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Take the pills that will help you now and worry about withdrawal later.
You do not become addicted any more than a diabetic is addicted to insulin. You become dependent. It is a very big difference in that you do not long for more or have up your dose to have the same effect. Unlike xanax, valium that'll get you in a bad place very quickly if you do not monitor yourself.
Dont expect euforia. They also take weeks for full effect and you won't even notice it untill one day you realize you haven't felt bad for a while, that's them.