With mounting stress and a 3% incidence of depression use of mood altering drugs both prescription and OTC is rampant. I frequently come across patients where attempt to stop alprazolam or lorazepam results in severe muscle cramps. Insomnia is an expected result.

I request mental health professionals to please share their experiences and how best to manage withdrawal symptoms? My choice would be Clonazepam. Which drug in this group would you favour?