Benzodiazepines are the most recognized psych drugs to have serious adverse withdrawal issues and still people are harmed in the tens of thousands. SSRIs and other antidepressants and neuroleptics and "mood stabilizers" all have potentially very serious issues as well but it's less recognized. Please get information before taking any of these drugs. One class is not necessarily worse than the other. It really depends on the individual and knowing who might be most harmed by which drugs is simply not known. It's a game of Russian roulette to take psychiatric drugs. If you want to spin it more positively you can call it the lottery...some people are happy they took these meds and seem to come out unscathed. This is the complex reality of these drugs. It will be nice when it's made clear that all psych meds can cause similar painful and debilitating withdrawal syndromes because even though they work by different mechanisms of actions they all potentially impact the autonomic nervous system in a way that results in similar harm. … [click on title to read and view more]