Posted by bleauberry on August 16, 2015, at 16:52:55
In reply to Treatment for Benzodiazepine Withdrawal, posted by stan_the_man70 on August 10, 2015, at 2:33:33
There are things in that recipe that can be problematic, including dose sizes, purpose, dose frequency, and withdrawal.
No predetermined dose is going to be a good dose for everyone. Genetics, weight, metabolism, you know?
It is not wise to start a cocktail like that from scratch because if something goes wrong or there is an intolerable side effect or something, there is no idea which ingredient is at fault, or whether maybe a dose is too high on one of them. You know? Better to try them individually, just sampling for a day or two each, to see how they react in your body, and then go from there, until doing a cocktail like that.
Simpler is better. And cheaper.
Some supplements can have paradoxical, or backward, effects. Theanine is one of those....is generally calming....but in similar fashion as starting an ssri can cause great nervousness....lipoic acid half life is 4 hours and needs to be dosed every 4 hours or else it dumps the toxins where ever it happens to be at that time, they don't make it all the way out....and besides....a benzo addiction is not a toxicity issue so these two should not be intertwined....if someone wants to do chelation with lipoic acid, do it at some other time, not while trying to withdraw from a benzo for pete's sake. On and on.
There are some good ideas in there. The Magnesium, Taurine, good. B vitamins helpful but probably won't feel it.
Better:
Medical marijuana of the couch-lock variety. These can be profoundly effective for a wide variety of addictions. People are even getting off of oxycontin and staying off it, with simple pot. The former destroys lives, the latter improves them. imoor
2 or 3 way combo of Lemon Balm, Passion Flower, Valerian Root.
Add up the money to buy all the stuff on their long recipe list. Now add up the money for these. These are at least as effective, and I may dare say out of personal experience, likely more effective in stunning fashion, and pretty cheap.
I strongly favor treating addiction withdrawals with natural means.
And I strongly favor the promise of Jesus Christ being invited into one's own life. But that is for another forum....
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