Why Staying in Withdrawal Damages the Nervous System Prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal isn’t healing — it’s embedding harm into the nervous system. The longer someone stays in a chronic withdrawal state, the harder those symptoms become to reverse. That’s why I advocate for minimizing withdrawal, not enduring it. Withdrawal should never be the treatment. — Dr. B Schedule a coaching call with Dr. B here: https://calendly.com/getdrb/50min Recover from addiction by calling me: (800) 779-4715 #Ben

Why We Need to Stop Calling This Protracted Withdrawal These symptoms are not acute benzodiazepine withdrawal — and calling them “protracted withdrawal” creates confusion. The symptom constellation seen in chronic cases is fundamentally different from the short-lasting, acute withdrawal state most clinicians are familiar with. Using the wrong language leads to: * Misunderstanding * Mistreatment * Delayed recovery If we want better outcomes, we need clearer terminology. — Dr. B Schedule a coachin

Why Benzo Symptoms Get So Complicated. To really understand benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND), chronic withdrawal issues, and what people call protracted withdrawals, you have to start with the history. In this short video, I walk through how the term BIND came about and what we can learn from how benzodiazepines were originally introduced into the market. Once you see where all this started, the problems we’re dealing with today make a lot more sense. I’ll be posting a full

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, how GABA acts, and why we reach for a benzodiazepine for these patients. (And a little explanation of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain)#ERNurse #EmergencyNurse #CEN #CFRN #CTRN #ICUNurse #NCLEX #NursingSchool #NursingStudent #Nurse #ICUNurse #CCRN #FlightNurse #FlightMedic #FPC #paramedic #criticalcare #HEMS | NurseGwenny