No Benzodiazepines

Wanted to let our prospective patients know that we have decided that we are no longer going to continue to prescribe benzodiazepines starting 10/03/2024.

Names of benzodiazepines which are no longer prescribed are:

• Xanax (Alprazolam)
• Klonopin (Clonazepam)
• Diazepan (Diazepam)
• Valium
• Estazolam
• Flurazepam (Fluzepam)
• Ativan (Lorazepam)
• Serax (Oxazepam)
• Domar (Pinazepam)
• Restoril (Temazepam)
• Halcion (Triazolam)

Xanax, more commonly known by its generic name Alprazolam, is one of the most prescribed medications in the world. Some might say that it's prescribed too often. Most people receive Alprazolam from doctors rather than psychologists who should ideally be the only ones prescribing this type of medication. No medication should be a person's first choice when they are managing their anxiety; rather, medication should be a last resort after exploring other non-medicated options.

Why to Avoid Medicine

The main reason to avoid Xanax and other anxiety medications unless you need them is because they don't provide a permanent cure for your anxiety. They merely tame the symptoms of it. Eventually, if you stop taking the medicine, your anxiety will always come back and can ultimately be an ongoing problem.

These medications already have trouble with side effects, tolerance, and addiction, but perhaps their greatest problem is that they dull anxiety without helping a person truly fix the problem. Eventually you will quit the medication, your anxiety will come back, and you will find yourself suffering.

That's why you need to make sure that you never depend on any type of medication including any of the following Benzodiazepines listed above. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends trying antidepressants to help alleviate anxiety symptoms as a safer and more practical alternative.