Death Grip: A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness, af Matt Samet

Kan købes på Amazon (UK) hér, samt hér hvis man har en Kindle e-bogs læser.

Matt har også en blog på Madinamerica.com, der kan læses hér.

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"Death Grip chronicles a top climber's near-fatal struggle with anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of prescription drugs. Matt Samet lived to climb, and craved the challenge, risk, and exhilaration of conquering sheer rock faces around the United States and internationally. But Samet's depression, compounded by the extreme diet and fitness practices of climbers, led him to seek professional help. He entered the murky, inescapable world of psychiatric medicine, where he developed a dangerous addiction to prescribed medications—primarily "benzos," or benzodiazepines—that landed him in institutions and nearly killed him.

With dramatic storytelling, persuasive research data, and searing honesty, Matt Samet reveals the hidden epidemic of benzo addiction, which some have suggested can be harder to quit than heroin. Millions of adults and teenagers are prescribed these drugs, but few understand how addictive they are—and how dangerous long-term usage can be, even when prescribed by doctors.

After a difficult struggle with addiction, Samet slowly makes his way to a life in recovery through perseverance and a deep love of rock climbing. Conveying both the exhilaration of climbing in the wilderness and the utter madness of addiction, Death Grip is a powerful and revelatory memoir."

 

 

 

Hjælp til udtrapning af Benzodiazepin og Lykkepiller

Benzodiazepin Bivirkninger

De fysiske abstinenser er blandt andet muskelsmerter, muskelspjæt, udmattelse, svimmelhed og influenza lignende symptomer. Men der er også psykiske; man ser blandt andet fornyet angst, panik anfald, svigtende hukommelse, lys- og lyd-følsomhed, forvirring, hjernetåge, pludselige vredesudbrud, paranoid, umuligt at være social, tvangstanker, høj tinnitus, dårlig hukommelse, svært ved at læse, hyper aktiv, apati, ikke i stand til at føle lykke eller glæde, udsving i blodtryk, kraftig personligheds ændring, tab af økonomisk overblik, nedlukning af kreativ sans, ukontrollabelt ordvalg og depressiv humør. Nogle oplever de samme symptomer med lykkepiller.

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The Benzo Free Podcast

CNN: The Benzo Crisis

Dr. Ashton & Dr. Lader

This documentary tells the hidden story of how benzodiazepines can both main and kill. The serious crippling physical side effects of these drugs can last for years after the medication is stopped, possibly permanently. Renowned expert Professor Heather Ashton compares it to the Thalidomide scandal.
Dr. Ashton publications
Videos

Withdrawal information (Udtrapnings info)

Antidepressant, benzodiazepine and other psych drug withdrawal information, advice and stories. Made by CEPUK.ORG.

Få tanker, råd og vejledning fra forskellige udtrapnings eksperter, om hvordan en udtrapning af psykofarmaka klares.

Baylissa (Baylissa.com)
Ian Singleton (Bristol Tranquilliser Project)
Melanie Davis (REST Project | Mind in Camden)

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