Drug abuse associated with anxiety medication is a rather common phenomenon: its side effects have caused much controversy, especially among experts and specialists, mostly due to the high risk of addiction. It is really important to avoid taking pills for stress or depression, at least before exploring other options of treatment and stress relief.
Experts suggest that patients should really weight up the advantages and disadvantages of anxiety drugs, practicing first of all some serious lifestyle changes and personal therapies. In the case though of severe disorders, combined with panic attacks, then medication is required, although in short term, so as to control and manage anxiety symptoms.
Anxiety medications have been associated with several side effects, some of which can be very serious, even life threatening. Salivation, dizziness, problems in concentration, reduced libido and disturbances of the digestive system, are just a few of the most common side effects that have been observed to patients.
Some of those drugs target people who have sleeping and appetite problems, however even some of the most popular ones have been associated with several allergic reactions and side effects, such as confusion, muscle twitching, blistering and peeling skin or even hallucinations. People who notice such reactions, no matter how light they are should seek for medical assistance right away.
The biggest problem though that comes with the drug abuse of anxiety medication is both physical and psychological. Patients usually feel compelled to take the drugs, even when they don't need them that much, because they think that they will avoid stress and other complications this way. However the result is completely the opposite, as they become addicted to those pills and depend their stability and psychological wellness on those pills. It is proven though that these drugs cannot bring the desired calmness, as their effect is very time limited.
In most cases, drug abuse patients suffer from withdrawal symptoms when limiting the drugs, while some others try to replace them with whatever is available to them. Both cases need treatment and can be life threatening conditions.
