Benzotired

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Benzotired

Discussing the Benzodiazepine-Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) pandemic with #heroes I meet along the way. Disclaimer: always consult your physician for medical advice. Benzotired is best listened to on #Spotify and https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benzotired. Listener discretion is advised. For more information about benzodiazepines visit Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC) www.benzoinfo.com. Appreciate Benzotired? Donate! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/naftalbenisty

  1. #45: Barbara Connolly, PhD, Senior Admin Benzo Warrior Community 🇺🇸

    20/12/2024

    #45: Barbara Connolly, PhD, Senior Admin Benzo Warrior Community 🇺🇸

    December 20th, 2024 In this episode: Barbara Connolly, PhD is the Senior Admin of the Benzo Warrior Community. She is a retired professor of political science, she has lived experience with complicated withdrawal from both benzodiazepines and antidepressants, and truly understands living with complex chronic illness and pain, particularly Ehlers-Danlos and mast cell activation syndromes. Barb was herself badly injured in 2017 by a rapid taper off Klonopin after 22 years of prescribed use for muscle spasms, and didn't realize until much later that the resulting cascade of symptoms and disability was due to benzodiazepines. Because of that experience, it became important to her that others going through withdrawal from benzodiazepines get far better information and support. She has run Benzo Warrior Community for nearly four years  with a terrific team of peers all of whom haved lived experience, and has helped thousands navigate their journeys through benzodiazepine recovery. BWC has about 4,500 active members in English-speaking countries all over the world, and features Zoom support meetings for members and caregivers alike. Barb hosts a speaker series for BWC about all things benzodiazepines, withdrawal, BIND, and recovery, featuring doctors, coaches, pharmacists, and survivors. She excels at connecting people with the resources needed to consult effectively with doctors, marshal support from family and friends, cope with difficult symptoms, and figure out all the logistics of tapering as well as managing food sensitivities. A member of the Benzo Action Work Group, Barb is one of the trainers for the benzodiazepine peer training and is interested in research on  health care policy and benzodiazepines. She enjoys hiking, ballet, and politics and is grateful to be much-recovered and able to wander again in the great outdoors. Contact Barb about coaching services at this email: Barbara.Connolly.31@gmail.com Join Benzo Warrior Community here: benzowarrior.com To listen to the presentations from the speaker series, subscribe to the Benzo Warrior Community youtube channel, here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xdLrxubxjcAtB5eVyHCzw Discussion after the presentations is not recorded in order to protect privacy of attendees, so If you are interested in participating in the speaker series and the Q&A after, please join BWC.

    46min
  2. #44: Rikka Allen 🇫🇮

    26/11/2024

    #44: Rikka Allen 🇫🇮

    November 26th, 2024 In this episode: I talk to Rikka Allen from Finland. She was harmed by Cymbalta (generic: Duloxetine) and Oxazepam (also known as Serax). Rikka shares her journey as she is currently tapering her benzodiazepine using water. We also discuss directly tapering, finding English information and national issues surrounding benzodiazepines.

    43min
  3. #43: Malissa Pistillo 🇺🇸

    19/11/2024

    #43: Malissa Pistillo 🇺🇸

    November 19th, 2024 In this episode: I speak with Malissa Pistello. She is a benzo and a psych drug advocate with a background being in Cloud Computing & Cyber Security. She has personal experience with protracted injuries caused by SSRIs, SNRIs and benzodiazepines, which has shaped her mission as she continues to navigate the ongoing challenges of Benzodiazepine-Induced Neurological Dysfuntion (BIND). Malissa manages the TikTok and YouTube channel TheFaceofMALPractice, where she shares vulnerable videos of her journey and provides education in the hope of spreading awareness. She is currently authoring a book that talks through her experience with psych drugs, how they nearly killed her and her journey to healing her true self.

    51min
  4. #42: Flumazenil, with Nicole Lamberson 🇺🇸

    15/11/2024

    #42: Flumazenil, with Nicole Lamberson 🇺🇸

    November 15th, 2024 In this episode: I speak with P.A. Nicole Lamberson about Flumazenil. She also serves as the Medical Director of the non-profit organization Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, BIC for short. Her personal story is featuted on episode #28 of Benzotired. Nicole and I discuss what we know about Flumazenil using published papers and news articles. Additionally, Nicole shares her personal lived experience with Flumazenil. If you have personal experience with Flumazenil? Please share your experience through the Spotify comments. BIC has been an advocate for benzodiazepine awareness for over seven years. Among countless other things, BIC helped to get the FDA update the black boxed warning in 2020. If you can, please support BUC in their advocacy and donate through the website: benzoinfo.com/donate/ Links discussed in the episode: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumazenil Malcolm Lader study: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1993-18748-001 George O'Neil on Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/is-this-a-groundbreaking-cure-for-opiates-and-benzos-addicts-10190635.html George O'Neil on Scroll: https://scroll.in/article/714862/blocking-the-high-the-unorthodox-doctor-who-thinks-he-can-cure-addiction

    30min
  5. #41: Domagoj 🇭🇷

    03/11/2024

    #41: Domagoj 🇭🇷

    November 3rd, 2024 In this episode: Domagoj from Croatia shares his benzo story. He was prescribed Xanax XR (Alprazolam extended release) for severe panic attacks in 2016. He is has been tapering Xanax directly as of March 2024. In this episode we talk about his taper, an updose that went sideways, insert pamphlets, national stigmas and more. You can contact Domagoj at: domagoj.benzofree@gmail.com

    38min
  6. #40: Let's talk benzo lingo with P.A. Nicole Lamberson 🇺🇸, medical director B.I.C.

