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Originally Posted by still_crazy
the benzo thing waxes and wanes. i've seen 20/20 reports from the late 80s, early 90s about xanax. and yet...xanax remained popular then and now, though less so. this time, though, the DEA and everybody is cracking down on doctors, so it seems a lot of people are being given "safe alternatives" (OK...) vs Mother's Little Helpers. I don't know what to make of it, honestly. I went thru hell on Klonopin, but what about people who just...need a sedative, to make it through? I'm also wary of the DEA and other gov't agencies interfering too much in the doctor+patient relationship.
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I agree about interference, but we lack balance here as a whole. You make several great points.
I think the psychiatrist in the video says it all. These drugs are an important tool and they have their place. However, doctors are given very little information as to how patients should be treated properly. They are leaving patients on these meds for way too long and they are creating dependence issues. Also, doctors don't always know the right way to wean people off and just how severe the withdrawal symptoms are.
At the end of the day it is on us to come together as a community and help each other. It is on us to do the research. Unfortunately, we can not rely solely on professionals to know what is best. That was the essence of Lisa Ling's message to her viewers and I think it is spot on.