Brief Answer:
Unlikely
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Our body gets tolerated to Benzodiazepines over a period of time. The fact that you have taken the benzodiazepines for 25 years suggests that you might have tolerated well the medicines by now. Its very unlikely that 25 years later you have problems with memory,
insomnia and other issues. Infact the somnolence effect of the benzodiazepines might have also weared off by now.
If you have problems with memory and insomnia it would be wise to see a doctor and evaluate for the memory status. At 60 yrs the chances of
dementia also increase and hence you need to get evaluated.
There is a chance that you could be having
depression as well which can also lead to memory disturbance. This also needs to be checked.
So basically you need to see a
psychiatrist and benzodiazepines may not be respinsible for your current symptoms.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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