Truth!

AGREE!

Yes Yes

True that

Exactly !!

The reason many go into the profession in the first place.

she wasn't an outlier

I had (2) next door neighbors for years. Both lesbians and "crazy," Always fighting, breaking up & getting back together... One day while chilling, I asked them how did they come to choosing their respective specialties? One's was "alcoholism," I forgot the other. And they told me that shrinks usually study and specialize in what they suffer themselves, need, or their addictions

That's what I heard from someone who left the profession.

Most are indeed crazy, from my experiences anyway. There are ancillary studies that suggest this as well, certain personality types being drawn to the profession for instance. I just know from my experiences with professionals in this field, from the Hippie psychologists I worked with in the late 70s on, most have been eccentric, peculiar, a bubble off center, if not completely wacky verging on nuts. And everyone sees this, crazy, wacked-out mental health professionals have become the subject of many Internet memes. It is true and we all know it, if not how do you explain Frasier Crane?

I went cold Turkey off Xanax after just a month and nearly went crazy Manic beyond your wildest imagination

@@frederickmuhlbauer9477 hope u better Freddy

I've been taking Xanax since 2008 and I can't quit because I work and can't afford to take a whole bunch of time off to withdraw. And, from what I understand seeing everyone's comments, it's not something I could function enough to continue to work while going through.

There is physical addiction and mental addiction people need understand this. Physical addiction does not make a drug addict but mental addiction is when you become a drug addict like or not that is the science . I my self partake because of issues and could not stop cold.

@@clairestephens4916please try. These are linked 100 percent to Alzheimer’s. Go on, google . Please try

such as no food but the one from your garden and farm is good, welcome to the end of times

natural remedies and healing from within, Love is the answer.

Yes. And those synthetic drugs are no medicine anyway, they are poison for the nervous system, they literally are.

precisely. Our food system is toxic. Our pharmaceutical system is genocide.

@karenmoreau4589 I wish more people knew what you know. Plus there are other things going on at the same time including fresh water contamination, 'forest' fires', and all kinds of weather.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your experience. ❤

Oh Dear! Heartbreaking!

There are many people who see suicide as their only escape from the horror of benzodiazepines withdrawal.

@@kaehler22 Yes. So sad. 😔

my God that is terrible :( prayers 4 u !! but yeah, my best friend took his own life... shortly after stopping anti-depressants. He only was on anti-depressants a few months. its SOOO maddening !! I hate anti-depressants. They literally kill people.

Agreed . And their blatent arrogance.

You are right! They all know!

Nothing like creating a nation of sickness and addiction to further your own net worth.

@@Susieq26754 And they try to pretend they dont,by blaming you,(gaslighting)and your symptoms on all sorts of psychiatric "disorders"that you never had before, which they then prescribe more toxic shit for.Disgraceful behaviour.

@@Smithy200 Yep. My doctor tried to gaslight me, said I was "playing mind games" with him and "I sign thousands of prescriptions, I can't be expected to keep track of them all." Excuse me? That's literally your job, dipshit. It's what you're paid to do. When I filed a suit against him, and won it - I got no money, but he was disciplined, amazingly - it came out that for a lot of the time he was refilling my prescriptions, he actually _wasn't_ signing his own prescriptions, his nurse was! So he had no idea what I was taking. He lied to me! It's not illegal to get your nurse to do it, but it's very irresponsible for patients who are on narcotics. The board also noted that even after I got off the benzos, he kept prescribing me other psychiatric medications for three years as my doctor, and never asked to see me once. What a lazy, incompetent asshole.

Same here. I wish I could share my experiences with someone. Tinnitus just started 2 weeks ago. I also had cancer treatment 1 year ago. Did the radiation cause this? No one knows. I'm probably not going to make it. I pray everyday

Hang in there! It's been 5 years and every one is better than the last. At first I had issues with just normal lights and sounds and could not think straight. 6mg/day minimum for years

I too hope there is a class action. You would know what people suffer; my Canadian veteran friend had horrendous side effects as you did. I was witness to the ultra rapid cycling down to four minutes apart all night long; the hallucinations; the splitting of the personality. Granted some other meds caused trouble too but the Tolerance w.d. and later full withdrawal from Clonazepam was the worst. Mario you have my full sympathy. What i want to see are suggestions as to some relief; would Pot help? I am just throwing that out as an idea; Fasting? Yoga? Hypnosis? If any listeners have heard of something that offers relief please pass your suggestions along.

Keep your head up! I've felt the same horrible pain. I don't anymore. 8 years sober.

I’m also going through what the smart informed ones know as BIND ( benzodiazepine Induced Neurological dysfunction) and also PAWS ( post acute withdrawal syndrome). It’s horrible. Intrusive thoughts are the worst. The mental anguish to me is worse than the physical symptoms like burning nerves all throughout the nervous system.

