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Here are 5 nutritional supplements which can be effective for benzo withdrawal.
At the cellular level, withdrawal appears to involve:
- Structural changes in the GABA-a receptor
- Loss of sensitivity to GABA
- Rebound glutamate excitoxicity
Explanation in following tweets...
At the cellular level, withdrawal appears to involve:
- Structural changes in the GABA-a receptor
- Loss of sensitivity to GABA
- Rebound glutamate excitoxicity
Explanation in following tweets...
1) Agmatine is a metabolite of arginine which modulates NMDA receptor function.
A recent study on benzo withdrawal demonstrated:
-Significant reduction in symptom scores
- Increased GABA
- Lower glutamate
- Major improvement across the board
#benzo withdrawal
A recent study on benzo withdrawal demonstrated:
-Significant reduction in symptom scores
- Increased GABA
- Lower glutamate
- Major improvement across the board
#benzo withdrawal
2) Niacin has long been studied in Russia for its benzodiazepine-like qualities and ability to balance brain chemistry.
- Niacin & NAD precursors possess anti-anxiety and inhibitory neurological effects
- Modulate GABA receptors
-Nicotinamide shown to improve #benzo withdrawal
- Niacin & NAD precursors possess anti-anxiety and inhibitory neurological effects
- Modulate GABA receptors
-Nicotinamide shown to improve #benzo withdrawal
Most doctors are ignorant of #BigPharma psychiatric drugs. @jordanbpeterson spent his #benzo withdrawal in a medically induced coma & I spent mine in a psych hospital, where my withdrawal symptoms were used to diagnose me as #bipolar & dump me on more psychosis producing drugs.
The large majority of psych drugs are prescribed by general practitioners, who have no clue how dangerous these drugs are & how dangerous it can be to come off of them. They get their education on them from the drug reps coming into their office, pushing them to prescribe them.
When I was walking over to hang myself in the psychiatric hospital I looked into the bathroom & saw my dog wearing a blue bonnet & she was saying something to me. That’s drug induced psychosis, but I was made to feel like I was a piece of crap & selfish for trying to kill myself.
The predicament I’m in: I’m definitely what MH professionals would call “depressed,” “anxious” and pretty much fit the diagnosis known as “PTSD.” But... the most traumatizing thing that has ever happened to me, I can’t talk about with a MH “professional...” 1/ #psychtwitter
8. Whenever I asked them if the meds could cause some of this, they always said no way! So I believed them. They would say things like “you’ll have to take them for the rest of your life,” “you’ll never have kids,” “you’ll never heal” or “finish school.”
10. You can watch part of the story of what happened here: basically I developed #akathisia & SEVERE #benzo withdrawal. I could barely speak for 4 months, had seizure like episodes, constant intrusive suicidal thoughts for 22 months, & so much more.
