdrawal symptoms are the evidence of a physical dependence.
In other words your body has become so used to the effects of the tranquilliser or sleeping tablet that it takes some time to readjust to being without them. Withdrawal symptoms however can also occur if you have taken tranquillisers for a shorter time. These symptoms can upset your daily life and you should avoid making major decisions when you are withdrawing. During withdrawal you may experience very few or no withdrawal symptoms, and have no problems cutting down. It is difficult to predict.