Benzodiazepine Information Coalition Blog
Elderly Former NASA Analyst’s Protracted Lorazepam Injury
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...
Survey About Your Experience With Taking Benzodiazepines (or Z-Drugs)
What will participation involve? This project involves a series of online surveys to be completed over a six-month period. They will involve questions about your demographics, benzodiazepine use and experiences with them, as well as a few questions relating to your...
The Tip of the Iatrogenic Benzodiazepine Iceberg
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...
A Xanax Prescription That Should Have Been Rejected
In hindsight, I should have never accepted a Xanax prescription from my doctor. What followed was catastrophic — rapidly developing tolerance and physical dependence on the drug and a prolonged illness. Three-and-a-half years later, I am still slowly tapering off...
The Revival of the Market for Benzodiazepines
When I was researching Anatomy of an Epidemic, a book that Crown will...
Want to Prevent Suicide? Stop Ignoring Benzo Patients
The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract...
Bad News for Benzodiazepines: Two New Studies Reveal Alarming Trends
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...
New Jersey Woman Gravely Injured by Benzos Supports Informed Consent
New Jersey Assembly Bill 4760 was introduced by Assemblyman Sean Kean on December 6, 2018. He was made aware of the issues surrounding benzodiazepines by constituent Carmela Paladino, who has been injured by these prescription drugs. The bill will require the...
Internet support forums for benzodiazepine withdrawal: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Since the advent of the internet and rise of social media, patients can connect and compare their experiences with prescribed drug withdrawal. A problem that was once considered rare is a worldwide epidemic that is finally getting noticed. A recent New York Times...
Don’t miss this adverse drug reaction when tapering benzodiazepines
“Alice Woods” is dying of metastatic breast cancer, but she cares little for awareness efforts like pink ribbons and catchy hashtags like #stage4needsmore. You see, Alice has akathisia due to an adverse effect from discontinuing Klonopin — a condition that has caused...
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