Blogs about: Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal
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My Experience with Klonopin Withdrawal
I have been withdrawing from Klonopin for the past several months. I’ve been on it for less than a year, and the maximum dosage I ever took was 1 mg. My psych nurse practitioner instructed me to… more →
Journey to Wellness
My friend for whom we've been fundraising shares her story of deterioration by psych meds
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: Amy has been so crippled, traumatized and cognitively impaired by her circumstances she had to get h … more →
This ain't no psych ward, nor is it a traditional detox but I still feel like shit
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: Okay. I’ve arrived. I actually came in yesterday as the trip here–two days in the car, w … more →
Ginger good for nausea...
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: Again, something those of us who use alternative methods for healing have known this for a long time … more →
The latest on my friend's struggle towards wellness
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: robertoamadeo has agreed to post easy stuff for me. I have a stock of stuff saved up so he now has a … more →
Goodbye for now
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: I was grossly attacked yesterday by someone in the broader mental health blogging community. It … more →
Detox center, here I come (psychiatric drug withdrawal, benzodiazepines)
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: I have very little energy—much less than usual and it’s a chronic and serious issue alre … more →
Life can change mighty fast...I'm going away...
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giannakali wrote 6 months ago: My condition has been getting progressively worse. I no longer am able to do some of the little thin … more →
Coming off medications: A harm reduction approach - By Will Hall
giannakali wrote 3 days ago: Will Hall will be a contributing editor now here on Beyond Meds. He has written other articles for t … more →
Drug withdrawal and emotional recovery - John Breeding
giannakali wrote 1 week ago: I first posted this over two years ago. It’s a very important article for anyone interested in … more →
The possible hazards of benzodiazepine use (Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium etc)
giannakali wrote 4 weeks ago: This is another post from very early on in the life of my blog (day three to be precise.) I’ve … more →
Love letter to those in withdrawal...
giannakali wrote 1 month ago: I wrote the below in a withdrawal group I was part of. Sometimes people find us when they have gone … more →
What gets named schizophrenia need not be impossible to live with -- Eleanor Longden
giannakali wrote 1 month ago: People can instead thrive! From the Independent: Eleanor Longden was revising for her final universi … more →
Interview on Madness Radio
giannakali wrote 1 month ago: Will Hall interviewed me for Madness Radio in early December 2008. It’s available right here: … more →
Lamictal redux
giannakali wrote 1 month ago: Lamictal withdrawal started my physical demise. The Lamictal withdrawal from hell post has now gotte … more →
Judith's story : Don't Mind Me
giannakali wrote 1 month ago: I was in my teens when I first heard voices. I’d recently lost my beloved grandmother and had … more →
A long contemplation...
giannakali wrote 2 months ago: Every morning when I wake up now I start it first with a period of contemplative prayer, followed by … more →
Psychiatric drug withdrawal primer
giannakali wrote 2 months ago: Whether you want to completely withdraw from meds or simply wish to minimize what you take, the firs … more →
Recipe for a good nights sleep
giannakali wrote 2 months ago: yeah, I wish I had a tub this deep 5 cups Epsom Salts 1 cup Baking Soda Poor both ingredients into a … more →
Will Hall's workshop on coming off psychiatric drugs
giannakali wrote 2 months ago: Maastricht, Holland where this lecture takes place Listen here to a wonderful lecture that Will gave … more →
