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The truth about benzos (Valium, Klonopin, Ativan, Xanax, etc)

In The Guardian today: They used to be called ‘mother’s little helpers’, pill prescribed to stressed suburban housewives as a miracle pick-me-up. Now benzodiazepines are proving popular again, this...

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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 latest on my friend’s struggle towards wellness

this is an old post, not an ongoing fundraiser!! robertoamadeo has agreed to post easy stuff for me. I have a stock of stuff saved up so he now has access to my dashboard. Though he won’t be writing...

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My friend for whom we’ve been fundraising shares her story of deterioration...

this is an old post…not an ongoing fundraiser Amy has been so crippled, traumatized and cognitively impaired by her circumstances she had to get help from her friend to write the below.  She also...

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An open letter about debilitating chronic illness (mine caused by psych med...

I found this written by a woman name Ricky Buchanan. I’ve discovered by creeping around the CFS and Fibromyalgia boards online that my day to day lived reality is like theirs. I am agnostic about...

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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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Benzodiazepine withdrawal and basic information page: Xanax, Klonopin,...

I thought I would put a page together on benzo information and benzo withdrawal in particular since I have more collected info about this class of drug than the other 5 classes of psychotropic meds...

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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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