    17/05/2024

    #40: Let's talk benzo lingo with P.A. Nicole Lamberson 🇺🇸, medical director B.I.C.

    May 17th, 2024 In this episode: I speak with Nicole Lamberson, a Physician Assistant (P.A.) about benzo lingo: explaining and discussing language we use in the Benzo harmed community. Nicole is the Medical Director of the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC) and is incredibly engaged in the Benzo harmed community. Recently she featured on the French-Canadian journalism program Enquête "Prescription Nightmare". Nicole featured on episode #29 of Benzotired where she shares her personal story. Find Nicole's bio at Benzodiazepine Information Coalition: https://www.benzoinfo.com/nicole-lamberson/ Coaching by Nicole: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages?provider_id=47721 📧: nlambersoncoaching@gmail.com @37:50 I ment to say PROppenent (sorry, English second language) (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:23) Physical dependence / addiction (00:15:27) Withdrawal & tolerance (00:19:03) Holding & adverse effects (00:21:24) Cold turkey / abruptly stopping (00:24:30) Akathisia / agitation (00:27:08) Updosing & reinstatement (00:35:00) (Long) holding (00:41:42) Paradoxical reactions (00:44:05) Kindling (00:47:07) Equivalencies (00:51:13) DPDR (00:54:58) Benzo belly / muscle tension (00:57:50) Benzo brain / cognition / memory (00:59:06) Benzodiazepine Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) (01:02:11) Neuro emotion (01:06:03) Waves & windows (01:07:50) Gaslighting (01:09:25) Levels of BIND / functionality (01:15:57) Symptom free (01:17:03) Generics & brand names (01:22:30) Explaining prescribers, debate and outro

    1h28min
  7. #39: Let's talk tinnitus with Emma Saunders 🇬🇧

    13/05/2024

    #39: Let's talk tinnitus with Emma Saunders 🇬🇧

    May 13th, 2024 This episode is dedicated to Fronçois Chapet*🇨🇦 ✝️ In this episode: I team up with my friend Emma Saunders to discuss tinnitus. Emma and I got prescribed Benzodiazepines to deal with our tinnitus. In episode #3 of Benzotired we touch on our tinnitus briefly. Emma got tinnitus from Covid-19 and I got tinnitus from Lyme and/or the Doxycycline treatment. In this episode we discuss tinnitus in general. How can people cope? How did Emma and I cope with it? Where can people go? We also connect tinnitus with the (mis)prescribing of Benzodiazepines and it's subsequent withdrawal. Find general information on tinnitus @ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus *Fronçois Chapet was featured on the French-Canadian journalism program by Enquête 🇫🇷: https://youtu.be/cJcNIEH0rPc?si=EUs5DaF2oYNuidwQ 🇺🇸: https://youtu.be/ZBi33wQUfVI?si=cH96-YhBd7RA8Jeu Find the resources Emma mentioned: Julian Cowan Hill for tinnitus @ https://juliancowanhill.co.uk/ 🇬🇧 & Joey Remeyni @ https://www.seekingbalance.com.au/ 🇦🇺 For coaching considering Benzodiazepines, polypharmacy, tinnitus and more, check out Emma Saunders @ www.beatingthebenzo.com

    41min
  8. #38: Catching up with Haeley 🇺🇸 and her liquid taper

    19/04/2024

    #38: Catching up with Haeley 🇺🇸 and her liquid taper

    April 19th, 2024 In this episode: I catch up with Haeley (featured on episode 10). Haeley briefly shares her Benzo story and how she has being doing after her last appearance on Benzotired. Haeley started to implement liquid compounded Diazepam / Valium at 15 milligrams and has microtapered down to 9 milligrams ever since. Haeley and her husband Tom launched a (non-Benzo related) podcast: Talking Ship, which can be found at Spotify and most other podcast platforms (it's so fun, check it out!). Find Haeley's Instragram page about positive mindset on Benzo withdrawal, including a tutorial on a liquid taper at: https://www.instagram.com/benzowdpositivity/ (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:24) Haeley's Benzo story in a nutshell (00:06:21) Haeley's liquid (micro)taper (00:18:03) Haeley's improvements & Talking Ship (00:21:44) Medical malpractice & misdiagnosing (00:25:47) Adverse effects & knowing Benzos (00:32:00) Proper information (00:37:20) Social media, affirmations and positivity (00:41:54) Where to find Haeley & Outro

    43min
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Discussing the Benzodiazepine-Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) pandemic with #heroes I meet along the way. Disclaimer: always consult your physician for medical advice. Benzotired is best listened to on #Spotify and https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benzotired. Listener discretion is advised. For more information about benzodiazepines visit Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC) www.benzoinfo.com. Appreciate Benzotired? Donate! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/naftalbenisty

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  • Criado por
    Naftal Benisty
  • Anos de atividade
    2023 - 2024
  • Episódios
    46
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Naftal Benisty
  • Site do podcast
    Benzotired

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