Benzotired17 Mai 2024

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

May 17th, 2024In 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 PROponent (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

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