He's excellent indeed. Great information👍🏻 -NW Ohio 🇺🇸

It was the Valium clouding her mind when she was saying that. You made the right choice. I had to quit these shit meds and the withdrawal is physically more painful than that of opiates. It doesn't have quite the psychological pull which is great bc if they did they actually would be impossible to quit upon one's own free will.

MD degrees don’t like you thinking for yourself. That’s a diabolical ego, arrogance, authoritative complex, and unrighteous. No one should EVER hand over the agency of their bodies, decision-making power over their own welfare of themselves, their children or pets. Getting medical advice to be consider, while educating and deciding for oneself is ALWAYS the best and only choice. I’ve even had several experiences with veterinarians who were reckless. Or, when I would assert my preference of drug against known side effects and too several times, healed what they couldn’t, they are spiteful, jealous, and or can’t admit what they did. ALWAYS look up the drug they are recommending. EVEN. Some of the newer antibiotics ( a center fluouride molecule or other) can permanently make you, destroy your gut beyond the old side effects, and bring on serious and incurable autoimmune disease. Sometimes antibiotics are necessary for serious and emergency infections REASEARCH before you take anything. There are natural alternatives for almost everything. I know and have cured a LOT that docs can’t come close to. There are hundreds of thousands of scientific studies on herbs for people and pets.

Try everything before trying to put any stake in a pill ❤everything you need is already inside

😮

@@dorinazahariaminoiu5808 it's in my book, living with autism undiagnosed

Good for her!

Yes thanks for staying this bc this idea that none of them know what they're doing is a lie n we need to stop giving them as a group the benefit of the doubt. Individually perhaps as we don't know how experienced they are etc but at some point they know. We should start making it more public so they feel more accountability n shame n less will get into this field or leave it. Right now too many have plausible deniability. That needs to end.

And I always thought physicians prescribed the meds...

@@suesjoy 👍

@@brandyk 👍

I have witnessed withdrawal in my veteran friend; it was horrific.

Congratulations to you! Can you share how you got off the benzo?

❤👍❤

Congrats! Happy for you! Always love to hear someone kicked the habit of either of those terrible drugs. ❤

I'm going thru the worst wd from Klonopin. I have the worst air hunger to an extreme! Feels like I'm suffocating to death!! I went through 2 other wd's and didn't have air hunger. I also have vibrating pain that presses against my ribs..this is pure terror!! 😭I wanna die. 😭

It's not the doctors. The pharmaceutical companies own the law makers, media outlets, and the medical colleges/ schools. It is all the younger doctor's know

AMEN!!!

This is so accurate. There IS no more 'care' in medical care.

@@hamsapiens it was a bunch of stuff... emotional numbing.. minus anger I was feeling THAT regularly, couldn't concentrate, had ZERO energy or motivation. then I found out the longer you use it the less your body can do for itself as far as producing those chemicals internally... annnnd I was like "is THIS how I want my life to be?" I decided it was not. THAT is when the suffering really started to be totally honest. lol the coming off is far far worse than the original condition. Should have just stayed with the anxiety because it was a super pleasant day at the park compared to the withdrawls and the seemingly permanent side effects I'm still dealing with... seriously I'd advise anyone who doesn't require meds to literally survive not BE on meds of any type. my answer is super simplified compared to the totality of the real life situation because it would be a forever read. pretty much I stopped because it's poison.

@@hamsapiens thank you.. I'm happy to talk about it because it feels like it's not made clear enough before we start taking it... or it wasn't 20 some years ago. for those it helps it works wonders, I don't doubt, but they seem to try to fix mental health by carpet bombing the issue with one-size fits all tactics (or more accurately if you want my honest take, NOT healing us because we'd not be paying customers if they actually did the job) I was having severe panic attacks... like to the point of seizures... but instead of helping anything the meds made my issues exponentially worse. my occasional seizures became daily occurrences and my incidents of anxiety attacks became the constant standard and grew to unbearable levels... PLUS a slew of neurological and psychological side effects... for me it was a massive mistake. at one point I had nightmares so bad I actually went to therapy over it.. I'd wake up searching my arms for blood splatter regularly.. it was rough. that was one of the things that started pushing me toward getting back to relatively drug free. now I use weed to self medicate and I'm like 10 times better than I was under treatment.. so yah, I hope it works for you, sounds like it is for the most part, but seriously look into the effects of being on them for too long and if Drs wont tell you it's bad you should try a different Dr because it's been known for a while. according to the info I've been able to gather the truth is something like about 3 MONTHS on them and you should stop. I was encouraged to carry on for 10 YEARS through multiple doctors, psychiatrists, and at least 2 neurologists. Just make sure you get as much info as you can, regardless.. and good luck

What a lucky lady to have you as her husband. You are correct, this is a broken medical system. It all stems from Big Pharma. Money is all that matters.

