Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices

Following the onset of COVID, diagnoses of depression and anxiety were not significantly higher among postpartum women in the United States; however, there was a 15% increase in postpartum women filling a benzodiazepine prescription.

Increases in benzodiazepine prescribing for postpartum anxiety during COVID-19 - PubMed We find diagnosis of postpartum mood disorders did not increase after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, fills of benzodiazepines increased among privately-insured postpartum women. Given prior evidence of increased depressive and anxiety symptoms among postpartum women during COVID-19, th...

3.5 years since this post and there is still no accepted guidelines for prescribing and tapering benzos.

The good news is that our organization is actively working with
American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM to produce an evidence-based document for both prescription and deprescription.

Prescription Guidelines - The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices Prescription Guidelines Summary: Most people will become dependent after 6 weeks continuous use. Only 30% of benzodiazepine dependent people ever get off them completely. While many exist, no benzodiazepine or Z-drug prescription guideline is generally accepted in the United States. However, several...