Physician Assistant Analysis: Jordan Peterson & Benzodiazepines

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A Physician Assistant and Medical Advisory Board Member at the nonprofit, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (https://www.benzoinfo.com), gives commentary on benzodiazepines and in response to the February 2020 Peterson Family Update.

Timestamps:

0:32 disclaimer
0:57 low dose clonazepam (generic Klonopin) and length of prescription
2:17 prescribed physical dependency, paradoxical reactions and withdrawal
8:26 akathisia and suicidal
9:37 failed treatment, tapering and micro-tapering
12:33 emergency detox in Russia, detox centers, cold turkey
15:19 pneumonia, fluoroquinolone, ICU, informed consent, disabling withdrawal syndromes
17:51 physiological damage, recovery, protracted withdrawal syndromes, iatrogenic
20:51 physical dependence vs addiction, media misrepresentation, false sense of security
25:04 hoping for a full recovery, timeline for healing, lucky to be alive, not just withdrawal, death
27:08 conclusion

Link to Peterson Family Update - February 2020:    • Видео  

Potency/equivalence chart of the various benzodiazepines ("low doses" often aren't that low): https://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha...

Paradoxical Effects: https://benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha01.h...

Akathisia Information: https://missd.co

The Ashton Manual on why updosing/reinstatement sometimes fails (scroll down to the "Reinstatement, Updosing" section): https://benzo.org.uk/ashsupp11.htm

Why Prescribed Benzo Patients Shouldn't Go To Detox or Rehab: https://www.benzoinfo.com/2018/04/20/...

Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Displace Benzodiazepines from their Binding Sites (see #3): https://benzo.org.uk/manual/bzcha00.htm

FDA document on terminology/definitions, physical dependence and addiction (they are not synonymous): https://www.fda.gov/media/128443/down...

For info on safer tapering, Nicole also cofounded ‘The Withdrawal Project’: https://withdrawal.theinnercompass.org

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