Dr Jordan Peterson went through this withdrawal for a couple of years. He IS a shrink and did not know these withdrawal symptoms could occur

Amen. Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy on us all

You was peer pressured into taking drugs. It's ok. Your a drig addict. It ok.

U had google to know what drugs have withdrawals

@@sadhu7191not so fast in 2004 I did not hv google - or believe me I would hv found out first it wasn’t untill 2010 or so that got into google and a lot of ion line tools it was already too late - trust me now in this day absolutely any med can be googled we k ow now but not THEN 0 zero

I am so glad you survived this wrong treatment and this hell! Respect. Sending lots of love ❤

If I were you I would try the carnivore diet. Its amazing what it has done for me and many others I have spoken to post withdrawal.

You got a very good doctor. Never let him go. My doctor gave me an AD for sleep. I'm still dealing with the consequences 11 months off

👍 EXACTLY! Except sometimes you DO need these meds AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FORE AND YOU CAN'T GET THEM.

Wow! That doctor loved you! Thank God for him! 💕

W

What kind of „medical“ advice is that? Your barber could give you the same advice for free.

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

Yes, dr.sporessss I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

Is he on instagram?

Yes he is. dr.sporessss

Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.

Most probably do. In my past, I had a friend who was an academic psychologist and I heard numerous self-jokes about these specialists.

I came out of the military with lots of anxiety, and saw a psych. At the time PTSD was not a term. She couldn't do a thing for me, but I fell back on learning how to cope myself, and finding out what exactly was bothering me. That is the key, self help.@@anna-tn8mg

It’s actually a requirement in many countries…

I have actually asked a psychiatrist and two psychology phds if there is any truth to the saying that they go into psychology to better understand their own issues. They all said yes. They all had either anxiety or neurosis themselves, or a suicidal/mentally ill sibling or parent.

@@nessae354 I went into Psych because I was, and am, fascinated by it, by all the questions; *why/how/nature/nurture* (+a big ETC!) It was the same for most of my classmates, at that time. About what age group do the 3 people you referred to fall into? (➕ anyone else in the comment thread who has any info to add...) I wonder if there's a significant correlation between *age* group and primary *reason* for choosing Psych as their career path. 'Psychologist/Psychiatrist heal thyself' 😄

how r u alive?

I am so sorry.. I’m going to write down your name and pray for you. Never give up hope. Fast and pray to God for help and strength. I’m very sorry you are going through such a hard time in life right now. God can do the impossible.

wishing you fast recovery

So sorry.. please take it one step at a time and you can work it out God bless you

20 years ago it took me 700 days to quit taking the smallest dose once a day, and I had only taken it for two months for a small tremor. I cut down removing very small amounts at a time. Even after that, I still had sweats and crushing withdrawals for 10 more days. I lost 17 lbs in the 10 days. That was only two months of use on the smallest dose. It was for a minor tremor. It did nothing for the tremor, by the way. Cutting out sugar, sugar substitutes, gluten and going low carb finally got me better. This man might want to cut sugar, carbs and gluten for his wife and see if keto helps her.

Exactly what almost killed Jordan Peterson. His wife needs to go on a carnivore diet for a year.

@@lindamacfarlane6817 Oh yeah, that's right. I've had similar experiences myself, eating more meat and way less carbs helped me feel better too.

SHIT SHOW INDEED! A PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDICAL CIRCUS! MARCIA BEDARD, PhD, Professor Emerita CSU Fresno

I shudder to think what might have become of his wife if he wasn't by her side and fighting for/with her every step of the way. True love.

I know as a fact that it's many. The issue is that providing mental health care - which is expensive - is slow. Prescribing a nice little pill is easy. Look at fentanyl...

A lot tbh

the scary thing is when you're having a panic attack and the doctor wont prescribe you any benzos because they're unjustly stigmatized.

Psychiatrists cause homelessness.

I did from this unfortunately

my dad warned me the same. 15 years seeing psychiatrists has caused IMMENSE regret. I use to scoff when people called them pill pushers. boy was i wrong.

The problem is we are told if we take a pill, we have to take it every day for the rest of our lives, which is completely false. Drugs are just like alcohol. Daily use creates some very undesirable effects. Intermittent use with breaks in between allows the liver to heal and the body to stabilize normally. Benzos are amazing drugs with very few side effects for intermittent use. But the mentality that we have to take it on a regimen to get the benefit is the problem. Benzo effects are immediate not cumulative. You can get the benefits in 15 minutes. What is cumulative are the negative side effects. Low dose intermittent use is the answer.

My heart goes out to you Mary ❤🙏

Awww thank you for the care.

​@@tomg.8904so sweet of you.

