Doesn’t usually cause addiction if used in emergencies only and quite a few people in tech do.
I do feel more stressed 12-24 hours after taking benzos though. This leads some people to take a higher dose and you can see where that leads.
But no, no addiction in me or anyone I know using it “as needed”.
Some doctors prescribe it daily for a long period of time, which is reckless if other drugs are available for the same problem, like sertraline for anxiety. But then, some doctors prescribe oxy for pain when ibuprofen will do. Malicious stuff. All the addiction warnings are to steer people away from these drugs in these scenarios.
Benzos 3x a day for a month will be tough to shake. Benzos 3x a month to 3x a year — hard to imagine problems with that.
I do feel more stressed 12-24 hours after taking benzos though. This leads some people to take a higher dose and you can see where that leads.
But no, no addiction in me or anyone I know using it “as needed”.
Some doctors prescribe it daily for a long period of time, which is reckless if other drugs are available for the same problem, like sertraline for anxiety. But then, some doctors prescribe oxy for pain when ibuprofen will do. Malicious stuff. All the addiction warnings are to steer people away from these drugs in these scenarios.
Benzos 3x a day for a month will be tough to shake. Benzos 3x a month to 3x a year — hard to imagine problems with that.