I would have to agree on the statement that it somehow does have an affect on your appetite.
Here is a link (can't hot link) showing a study from 05 that the mechanism in which it affects appetite is yet to be established
hxxps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov/pubmed/15808888
From my personal experience I would say it somehow does have an affect on my appetite, not that It increases my appetite but rather that I'm not satisfied after eating (now this may be due to the parasympathetic nervous system) in short (rest and digest)
We have two parts of our Nervous systems (Sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the fight or flight response) and the (Parasympathetic nervous system termed as rest and digest)
Now talking a Benzo might have an affect on your Parasympathetic system in short pulling your nervous system towards resting and digesting thus perhaps having an increase in appetite. As the study below shows
(sorry can't hot link)
hxxps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov/pubmed/1574544
Now from my understanding benzos have an affect on that part of the nervous system, thus probably explaining why I'm not satisfied with food as long term use it has swayed my nervous system to want to constantly rest and digest thus causing altered sleep pattern where your not actually had a restful sleep and constantly in digest mode thus not satisfied with food.
Anyone else have anything they could add?
QF
Here is a link (can't hot link) showing a study from 05 that the mechanism in which it affects appetite is yet to be established
hxxps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov/pubmed/15808888
From my personal experience I would say it somehow does have an affect on my appetite, not that It increases my appetite but rather that I'm not satisfied after eating (now this may be due to the parasympathetic nervous system) in short (rest and digest)
We have two parts of our Nervous systems (Sympathetic nervous system activates what is often termed the fight or flight response) and the (Parasympathetic nervous system termed as rest and digest)
Now talking a Benzo might have an affect on your Parasympathetic system in short pulling your nervous system towards resting and digesting thus perhaps having an increase in appetite. As the study below shows
(sorry can't hot link)
hxxps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov/pubmed/1574544
Now from my understanding benzos have an affect on that part of the nervous system, thus probably explaining why I'm not satisfied with food as long term use it has swayed my nervous system to want to constantly rest and digest thus causing altered sleep pattern where your not actually had a restful sleep and constantly in digest mode thus not satisfied with food.
Anyone else have anything they could add?
QF
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