by Nicole Lamberson, PA | Aug 5, 2019 |
Although Arnold Knutsen and I “met” virtually five years ago, we only first spoke on the phone recently when he called to share his story. He’s the eldest member of the online benzodiazepine support group we cohabitate. His posts in the group always reeked of...
by Nicole Lamberson, PA | Mar 19, 2019 |
Life experience gives one an intimate appreciation for the meaning behind the saying “just the tip of the iceberg.” Everyone’s encountered something that turned out to be much larger and more complex than was initially understood. In my experience, medicine has yet to...
by Nicole Lamberson, PA | Feb 11, 2019 |
Two new benzodiazepine studies have been published recently and both reveal concerning (albeit unsurprising to benzodiazepine safety advocates) results: Benzodiazepine Use and Misuse Among Adults in the United States The first, a study entitled “Benzodiazepine Use and...
by Nicole Lamberson, PA | Sep 20, 2018 |
There exists a large, mostly-underground, growing community consisting of those iatrogenically harmed by benzodiazepines. Guilty only of following doctors orders, these patients are marginalized and misunderstood. This has been enabled, at least in part, by poor...
by Nicole Lamberson, PA | Aug 10, 2018 |
[Spoiler alert: This essay reveals details about the plot of the movie 127 Hours] My name is Nicole and I am a physician assistant. I haven’t practiced since 2010 because of a protracted disability resulting from severe neurological insult. More specifically, I was...
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