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Benzos, GABA, and Anxiety

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What is the medication half-life for Xanax, Ativan, and clonazepam?
Why are benzodiazepines helpful in anxiety and what neurotransmitter(s) do they affect?
What's the role of GABA in both anxiety and depression?

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The Solution outlines how Benzodiazepines work and how they are related to GABA neutrotransmitters.

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Half life:
xanax-12 hours
ativan-15 hours
Clonazepam-34 hours
Reference: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172250-overview

Benzodiazepines are anxiolytics that can also have hypnotic or amnesia-inducing effects. Benzodiazepines are helpful for conditions like anxiety because unlike other drugs that release serotonin, they work ...

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