Why benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms and recovery vary—and how signal load, regulatory range, physiologic reserve, and reinforcing loops affect stability.

Understanding Movement Urgency, Nervous-System Destabilization, and the Physiology of Inner Restlessness

Persistent symptoms after benzodiazepine withdrawal—often referred to as protracted withdrawal or post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)—can be difficult to understand, both for patients and clinicians.