Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are a class of central nervous system depressants that most people know by the brand names Xanax, Ativan, Valium, and Klonopin. These drugs, commonly prescribed in their ...

Benzodiazepines do not appear to increase dementia risk, but could have subtle long-term effects on brain structure, a new study reports. Researchers found no link between use of the sedative drug and ...

In November 2010, Britain’s Independent newspaper published a bombshell for psychiatry and general medicine: the country’s Medical Research Council had sat on warnings 30 years earlier that ...

Anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the U.S. each year, often interfering with sleep, relationships, work and day-to-day functioning. If you’ve been feeling on edge, overwhelmed or ...

Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping ...

The drugs treat disorders such as anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia, but stopping them abruptly can compound users’ symptoms and even endanger their lives. By Christina Caron Tasha Hedges took Xanax ...