@alice111
I am one of the "horror stories" from short term, low dose benzo use. I won't get into specifics because I will scare people from ever touching a pill again, just know that benzos are in a class of their own in terms of physical addiction potential. By physical I mean your body becoming addicted to it, not you.
Like your I took low dose benzos for increased adrenaline due to adrenal fatigue. I regret now every day that I did this but they were the only thing that helped me sleep even a little. The benefit was not worth the damage it caused.
My strong recommendation is that if you found a potential cause of your adrenaline surges to TAPER off the benzo. They should really only be used for short term isolated use yet few doctors understand this.
Not trying to freak you out, I'm just trying to look out for you as I'm a living example of the horrors they can cause. I would only take benzos if it was the absolute last resort and the anxiety is intolerable- and even then- intermittently.
@Misfit Toy
It is understood now that adrenal fatigue is a brain toxicity disease, not something that directly effects the adrenals. Taking benzos and other sleep/anxiety aids, though calming in the short term, only add to the toxin load. I say this because I had extremely severe AF which is what lead me to Ativan and ativan withdrawal led me to ME.
The deregulation in our brains is an influx of glutamate so by the benzo upping the affinity of GABA receptors to GABA it doesn't do anything toward solving the problem, but rather "evens the playing field" temporarily.
I'm not trying to sway you on your decision to take benzos as I know how much it can calm you down, just trying to help awareness of the situation. If I can prevent even 1 person from living the unspeakable hell that ativan put me in it will be worth it.