Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills

Shirley Trickett (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

1995 | 2nd Revised edition
Thorsons (Verlag)
978-0-7225-2398-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This is a withdrawal plan for coming off tranquillizers which involves assessing the side-effects of the drugs and examining the withdrawal syndrome. The mental and physical effects of withdrawal are discussed and there is a self-help programme as well as case histories illustrating the text. The book is designed for people who find themselves faced with the problems of benzodiapine dependence and withdrawal. The author, a trained nurse, draws the attention of the public and the medical profession to the adverse effects of long term benzodiapine use and the difficulties of withdrawal. Trickett's efforts in the field of phsyical and psychological problems that can confront those coming off tranquillizers led to the instigation of a tranquillizer suppport group, "Come Off It", in 1982.

Inhalt

Part 1 There is no need to panic; what are the side-effects of tranquillizers?; a new withdrawal syndrome; how do I know if I am dependent?; slow withdrawal tables; withdrawal symptoms; anxiety; have my senses taken leave of me?; depression; physical problems; the post-withdrawal period; other causes of lack of progress; withdrawal and other medications; investigations for withdrawal symptoms. Part 2 Self-help programme: Detoxification; overbreathing and panic attacks; hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar); exercise; the relaxation response and creative visualization; the importance of daylight, sunlight and fresh air; case histories; what help is there for people coming off tranquillizers?; spiritual health.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.1995
• Vorwort: Heather Ashton
• Zusatzinfo: further information, useful addresses, reading list, references, index
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 197 mm
• Gewicht: 135 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
• ISBN-10: 0-7225-2398-X / 072252398X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7225-2398-8 / 9780722523988
• Zustand: Neuware