Of course dear 😊

❤

good luck Tina, I went through it too about 5 yrs ago. It will end, no matter how it feels. Stay with it. Reach out to others, we aren't alone. Benzo withdrawls are worse than opiates, and I have kicked both. It seems like with benzos, there is some weird doubling back. Like it's worse 2 weeks in than it was after the initial 5 days!! Horror. I kicked alone (4-5 Xanax 2mg per day habit), and it was a nightmare...no sleep, anxiety from hell, vomiting, diarrhea , fainting, seizures , holding onto things to walk in my house..a solid month of this. Then about 6 months of various symptoms. It was about 2 yrs before I was ok. Hope it is not so intense for you, I wish you well.

@@beckythornton6470 wow Becky I too have withdrawalled from opiates and alcohol. This is a monster I'm comparison for sure. Thank you for sharing your story and sending encouragement. Much love

Can you handle taking any supplements? How is your sleep?

@@apreviousseagle836 I can tolerate melatonin. Everyone in this chat is so supportive and for that I'm grateful. I love you all. You are giving me hope.

Drs really shouldn’t be allowed to practice unless they are capable of empathy- I’ve met few who can. And they wonder why patients hate them and don’t listen

they are mostly ran by former addicts to. i also had a heroin addiction so i understand some of what you have been through and the last place i went to in florida i was offered percs, weed pens everywhere , people having sex it's INSANE how some of these places are run. it's either a free for all or just like you said just like the movie... 20 years old what a shame i'm so sorry for your loss.

you mean 6 10mgs per Month!!!?? or 60 10mgs per month? 6 a month sounds discouraging,,,such a low dose

Sorry, 60/ 80 mgs a week. @@007chriscloud

Can it possibly be worse than paroxetine withdrawal, though? I’ve been through that and it’s easily the worst thing I’ve been through, including the sudden death of my young husband. I just can’t imagine benzo withdrawal being even worse.

​@@i.ehrenfest349Imagine being in a constant state of terror punctuated by severe panic attacks (akhastesia), violent ideation, loss of reality, psychosis, tremors and seizures, severe heart palpitations, insomnia, blurry vision, severe fatigue and muscle weakness, burning skin sensations, projectile vomiting and diarrhea. Just some of the symptoms in Benzo withdrawal. It's truly hell on earth and a precursor to homicidal violence and suicide.

It's hell. Takes a long time to feel normal again. The natural, drug-free sleep is absolutely awesome though.@@i.ehrenfest349

@@i.ehrenfest349 With respect, were you under a doctor's care when you went off the Paxil? My primary guided me through it and reduced the dose very gradually--it took six months. But there were no withdrawal symptoms of any kind. I was prescribed a mild benzo once when in hospital, but I took it for two days with no effect whatsoever, so I decided not to continue. People really need to work in tandem with their primary physicians.

Happened to me. Never fully recovered. I was only on them for less than a year and they were making me crazy so I tried to quit. I became addicted to several other drugs...opiates, speed, cocaine, methadone, alcohol....and it took 20 years of chaos to stop.

I don't know about other cases, but this was more than benzos admittedly, and who knows what she might have done to cope with unbearable sorrow of losing a son in college.

They've known about this for a long time. It's amazing what they've failed to learn.

I college, I read 'I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can' That was in the early 1980s. The woman stopped taking I think valium suddenly and had a psychotic break. It's a true story of a journalist

They are not that hard to quit. One of the less addictive Benzos prescribed. Omg! How do you even know if she was taking as prescribed & what else she was taking.

Thank you for letting us know this, velvetbees. They know full well what they're doing by now. Besides, I've read the NWO agendas, and let's just say they don't want us around anymore.

If you decide to come off benzos you must taper very slowly. adjust to the new amount for a few weeks then come down one milligram. it took me months. it wasn't easy but it was far far better than going down too fast or cold turkey. get you pharmacist to help you do it. they have to be strict but kind. get them on your team and explain that you need support. I still take zopiclone to sleep. I suffer horrible withdrawal even from that. it's no joke. I do not sleep at all if I don't have it. I get mentally unwell and physically ill. I'm now 1 year cannibis and alcohol free. my next goal is to taper off the zopiclone.

I'm on the tramedol, n it's nearly impossible with just that! How do u get off!!!! I was taking 400 MG a day. I'm now down to 350 n feel HORRIBLE all the time. How do u get off this horrible medicine! Feel like I'll need to be on it forever to feel normal. It's terrifying! 😢

​@@witchywomen6650 Some just need to taper super slow. Get a scale that measures in milligrams and be very patient. It takes me 2-3 months just to get off valium. Good luck its hell and im back on valium cause i need em. I did last 7 months one time. Its definitely possible and i was addicted too.

too bad hes brainwashed and also stupid what a shame

It is quite lovely. I seriously don’t think my husband would be there like this for me 😢

There are some paths you can only walk alone and you partner will be better for it. It's scary but true

@@cmgordon12345 I agree. I went through my cold turkey withdrawal and all its symptoms all alone, and I was grateful for not inflicting this on anyone else.

