Assertion: benzodiazepine | /r/CapableOf | retain their anti-anxiety effects
Facets:
value: beyond four months of continuous treatment
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In humans, there is little evidence that benzodiazepines retain their anti-anxiety effects beyond four months of continuous treatment; there is evidence that suggests that long-term use of benzodiazepines may actually worsen anxiety, which in turn may lead to dosage escalation, with one study finding 25% of patients escalated their dosage.