Stellate Ganglion Block

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I have a question for all of those who have tried a Stellate Ganglion Block during benzodiazepine withdrawal for symptom management. DID IT HELP???? For those of you who are curious a stellate ganglion block is administered as an anesthetic injection into the neck near the bundle of nerves, called the stellate ganglion, that controls a person's sympathetic nervous system. This treatment is meant to block or impede the activity of an overactive or malfunctioning sympathetic nervous system. It is a relatively easy to administer and claims to allow the brain a rest improving sleep and cognition, increasing energy levels, and decreasing anxiety during withdrawal (not specific to benzodiazepines).

 

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Welcome to BenzoBuddies, @[De...].  We’re glad you’ve joined our community!

I don’t know if we have any currently active members who have experience with this procedure, but members have discussed it in past posts.  Here’s a link to the results returned by our search engine using the term ‘Stellate Ganglion Block’:

https://benzobuddies.org/search/?q=Stellate%20Ganglion%20Block&quick=1