Joseph Campbell's last statement is directly about your comment. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odt4nbydmL2YZn0.htmlsi=3ErskGfHGlbct1uD

Good job , I think I had just saved myself by watching this video only taking klonopin for a month and quit last week cold Turkey luckily only had a week of withdrawal symptoms had to call out of work but they have dissipated. Thank you sir for these videos

I noticed that too, lovely doctor.

Hang in there YT creators is how I made it through this horror.💜

May God hold and keep you 🙏. And send his angels to watch over you. You are a brave and beautiful person. so please be careful, benzos and alcohol withdrawal can be deadly. ❤

Carnivore diet

I cant tell withdrawal from my "real" anxiety and panic attacks? They switched Xanax to diazepam (Valium) and I have just ended my horrific painkiller addiction. Now Im gonna lower my Valium slowly and Im scared as h*ll. I suffered from so severe panic attacks that I couldn't even leave my house and that was before they prescribed Xanax? How will I be able to go through this hell? Could it be the Valiums who give me severe depression and suicidal thoughts?

Ive ended the Xanax addiction 2 times before and it wasn't as tough as this time.

It's hell on earth

Well this is common knowledge. You will experience anxiety from hell,depression, insomnia, upset stomach and bowels, sweating and cold. It's like the worst flu plus severe anxiety. It's very much like heroin withdrawal but it can last much longer, sometimes years.

@@toddlavigne6441 yes. Benzos and alcohol are the only 2 drugs that can have fatal consequences from a withdrawal that’s not medically managed.

I had that. Absolutely horrifying. Thats when I knew I had to stop.

@@toddlavigne6441bladder pain as well - urinary problems etc

I am sorry for your suffering .I am 10 years post-withdrawal, age 69 Was bedridden most of the time for 3-4 years. Suffering intolerable to the point of making inquiries about assisted dying. I am vastly better than those years but far from being completely well. However life is manageable. I hope that you will see improvements with the passage of time. I have found no help apart from online support groups. I have consulted with 3 psychiatrists and 2 neurologists. I live in the UK.

I myself spent several years on and off psych-meds of various kinds, mostly benzos and SSRI's. Destroyed my health completely. I finally found stability for moods by way of smoking a few organic cigarettes a day. But now those of my church are urging me to quit and the mere effort to reduce the dose has been sending me down a rat-hole of insability, my moods and brain pain going off the scale as a result. Never could have imagined the fraity of a neural system so completely perverted and disturbed in the wake of psychiatric care and now due to attempts at tobacco cessation I'm back to going into crazy bad moods, every bit as bad as before. How on earth tobacco came to be regarded as a "sin" a big mystery to me. My Christian advisers appear to demonstrate an attitude of patronizing condescension and contempt, which hardly serves to generate respect in my own heart with regard to their theological views. It's becoming insane, and I'm not sure who is more off their proverbial meds, me for coming unglued due to withdrawal or my Christian advisers who seem always to have a stick up their ass.

Fiona & Patty, What u have experienced is horrific. This is beyond unacceptable 😢 Noel- Do what's best for you & your body. Also, you write very elegantly ❤❤

& what if this mans wife didn't have her husband there to witness her reactions to the drugs, she may have thought she was going crazy. Klonopin is a MF, the drug is safe if taken at a low enough dose for short periods of time (note, if u drink, alcohol on top of benzodiazapines is not safe at any level) but *entirely UN-SAFE to withdrawal from* *especially at the rates that most all Dr.s prescribe*

@@noelgillett346They may just not want you to die of lung cancer or suffer from COPD. My ex husband can barely walk 20 feet without losing his breath.

Benzo Buddies is a really good support group you’ll find everything you need there❤

The story is definitely heartbreaking, but if you paid attention to it there are a lot of other factors than just benzodiazepines involved that made the story absolutely more horrifying

@@SAMEntalhealth As far as I can tell I was paying attention, but just in case I missed something, please be more specific. What are these factors you're referring to? And what is your point in making this statement? I really want to understand.

@@stephaniemartin6898 did you recover? What were you on? How long? What dose?

I saw her in an interview years ago talking about her getting off of Klonopin after being on it for eight years and said it was the most difficult experience in her life.

Celebrities speaking out would be helpful.

I was hoping Jordan Peterson would speak out on it but he has moved on and rarely talks about it.

@@SunnyCarnivorei agree that has been disappointing since he acts like its something to cover up rather than hit at the source. the actual drugs. i dont hear him warning others now, i dont think he wants to remind people but he’s already a public figure who went through it and its a bit of a disservice to gloss over

Stevie was on a cocktail of all the benzos. It wasn't Klonopin alone she had to w/d from. She was also rapid tapered at the Betty Ford Clinic. Horrific for her.

