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My best tip for reducing (or stopping) benzodiazepines and hypnotics

In patients taking a benzodiazepine for anxiety or a hypnotic medication for insomnia, at some point, we would like to gradually reduce the dose of the medication and, if possible, stop it altogether. In another article on this website, we discussed in detail the technical aspects of tapering off a benzodiazepine. Please see: Getting off…

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