Benzo Detox in Italy ..?

[[ro...]]

From Wikipedia entry on Flumazenil. Interesting.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumazenil

 

"In Italy, the gold standard for treatment of high-dose benzodiazepine dependency is 8–10 days of low dose, slow infusion of flumazenil.[12] One addiction treatment centre in Italy has used flumazenil to treat over 300 patients who were dependent on high doses of benzodiazepines (up to 70 times higher than conventionally prescribed) with doctors being one of their most common patients.[13]"

 

http://www.heroindetoxeurope.com/prices/benzodiazepines-painless-detoxification  (just one place that popped up during search)

 

I wonder how these people feel on day 15 or day 30 etc. It can't be good.

[[Ni...]]

I agree it isn't good! Detox centers are one of the worst options for benzos.  I know I went to one.

[[li...]]

I wonder how they do it.

 

One way is the flumazenil treatment, followed by switching people to maintenance treatment of clonazepam  ! (like from heroin to methadone), and a subsequent gradual taper.

 

That's one way to do it ... addiction treatment. Supposedly, this would avoid 'addiction behavior' !

[[be...]]

I don't trust detox centers at all. Period. I went to two. If this protocol was very successful, I think it would be all over the place, including testimonies from this site.

[[li...]]

Flumazenil and clonazepam, this is pretty much it  (with variations):

 

http://www.psy-journal.com/article/S0165-1781(12)00070-4/abstract

[[be...]]

Flumazenil and clonazepam, this is pretty much it  (with variations):

 

http://www.psy-journal.com/article/S0165-1781(12)00070-4/abstract

 

I think there needs to be more studies done on this.................