There are also listed diseases/disorders which a benzodiazepine patients symptoms may present similarly to or mimic, causing them to be potentially included in and investigated for the differential diagnosis: Autoimmune: Hashimotos Disease, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Rheumatoid arthritis Cardiovascular: Hypertension or Hypotension, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Tachycardia Dental: Dental Caries, Dry Mouth, Tooth Pain Endocrine: Cushings Disease, Hypoglycemia, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Insulin Resistance Gastrointestinal: Acid Reflux, Gastritis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Genetic: Ehlers-Danlos Immunologic : Cancer, Hashimotos disease, Interstitial Cystitis, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Recurrent infections Neurologic: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Confusion, Fibromyalgia, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Weakness, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Neuralgia, Neuropathy, Numbness, Stiff-Person Syndrome, Stroke, Tinnitus, Vertigo Optical: Blurred Vision, Dry Eyes Psychiatric: Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Conversion Disorder, Catatonia, Depression, Dementia, Dissociative Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia, Mania, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder with or without Agoraphobia, Paranoia, Psychosis, PTSD, Self Harm, Somatoform Disorder Reproductive: Erectile Dysfunction, Infertility, Irregular Menstruation, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Were the benzodiazepine identified and then removed in a safe manner via slow taper, nearly all the mysterious symptoms and conditions would slowly resolve on their own
Researchers continue to study how the drug may be combined with other therapies for positive patient outcomes
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