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Welcome to the Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Support Site.
The benzodiazepine (benzos) drugs may be associated with side effects, tolerance, dependency, addiction, withdrawal symptoms and a protracted withdrawal syndrome. This site is a place to learn about these issues.
The Benzo Friends group is also a place to learn about the issues associated with benzodiazepine withdrawal and to give and receive support while dealing with them.
Other benzodiazepine Withdrawal Support groups include Benzo Buddies, Tranquilliser Recovery and Awareness Place and Benzo Island.
We are pleased to announce a formal benzo petition is now on the docket of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is open for public comment from everyone (not just US citizens). These changes have the potential to impact benzo prescribing worldwide.
Public comments WILL affect how the FDA rules on our requests--this is your chance to be heard. Please make the FDA aware of how benzodiazepine withdrawal has impacted your life.
To read the petition click here - scroll down to 'Views' and click on the pdf image next to it.
To comment on the petition click here
To get fuller information, instructions, a summary of the petition and a sample comment click here
Please encourage family, friends, and others who care about this issue to comment. Feel free to spread the word and this link--the more public comments the better.
The FDA will rule within six months on our requests, but we don’t know for sure when they will close the comment period. We deeply appreciate you making the effort to have your voice heard on this issue with a timely response. We hope with everyone's help there will soon be some much needed change in benzodiazepine drug labeling.
Emily, Shirley, and Anthea
PS: In order to track how many responses the FDA gets, we would appreciate you sending a quick email to: benzo_action@yahoo.com after voicing your support of this petition
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