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Rebound Anxiety

Certain patients experience increased and intense episodes of anxiety after they stop taking medications for anxiety, this condition is known as rebound anxiety. Most patients complain that rebound anxiety is more severe than the anxiety they felt before taking anti-anxiety medications. Symptoms of rebound anxiety include; restlessness, irritability, mood changes, panic attacks, fits, etc. Treatment of rebound anxiety involves the short-term use of benzodiazepines.

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Query: Hello doctor, I am taking tablet Alprazolam 5mg (three tablets, a total of 1.5mg) at bedtime. I do not take any Alprazolam or any other benzodiazepines during the day. Also, I started taking Alprazolam about 6-8 months ago. Originally this was for a short period of insomnia due to a life situation w...  Read Full »


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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for your detailed query which is self explanatory about the problem. It was lengthy but it contained only relevant thoughts necessary to express your deep rooted concern. First of all feeling nervous or anxious is common term and if you do not know what it mean...  Read Full »

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