The ongoing conundrum of long‐term benzodiazepine use: What our patients need to know

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-979
Author(s):  
Evelyn Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Benzodiazepine Use

scholarly journals Long-term benzodiazepine use by elderly people living in the community

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
David Grayson ◽  
Helen Creasey ◽  
Louise Waite ◽  
G.A. Broe
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use

Effects of Pregabalin on Subjective Sleep Disturbance Symptoms during Withdrawal from Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 262-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Rubio ◽  
Julio Bobes ◽  
Gaspar Cervera ◽  
Antonio Terán ◽  
María Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use

The Role of Craving in Relapse After Discontinuation of Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 1894-1900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey J. J. Mol ◽  
Richard C. Oude Voshaar
Keyword(s):  
Benzodiazepine Use

scholarly journals Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid-Naïve Patients With Newly Diagnosed Low Back and Lower Extremity Pain

Neurosurgery ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tej D Azad ◽  
Yi J Zhang ◽  
Martin N Stienen ◽  
Daniel Vail ◽  
Jason Bentley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
National Database ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Opioid Prescription ◽  
Lower Extremity Pain ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use

Abstract INTRODUCTION The morbidity and mortality associated with opioid and benzodiazepine co-prescribing is a pressing national concern. The aim of this work was to characterize patterns of opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing among opioid-naïve, newly-diagnosed low back and lower extremity pain patients and to investigate the relationship between benzodiazepine prescribing and long-term opioid use. METHODS We used a national database to identify adult patients newly diagnosed with low back pain (LBP) between 2008 and 2015 who did not have a red flag diagnosis, had not received an opioid prescription in the 6 mo prior to diagnosis, and had 12-mo of continuous enrollment after diagnosis. Among patients receiving at least 1 opioid prescription within 12 mo of diagnosis, we defined discrete patterns of benzodiazepine prescribing continued use, new use, stopped use, and never use. We tested the association of these prescription patterns with long-term opioid use, defined as 6or more fills within 12 mo. RESULTS We identified 2 497 653 opioid-naïve patients with newly diagnosed LBP or lower extremity pain. Between 2008 and 2015, 31.9% and 11.5% of these patients received opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions, respectively, within 12 mo of diagnosis. Rates of opioid prescription decreased from 34.8% in 2008 to 27.0% in 2015; however, prescribing of benzodiazepines was unchanged (2008, 11.6%; 2015, 10.8%). Patients with continued or new benzodiazepine use consistently used more opioids than patients who never used or stopped using benzodiazepines during the study period (one-way ANOVA, P < .0001). For patients with continued and new benzodiazepine use, the odds ratio of long-term opioid use compared to those never prescribed a benzodiazepine was 2.99 (95% CI, 2.89-3.08) and 2.68 (95% CI, 2.62-2.75), respectively. CONCLUSION Overall opioid prescribing for LBP decreased substantially during the study period, indicating a shift in management within the medical community. Rates of benzodiazepine prescribing, however, remained unchanged. Patterns of benzodiazepine prescribing were associated with long-term opioid use.

Impact of long-term benzodiazepine use on cognitive functioning in young adults: the VISAT cohort

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 1045-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Boeuf-Cazou ◽  
Bienvenu Bongue ◽  
David Ansiau ◽  
Jean-Claude Marquié ◽  
Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use

Depression following withdrawal from long-term benzodiazepine use: a report of four cases

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 937-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dele Olajide ◽  
Malcolm Lader
Keyword(s):  
Withdrawal Syndrome ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use ◽  
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal

SynopsisDepression following withdrawal from long- or short-term use of benzodiazepines is not uncommon, yet it is under-reported in the benzodiazepine withdrawal literature. Four cases of depressive illness supervening during benzodiazepine withdrawal are reported. Depression may, it is suggested, be an integral part of the benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome.

Cognitive effects of long-term benzodiazepine use in older adults

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Pat McAndrews ◽  
Rachel T. Weiss ◽  
Paul Sandor ◽  
Ann Taylor ◽  
Peter L. Carlen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Effects ◽  
Benzodiazepine Use
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