@carniwarrior, I believe 5 years from now it will be a full blown epidemic like the opioid epidemic. I have lost 3 people to suicide in my small circle of people I met through the support group. There's simply no resources available to support the number of people suffering. It's not like you have a choice in my state, they told me they were taking me off with no plan in place to address the symptoms I was prescribed them for which was Lupus. I was on them 22 years and never had a problem.

Happens in Canada, a lot 😪

I have been on 2 mg of Clonazapam for 6 years after my son died. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and thought I was losing my mind. They were not giving me the Clonazapam.

@@mandyvasseybryant4618oh my god🫢 I have no words❤

they are ignorant and don't really care. I went to so many doctors - everyone just tell me the same bs, they don't even take their own subject serious - it's just about getting that money. I am glad this Chanel exists, these psychiatric medications are a big danger to people, its criminal

AGREE

Agreed. I’m a psych nurse and never completely understood why the psychiatrists were so conservative with the use or overuse of Ativan. After seeing this video I’m going to give Atarax more offer for anxiety unless it’s very severe. I will use Ativan much less for anxiety.

​@@mariannegirouard8746wild how this video is what's informing you about what to prescribe. You weren't aware already?

THEY DON'T CARE.

I'm so sorry about your wife. That's so sad and frustrating. I'm not sure how I made it through it. 4 yrs later and I'm still dealing with many issues. 25yrs on Valium. Cut cold turkey from 30mgs a day. This should not be allowed to happen to any patient.

Yes I am sure the manufacturers of benzos know exactly the extreme addictiveness of benzos and withdrawals. It's a business. All about the American dollar.

Yes, it's working perfectly for those at the top of the system, not working so well for us towards the lower end of the "system".

Right! The evil money loving system is working perfectly for THEM.

You are correct. Perspective is EVERYTHING

It started when they burned the midwives and the sage women who knew about herbal medicine as witches. Then medicine was becoming a male profession, firmly in the hands of the church and the satanic elite. They started to cut up dead bodies - a taboo in many societies - and develop modern medicine. The first remedies they described were arsenic, lead and mercury. Not much has changed since then, the remedies just have fancier names. Look at the symbol they chose : a staff with a serpent crawling around it ! Western medicine is satanic and designed to make people sick, weak, dumb and dependent. They invented all the modern drugs, with exception of cocaine. Heroin was invented by Bayer and prescribed as an antidote to opium dependancy. Each time one of their drugs was denounced as being harmful, they came up with a replacement. Codeine in childrens' cough sirup, Fentanyl and Oxycontin. They have known about the harmful effects of opium derivatives since over hundred years, and still put Fentanyl on the market ? That's not an accident, that's malicious intent. Western modern medicine is good when it comes to surgery and all the machines they invented - defibrillators, anesthesia, hip replacements and so on. That's what creates trust and draws people in. And then they destroy them with their pharmaceuticals. At the top of most governements worldwide are satanists, and their interest is to make people addicted to drugs, because it weakens society and creates a lot of suffering. They thrive on the suffering of the people. And many addictions lead to demonic possessions, because the suffering and the loss of control over the brain opens the mind up, so demons can enter. After that, it's the demon forcing his host to continue taking the drug.

And, it all started with some mild anxiety… I am so sick now compared to when I started taking the first ssri over 20+ yrs ago. So polydrugged over the years and gaslighted by the psychiatrist who put me on these drugs. It’s plain evil.

Couldn't agree more@@rosesRred2400

​@@rosesRred2400I am sorry to hear this ia happening to you. I am in a similar situation. Teens, husband, Xanax for TOO MANY YEARS. Life upside-down. I recently came down from 6mgs to 2mgs in about a couple of months. Only difference, that's the only Rx that I took.

What a loyal, brave, honourable man you are standing by your wife through thick and thin. Thank you for doing this podcast. God bless you 💖💯

Every 50 year old shamed young people for doing drugs haha

This happened to me. My doctor immediately diagnosed me as schizophrenic (hearing voices).

@@patriciabarnes9584 Wow! You need more meds! Sorry if I joke a bit It's not to be mean. But what are the choices? You can cry or laugh at how the system works and ignores the proof Infront of them that it's the meds that caused everything. In my case they apologized for some of the things they said about me that I was not supposed to hear. They thought I was faking my symptoms including passing out and the long list of other stuff when I was going through hell on earth. They wanted me out the door because they got worried about the insurance paying. I do wonder what the notes said though and if they said it was something else or just did not mention it at all.

