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Mental Health Benzos

Mgold55

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ANyone heard of getting depression/suicidal thoughts hours after ingesting benzos. Within 12-24 hours?
 
This can happen. Usually not in the acute scene, though. So usually not after a dose or two. People prescribed benzos can, over time, develop depression due to various brain regions having less activity.

Benzos are pro GABAergic. So, they increase GABA activity. And GABA is inhibitory, thus stops neurons from firing as much.

But they are a bit crude, and thus can cause side effects like depression. But this is usually over time.

I wonder: could there be other factors at play?
 
Could it be the benzo starting to, or already having worn off?

Triggering rebound anxiety and a flood of negative, anxious thinking patterns gradually starting to dominate the consciousness again?
 
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