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Default Jul 23, 2019 at 05:33 PM
 
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Originally Posted by rose1985 View Post
My psych nurse swears it's the benzos that can cause dementia. She is tapering me slowly off them. I went from 2 mgs of lorazepam to now 3 mgs of diazepam. I started on 20 mgs of diazepam. But I also think other meds can cause problems. But I will be happy to be off benzos. Here in Washington they are really cracking down on all controlled meds. Best to just be off them.
I have noticed when I take clonazepam for a few days to take the edge off of my anxiety my short term memory deteriorates after the second day of taking... then, if I take Advil or any pain-relieving OTC stuff, alongside clonazepam, it gets even worse...
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