Update 2024: The biggest mistake I ever made was...going to see a psychiatrist" (Stevie Nicks) ~~ This was the most popular post on the site for a long time. It is compelling to read about celebrities struggling with what we know as well. And it makes people who do not otherwise know, pay attention.
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 authorities in the United States and the United Kingdom concluded that benzodiazepines were addictive and should not be used on a long-term basis. Studies showed that... Continue Reading →
This information is pertinent to the "z-drugs" as well. Ambien, Lunesta, Zoplicone etc. This is an article by Reg Peart I picked up on a benzo withdrawal board. Reg Peart was a doctor who became unwittingly a victim of benzodiazepines many years ago much like many of us. He went on to do much great... Continue Reading →
Pray, cry, scream, kick, write, whatever it takes, do not be silent, let it out ~~ This is Zoe's celebration shared with a benzo board of her one year anniversary of benzodiazepine
An excerpt from Benzo-Wise: A recovery companion -- by Baylissa Frederick who operates the website Recovery Road that has many resources for successful withdrawal and recovery from benzos. Baylissa has been fully recovered since this excerpt was written. She is one of my greatest inspirations and has written other inspiring and healing posts on this blog... Continue Reading →
and For the reality which is benzodiazepines should you be at all influenced by the ads see here. They aren't all happy and mystically transforming. Not in a good way. No. This is the propaganda campaign that began our journey into better living through chemistry. Mother's little helpers too, were benzodiazepines.
by Bliss Johns It is good to keep remembering that every symptom is evidence that your nervous system is healing. It is readjusting to being fully functional without the drug. You are going through this to get to that place of full recovery. Symptoms are symbolic of the recovery process. If you have not been able to work, it allows you to get a well-deserved break from the rat-race. You get an opportunity to re-evaluate your work aspirations and even make plans for a career change post-recovery, if that is what you have decided you want.
An anniversary of sorts By Heather Right now, I am at a beautiful, fairly untouched beach on the south east coast of Australia. It's one of my fave places, and we have a house here. I was unable to get here for about 2 and a half years, as I could not travel, due to... Continue Reading →
That should have been a rhetorical question with a loud of course they are addictive ringing in the heads of whoever was meant to answer. But instead these ignorant and dangerous MDs went on to say how wonderfully safe these drugs are. Are Sleeping Pills Addictive? - Consults Blog - NYTimes.com The most inane BS... Continue Reading →
This is a response to a post a while back written by Rhi Griffith on the GABA/Glutamate cycle as it applies to Lamictal withdrawal and benzodiazepine withdrawal. This article continues with comments in regards to how SSRI withdrawal might be involved. It is written and submitted Alto Strata who can be found at Surviving Antidepressants.org update: There is... Continue Reading →
Brooke Siler: Stress Relief: Why Crying Supports Emotional Wellness -- Many people who withdraw from psychiatric drugs discover that they can once again cry. It's almost universally met with joy. -- Professor Roger Baker, a consultant clinical psychologist and visiting professor at Bournemouth University, told the UK's Daily Mail that "crying is the transformation of... Continue Reading →
