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What Is the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, and How Does It Help During a Taper?
What is the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition? The Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC) is a nonprofit organization formed by patients and medical professionals. Its mission is education…
Do Support Groups Help During a Benzodiazepine Taper? Where Patients Find Support
Key Takeaways Yes, support groups help many people during a benzodiazepine taper, because other patients believe the symptoms are real and know what living through…
Benzo Belly: Does It Go Away, and What Should You Eat While Tapering?
Key Takeaways Benzo belly is the name patients gave to the bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, heartburn, and stomach pain that can show up while…
Can a Benzodiazepine, or a Benzodiazepine Taper, Change a Woman’s Period?
Can a benzodiazepine, or a taper, change a woman’s period? Yes, in some women, although the evidence is limited. Some notice irregular, late, heavier, lighter,…
How Does a Xanax to Valium Crossover Taper Work?
Key Takeaways Xanax, or alprazolam, is hard to taper directly because its half-life is short, about 6 to 12 hours, and even its smallest tablet…
Does Magnesium Help with Benzodiazepine Tapering and Withdrawal?
Key Takeaways Magnesium is often helpful during a benzodiazepine taper but not always, it can worsen symptoms in some people, and it never changes the…
Can Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Cause Chest Pain, and When Is It an Emergency?
Is chest pain during a benzodiazepine taper an emergency? It has to be treated as one until a clinician has examined the person. Chest pain…
Benzo Withdrawal Fatigue and How a Slow Taper Helps
Key Takeaways Fatigue is a real benzodiazepine withdrawal symptom, and a slow taper helps because it gives an overworked nervous system time to settle. The…
Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Designed to Avoid Protracted Withdrawal
Can a benzodiazepine taper be designed to avoid protracted withdrawal? A taper can be designed to lower the risk. No honest doctor can promise more…
Psych Wards are not Helpful for People With Benzodiazepine Dependence and Benzodiazepine Protracted Withdrawal Syndromes
Why are psych wards not helpful for benzodiazepine dependence and protracted withdrawal? A psychiatric ward is built for one job. It keeps a person safe…
Benzodiazepine Dependence Is Not Addiction: Why the Labels Are Wrong
Is a person going through benzodiazepine withdrawal addicted to the drug? Usually, no. The person took a medication the way a doctor prescribed it, often…
How Do You Safely Taper Off Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)?
What is chlordiazepoxide, and why are people still taking it? Chlordiazepoxide, sold under the brand name Librium, is one of the oldest benzodiazepines still in…