Posted by Abby Cunningham on October 12, 2008, at 7:53:59
In reply to Re: Flumenazil for benzodiazepine withdrawal, posted by heidiholloway on October 8, 2008, at 11:43:11
Hello Heidi,
I belong to a few benzo withddrawal forums, and believe me if there was a way to "repair" gaba receptors, it would be found by their excellent moderators. Search PubMed, you will find nothing that reverses the physical neurological damage that benzos do after becoming dependent on them except TIME off the drug, reducing very very slowly. If you find a method that is proven by medical science, please inform the rest of us! Seriously.
> I have read where it is being used in other addiction/dependency rehabilitation to "repair" or reset GABA receptors. Prometa is one protocol I've read about for alcohol and cocaine. I know it would not work for someone who is currently on benzos but how about someone who has withdrawn but is still experiencing a lot of symptoms. Being off benzos and having a treatment to facilitate the repair would be optimal.
poster:Abby Cunningham
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