Yes, I have become dependant, not addicted, and im comfortable with that. It is much better than the legal drug i was addicted and dependant on, alcohol.
I think benzos pales in comparrison to the legal stuff, and ridiculous how we rant about it on this site, but have such a cavalier attitude about booze and cigarettes.
Lets start complaining and arguing about benzos if hundreds of thousands are dying each year. Until then, i think we're fighting the wrong battle.
And the worst withdrawal i've ever had of anything, was PAXIL.
I believe much of the stigmas against benzos are PROPAGANDA that was started by the newer pharm companies.
The same propaganda against SSRIs will begin once the new line of antidepressants come out.
my 2 cents, im sick of the argument, to each their own