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BENZODIAZEPINES: HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO WITHDRAW

User Profile: roseMelody95
roseMelody95 August 31st, 2021
BENZODIAZEPINES: HOW THEY WORK
AND HOW TO WITHDRAW

(aka The Ashton Manual)

• PROTOCOL FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENZODIAZEPINE WITHDRAWAL
• Medical research information from a benzodiazepine withdrawal clinic

Professor C Heather Ashton DM, FRCP
Revised August 2002


• Ashton Manual Index Page
Contents Page
Introduction
Chapter I: The benzodiazepines: what they do in the body
Chapter II: How to withdraw from benzodiazepines after long-term use
Chapter II: Slow withdrawal schedules
Chapter III: Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms, acute & protracted

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User Profile: QuietMagic
QuietMagic August 31st, 2021

@roseMelody95

Thanks for sharing. This looks like a really comprehensive resource. 💜 Something I really like from the introduction:

"It is worth pointing out to your prescriber that the withdrawal schedules provided in the manual are only intended as general guides. The rate of tapering should never be rigid but should be flexible and controlled by the patient, not the doctor, according to the patient's individual needs which are different in every case."

August 31st, 2021

Hello! This was very informative! Than you for sharing! ❤️