When COVID Meets BIND: How Does Long COVID Affect Benzo Withdrawal?
What happens when COVID meets BIND? What happens when someone in protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal gets long COVID? Does it set off a wave? Does it make their benzo symptoms worse? Tune in for answ...
12 Mar 20231h 5min
Our Mailbag: Insomnia, Alcohol, Tinnitus, and BIND
What can we do about tinnitus? What about brain lock? What about insomnia? Does alcohol help? Can flumazenil fix this? What about overwhelm and isolation? These and other questions are discussed as we...
3 Feb 202358min
Z-drugs (The Other Benzos): An In-Depth Look at Ambien, Lunesta, and Sonata
The Z-drugs: Ambien. Lunesta. Sonata. What are these? Are they benzos? Hypnotics? When did they hit the market? Can they cause dependence? Withdrawal? BIND? These questions and more will be discussed ...
1 Des 202256min
Conversation with Stanford Psychiatrist Anna Lembke, MD
Dr. Anna Lembke is our guest today — and trust me — you don’t want to miss this one! We discuss benzodiazepine tapering, substitution, the dopamine cycle, flumazenil, anxiety, social media, finding a ...
6 Nov 20221h 10min
Benzos & Surgery: A Journey of Anxiety, Recovery, Medication, and Success (Part 2 of 2)
What happens when you need surgery during protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal (BIND)? How do you manage the anxiety? Do you take meds? Benzos? Opioids? How do you handle recovery? Join D on his pers...
20 Okt 202252min
Benzos & Surgery: A Journey of Anxiety, Recovery, Medication, and Success (Part 1 of 2)
What happens when you need surgery during protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal (BIND)? How do you manage the anxiety? Do you take meds? Benzos? Opioids? How do you handle recovery? Join D on his pers...
20 Okt 202254min
The FACTS: What Do We Really Know About Benzos and BIND?
Are benzos effective for treating anxiety? Insomnia? Seizures? If they aren’t safe, what is the evidence? How many BIND symptoms are there? Could these be permanent? And what about COVID? Tune in for ...
1 Okt 20221h 5min
Just Press Record: A Discussion of Emotions, Online Triggers, and BIND
Have you ever been afraid to turn on the news? To check your social media feed? To visit your favorite discussion group? Have you ever been so afraid of your own emotions and reactions that you isolat...
16 Sep 202257min
