Assertion: benzodiazepine | /r/HasProperty | stopped
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text: Withdrawal symptoms are the new symptoms that occur when the benzodiazepine is stopped.
text: See also: Benzodiazepine dependence Long-term benzodiazepine usage, in general, leads to some form of tolerance and/or drug dependence with the appearance of a benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome when the benzodiazepines are stopped or the dose is reduced.
text: This is because your brain adjusts to their effect, and may be hypersensitive to natural brain chemicals when they are stopped.
text: Dependence can result in cravings and/or physical withdrawal symptoms when benzodiazepines are stopped.
text: When benzodiazepines are stopped, these neuroadaptations are "unmasked" leading to hyper-excitability of the nervous system and the appearance of withdrawal symptoms.
text: Whatever the reason for starting benzodiazepines, long-term use takes over many of the functions of the body's GABA neurotransmitter system, leaving a state of GABA underactivity when benzodiazepines are stopped, resulting in hyperexcitability of the nervous system.32