This corrupt, insurance draining facility, diagnosed me with schizoeffective disorder on my discharge papers even though I was never diagnosed with it or anything similar previously at 52 years old. I really had BIND, of course and they knew it. I was aware and I advocated for myself by refused taking antipsychotics since it wouldn't be helpful. Anyway, I had a completely different diagnosis 3 weeks prior during intake, Benzodiazepine Abuse Disorder, even though I was taking my script as prescribed. ( Is that even a real diagnosis?)

@@newjerseydevil6115 They dare call it abuse, those weak f-cking doctors with no accountability. Makes me so mad. I have been told too that I abused them back when they still prescribed me oxazepam, hell yes I was dependant but DID NOT ABUSE IT. Taken as prescribed cannot be abusing the drug. I have developed a deep, deep hatred towards doctors, I remember meeting one very sweet lady in the past 10 years and the rest have been either like numb zombies or plain mean and undermining symptoms.

@@newjerseydevil6115 oh how awful! Did they lie so insurance would cover your stay?

Thank you GOD! You said it sister.. God be with you!

@debrajabs9523 I did the same as you after I was prescribed Restoril for sleep disturbance for peri-menapause at forty years old. I weaned myself off of it slowly on my own at sixty years old over several months. My doctor couldn't believe how I accomplished that on my own. I'm proud of myself, too!

I'm at 5 years down to 1mg kpin. I want off now! I'm 39 I don't want my future destroyed. You give me hope. How much dud you take and how long?

Well you did a good think sending it to her but there's a reason they say don't shoot the messenger. We of course have to be kind when alerting people to information that night make them sad,angry etc. She may feel being in denial about this is easier until she's ready to do something about it n isn't yet but I'd have a much better regret if I knew something and was t sharing it. Ultimately it's they're decision to get help n we can support them but not if they react like that unfortunately.

Drinking mixed with benzos is the most lethal combination, I’d try to convince her to cut back on the drinking if she’s goin hard on the benzos or something bad will happen and it will

@@stantondavid4435 When they stop talking to you, you can't tell them anything anymore.

@@brandyk k

@@stantondavid4435 Sure, in very high does the combo can be lethal but it's more a problem than just lethal overdose. Most of the problems people have with benzos is that there is alcohol involved. Actually most horror stories about drugs in general are actually drugs+alcohol.

What they have done to her is unconscionable. This is beyond torture. Anyone suffering with this needs to speak out

I'm so glad you stuck to your guns. I'm sure it was a difficult decision. I've been on meds since I was 18. I'm 53 now. It's such a decision to make because we all want to feel better so badly. It's been 4 years off the Valium now after 25 yrs with it. I'm still struggling. My mental health is a fight everyday.

@@neilacrabtree1617 Awe, I’m sorry to hear that but congratulations on being able to get off the medications, I’m sure it wasn’t easy. I’m always so proud of anyone who can defeat a lifelong dependency on medication, because goodness knows the formulations of those products don’t make them easy to get off of.

take it long enuff and IT POISONS.. the devil's hook is it works good at 1st..then..welcome to hell..in the literal sense..same as crack..you keep seeking that elusive 1st high

Are you still on it? If you are, you're just another addict

​@@cj5273well, some addictions are OK if it benefits you. Oh, well. Life sux. Not everyone has an easy go at life, not many do, but a lot needs meds and some don't. Saying, benzo bad, don't ever start, get off it, is not realistic for far too many ppl. This talks are nice, but they don't even inspire. I've quit too many times - 18 mos was longest and still felt like shut, should I've done 3, 4, 5 yrs. .. 10 yrs? Not possible, don't even remember how I ever went beyond a week.

Yeah its not black and white 🖤

​@cj5273 wow. You're mean!

Hi; sometimes people scoff; not understanding but my late partner a war vet, suffered like hell on the psych meds he was on. So unfair; my own doctor was shocked that he was on a Benzo; my doc totally disapproved; wish my b.f. had come to my doc instead of the veterans docs.

BARBARIC...Mendele Level barbarism

I'm convinced doctors get some kind of kick-back from Big Pharma, so they love to prescribe pills and more pills.

American doctors score very POORLY by international standards. To get benzos in other countries there have to very good reasons. In my country, they are class A drugs alongside heroin and cocaine. They are used, but only in a strictly controlled way.

Ego. Pure and simple. Sadly, doctors and “specialists” seem to lose their humility after med school and develop god-complex’s. Then there’s the system that makes too much money from these drugs. Pharmacology should not be a for profit business.

Along with Leah’s comment, tunnel vision of treatment options The dollar sign screams at them more than the truth of working hard to unravel the layers of symptoms

@@crazystemlady This is very much an American problem. Just like the over-prescribing of opioids.

So true.

Benadryl works just as well and is not addictive!

​@@sallysailor5642great idea ban them tomorrow see what transpires.

We need to live without drugs. Only for life threatening conditions. And only for a short time. All psychological states, we gotta deal with them heads on. No drugs. Say NO TO DRUGS.

