I think benzos have a place in helping with anxiety but I really believe they have to be taken with a great deal of caution due to their addictive qualities.

I'm not sure taking benzos can be compared to taking mediction for Diabeties or other long term medical conditions as there isn't the same dependency issue with other drugs in most cases.

I think it's great that some people are able to take benzos on 'as needed' basis so that they aren't getting addicted but are actually benefiting from taking these meds.

My worry though is that if you take something and it makes you feel so much better it's obviously going to be easy to slip into taking them more often unless you are getting some other help for your problems.

There is a very good website called http://www.benzo.org.uk/ that gives all the info you could ever need about benzos. It's worth reading the Ashton Manual on that site too.