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Benzos again—this time in the US media
I know and am friends with two of the people in this article. ABC news seems to be following the Guardians lead. Tranquilizer Detox Withdrawal Can Last Years FDA, Patients Say Quitting ‘Benzos’...
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An awesome wikipedia page—benzodiazepine withdrawal
Wikipedia has a great page on benzodiazepine withdrawal and the potential hazards. If anyone ever doubts your experience of horror at getting off benzos direct them to this page that includes...
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The Klonopin-Valium Crossover explained
This is a paper by Dr. Reg Peart that explains why I’m doing what I’m doing. I would write a more detailed description of what I believe are the pros and cons because there are indeed cons and lots of...
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The Valium crossover–personal update
So, yeah, the Valium is kicking my ass. I thought I was sick before…shit. Well, really this is just a different kind of sick. Another episode in the iatrogenic illness department. I’ve been switching...
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Valium crossover insanity
Okay, I think I finally have the peace of mind to be able to write a bit about what is happening with me. I’m not really sure how clear I can be because I’m sort of in the thick of it but I’m having a...
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So much for homecare—but there is good news too!
I don’t know if I have the energy to tell this story. Writing long pieces has become harder lately. Short , pithy, smart ass, commentary on crap I find in the news is much easier for me these days and...
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Brief benzodiazepine withdrawal update
As most of you know I’ve withdrawn from 50 mg Seroquel, 400 mg Lamictal, 84 mg Concerta, 11 mg Risperdal and 200 mg of Zoloft in the last 5 years. I’m down to getting rid of the Klonopin that I was on...
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Severity Of Post-Stay Depression in ICU May Be Predicted By Use Of...
This of course comes as no surprise to those of us who have suffered at the hand of benzos. Especially those of us who have only taken benzos. These docs should be querying us—they would learn sooo...
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Something strange from the psychiatric drug withdrawal chronicles
I made my last taper of Klonopin toward the end of March. I don’t remember the exact day but I know it was approximately 10 days before my friend was due to visit because I was thinking I didn’t want...
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This ain’t no psych ward, nor is it a traditional detox but I still feel like...
Okay. I’ve arrived. I actually came in yesterday as the trip here–two days in the car, was rough. I feel a bit like I’m in the twilight zone. In some good ways, and some not so good. The first thing I...
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Excuse my language
I’m so fucking disoriented I think I took my Valium twice tonight. I’m alone this weekend. Sent Paul off to New York where he could participate in a conference for his work. He hesitated to leave me...
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I’m oh so close…
this very old post was getting lots of hits for some reason…so I’m doing a small update here at the top since this post taken out of context with the rest of the blog is really outdated…this means it...
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Letter to the director of the detox program that screwed me
For background info read this here. I wrote this letter to the director of the detox place I went to about 8 days ago. He responded with one sentence about an hour later saying, “I am pulling together...
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Warnings of the dangers of benzodiazepines hit the media
About 2 decades too late and a good decade after the alarm bell was sounded in the UK but it’s better late than never. From the Washington Post: Benzodiazepines, often prescribed to manage anxiety,...
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My question as posed to a few benzo boards
I don’t hang out on benzo boards much anymore. They tend to be horrifyingly scary and unnecessarily alarming. Also I think on some of them, information that is genuinely reckless is routinely given...
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The Revival of the Market for Benzodiazepines — By Robert Whitaker, another...
This is a piece by Robert Whitaker that was written for the benzo community and published by a friend of mine in this newsletter on a benzo withdrawal support website. I received permission to reprint...
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Benzodiazepine Recovery Tips
Clearly, I’m reading and posting all these articles on benzodiazepines because I’m coping with the following issues with a post withdrawal syndrome. It’s a syndrome that can go on for many months and...
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Benzodiazepine Speech Withdrawal Symptoms (Dysarthria) – brief personal...
The below was written by one of the members on the benzo board I frequent. I found it useful and thought I would share it here too as these are symptoms not often talked about. The fact is this thread...
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The accidental addict –documentary: benzodiazepines in the news
The Accidental Addict (NZ news magazine) Assignment programme from 1995 dealing with the issue of iatrogenic benzodiazepine dependence. This is a 15 year old documentary. Why in hell are doctors still...
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Benzodiazepines, too cause chronic issues and rebound “anxiety” that is a...
A collection of studies on Robert Whitaker’s website that show how benzodiazepines create worse havoc in the bodies of those given them: Benzodiazepines/Anxiety In the early 1980s, governmental medical...
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