@@schluesselblume2337 there are a few that can help to face and understand what's going on. I Won't call them drugs, and exclude them. But for the whole rest I agree.

I feel rage as well.

​@@pattilynnwahlsimmonsIts awful. Total horror show.

💯 when will the tipping point come to wake everyone up? Slow rolling boil to complete shit show

@@lynnepaquette4124 They just don't care. $$$$

Aside from the disgust & rage I feel towards child abusers, rapists, cold-blooded murderers, etc., there are two things in particular that cause a uniquely visceral type of anger in me & will always get me into a justice-seeking frame of mind: 1) power-tripping cops who abuse their authority & the public they’re supposed to be serving, & 2) condescending doctors who dismiss their patients’ concerns, prescribe recklessly, & end up doing unspeakable harm to the same person who came to them seeking help. There is definitely a degree of overlap between those two personalities, too. Both wield the privileges, knowledge, or ability to outright ruin you in a matter of minutes. These patients are incredibly courageous folks who are dealing with both unspeakable torment & the burden of stigma on top of it. It just angers & hurts me to see good people hurting. Blessings to every one of y’all.

I don't think they prescribe them like candy. At least not my doctor. My doctor tried to prescribe a muscle relaxer to me to see if that would work first, when I requested Clonazepam for my chronic hypnic jerking. When the muscle relaxer didn't work, then zi was allowed to have one .5 milligram tablet per night. When that didn't work completely I called in to ask if i could take a second one at night, and I had to answer several questions as to why I wanted an additional tablet, which I thought would be obvious. They were trying to determine if I was trying to abuse the drug, which I wasn't. I felt treated as though I was trying to be sneaky. I wasn't. So no, I don't think it's like that anymore. Additionally I'm only allowed to have a 30 day supply at a time.

I don't think the Dr's are that ignorant. They just turn their back. Big pharma supports their med schools, they get kick backs from pharma reps, Dr's support big pharma.

When I needed help desperately for lack of sleep and severe anxiety it was very difficult to get any doctor to prescribe benzos

back to etc disagrees but I agree; saw my former partner a vet; subjected to a slew of meds and even iatrogenic comas; an ordeal that pretty much ruined him. The docs were not malicious... they just did not have a clue.

@@backtoasimplelife the doctors have to question you like that due to federal regulations; don't take it personally. I worked with an MD who served time for handing benzos out like candy, and he also lost his license to practice; possibly permanently. One of my coworkers in the medical field was prescribed benzos by him, and she didn't function very well in her practice. She was dependent on those meds, and said they were more addictive to her than nicotine was. Pain management physicians are monitored closely now, so they monitor their patients closely. Many mental health clinics are benzo-free now, and do their best to wean new patients off, offer alternative medications & therapy. It is definitely not easy.

No, you don’t have to. If you do best on it, and know the risks of both, ultimately you have the right to fight back. “Best practice” tells the benzophobic drs that they shouldn’t force someone off a medication they are doing well on. Find another dr, tell them the deal- if they refuse to play ball, move on to the next\

May I ask you how you weaned yourself off? [Obviously over 4 weeks mentioned elsewhere doesn’t work]. I’ve weaned myself from Clonazapam 2.0 mg down to 0.5mg at bedtime for the last couple of months, over a couple of years. How do you cut down from 0.5mg? Ty.❤

@@leekoss7083 daily taper using a scale and shaving the pill.

@@leekoss7083with a razor blade and a scale? I’m on 2 mg of xanax but I usually take only one mg. Wondering how to get off them eventually.

Now they’re handing out gabapentin like candy for back pain. I refused to take it. Now it’s a controlled substance in some states.

@@leekoss7083 the same way, keep cutting down, .4 then .3 etc eventually it should become so pointless you will forget to take it and realise you dont need it.

Agree

And yet they can ruin your life and take your kids and your freedom. They are not like lawyers

Go see “functional medicine holistic doctors.

​@@This-Is-My-Little-Corneronly of you allow them to. You've got to stay one step ahead and take charge of your health care. If your doc ignores your questions, find another who will answer them. Your body, your right.

@@This-Is-My-Little-Corner i just wanna say lawyers do this to people all the time they're prosecutors - a type of lawyer

@tvbopc5416, I completely agree with you, as an RN who has dealt with some arrogant docs in the past. I know several who have a serious God complex....

That’s horrifying…so sorry.

😢

“Unbeknownst to our family” Yes, he was the patient, not the family. Ever hear of medical privacy?

@@rieyuki The laws protect the doctors and medical facilities. Not the patient, especially if they are in crisis, family sees that their over medicated. These laws were written by lawyers and we've been made to believe they were written to protect us. Not so much so.

Just curious, was your son also on a statin, like Lipitor?