[La...] Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 This is a "tame" brochure on benzodiazepines that, unfortunately, doesn't give near enough details on how dangerous the medications are or how horrible the withdrawal can be. It appears that it hasn't been updated since 2012. https://www.camh.ca/en/education/about/camh_publications/Documents/Flat_PDFs/upm_benzodiazepines.pdf "They are the most widely prescribed psychoactive drugs in the world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Bu...] Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Totally agree Lapis that they don't warn people enough in this brochure about how really bad these drugs are. They didn't seem to think that low doses are a problem either but, I experienced horrible side effects at a .5mg dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 As we all know, it's impossible to predict how any given person will react to a benzodiazepine. I would have liked to see a much more strongly-worded information piece from CAMH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Te...] Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 If there was an emogi with two thumbs down, it would go here!! Just terrible. Talk about tame - TOO TAME. Very disturbed by this. And it's too bad that it hasn't been updated since 2012. Thanks, Lapis, for this, though, as we need to know these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dr...] Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 CAMH is useless when it comes to benzos. I saw this pamphlet last year and tried all the help numbers on it. They lead nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[La...] Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 I'm sorry to hear that, drummerboy. I think CAMH helps a lot of people, but this piece of literature really falls short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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