Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a four-part series on the role of sedatives known as benzodiazepines in the nation’s opioid crisis. Dr. Christy Huff, a Texas cardiologist, was prescribed Xanax after a dry-eye syndrome caused her eyes to “feel like...
TWA Style - The Benz Side Of Life
I am so sick again that I want to see if anyone else has these sx this far out. First, when I wake up, I burn. My spine is on fire. My hands tingle. My major joints ache and burn. My eyes are dry and sore. The back of my head feels like a baseball […]
We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in which 40 patients who had undergone long-term therapy with benzodiazepines were switched to placebo or to diazepam in a dose approximately e...
Anyone who has used benzodiazepines and sleeping pills knows how difficult it is to get off them (worse than heroin!) and how much time it takes to recover. Although there is a lot more helpful information on the web these days, a lot of it is based on anecdotal accounts, personal stories and theories rather than “real” evidence.
Malcolm and his Benzos <3
This page will be filled with content and Medias concerning Classic Benzos.
“I get, like, panic attacks, on the train especially. That’s why I get into the benzos.”
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It usually goes like this: “Dr. Jenn, Hi, my name is (insert any name you like) and I’m freaking out. The terror is awful. Shaking. Pain. Weak. Man, it wasn’t this bad THE FIRST TIME I GOT OFF!” Dr. Ashton talks about kindling: when the brain has been subjected to benzos, off, or lowered dose, […]
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