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James Moore Interviews Dr. Christy Huff for Mad in America Benzodiazepine Podcast 2019

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  • čas přidán 10. 07. 2019
  • Interview hosted by: James Moore.
    James produces and hosts both the "Mad in America" and "Let's Talk Withdrawal" podcasts, where he interviews both experts and those with lived experience to challenge some common misconceptions about psychiatric drugs and withdrawal. The link to the original podcast recording of this episode is:
    www.madinamerica.com/2019/07/...
    Christy Huff, MD, FACC is a cardiologist who resides in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha in 2001. She completed an internal medicine residency at Washington University in St. Louis in 2004. Her cardiology training was completed at U.T. Southwestern in 2008, with a focus in advanced cardiovascular imaging and noninvasive cardiology. She was in private practice as a cardiologist in Fort Worth from 2008-2011. Following the birth of her child, she made the decision to become a stay at home mom.
    Dr. Huff is currently experiencing benzodiazepine withdrawal firsthand after she was prescribed Xanax for insomnia related to a major health crisis in 2015. After developing concerning symptoms and receiving no answers from her primary care doctor and a prominent neurologist, she began to research benzodiazepines and discovered her symptoms were consistent with benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. With the help of a local psychiatrist, she slowly tapered over 3 years and 3 months off of benzodiazepines using Valium. She completed her taper on March 15, 2019. Christy’s personal experience has led her to realize the dangers of these drugs and the severity of the benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, neither of which were emphasized during her medical training. She is an advocate of better education of physicians regarding the dangers of benzodiazepines and how to safely taper patients off these drugs, and stronger regulation of the prescribing of benzodiazepines. Dr. Huff is the Director at Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC).
    Follow Dr. Huff on Twitter @ChristyHuffMD
    Dr. Huff's Blogs and Media Appearances www.benzoinfo.com/christy-huff/
    BIC on Facebook @bzinfocoalition
    BIC on Twitter @BZInfoCoalition
    This video has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. This video does not substitute professional medical advice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed through the video. This video is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Komentáře • 60

  • @emilyroseayres84
    @emilyroseayres84 Před 3 lety +8

    It's great that she had the money to hire a nanny. Many of us don't. I am a widow with three sons aged 10, 14 & 15 years old, my brothers no longer live in our city, I stopped talking to my mum a few days ago because she says these withdrawals are all in my head. She literally said "Emily, you're bringing everyone around you down. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, focus on the positive things". My teenaged sons stuck up for me & calmly told her that I am doing my best & holding our household together well considering the physical & emotional hell I'm in & that I don't bring anyone down. It's lonely & terrifying & I don't know where to turn at this point.

  • @sburny54
    @sburny54 Před 2 lety +6

    How is this drug still legal anywhere? Getting off of this drug has been pure hell! Thank you so much for the video. Very informative. God bless both of you!

  • @kelogd6012
    @kelogd6012 Před 10 měsíci +2

    The morning terror is the absolute worst for me. I can't love like this.

  • @rickaanderson4835
    @rickaanderson4835 Před 3 lety +5

    All prescribing Dr's need to prescribe this video along with that first bottle. Great stuff!

  • @katrinamenzies9398
    @katrinamenzies9398 Před 4 měsíci +1

    RIP DR Christy Huff ❤

  • @NoName-pu5ls
    @NoName-pu5ls Před 5 lety +15

    Christy is an Angel, how did she survive benzo w/d and cancer! A warrior indeed

    • @smilemor-phony5964
      @smilemor-phony5964 Před 5 lety +2

      Hi Shana!! Sandy here, hi sweety!

    • @NoName-pu5ls
      @NoName-pu5ls Před 5 lety +1

      @@smilemor-phony5964 Hello dear friend I LOVE you!

    • @smilemor-phony5964
      @smilemor-phony5964 Před 5 lety +4

      @@NoName-pu5ls - I love you more!! Just having morning coffee & cig getting to finish reading 'Blood Medicine: Blowing the whistle on one of the deadliest prescription drugs ever.' Excellent book, but they're mistaken, Klonopin, Ativan, Xanax are the deadliest prescription drugs ever, far as I'm concerned, not Procrit.

    • @stevevigil3260
      @stevevigil3260 Před 4 lety +4

      @@smilemor-phony5964 I agree totally with you. It's indescribable and inhumane this Insidious poison.

    • @stevevigil3260
      @stevevigil3260 Před 4 lety +4

      I agree. No matter how hard I could not break free. It is good to see some of us making it. Gives us all hope.

  • @NoName-pu5ls
    @NoName-pu5ls Před 5 lety +5

    THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

  • @phileichinger1532
    @phileichinger1532 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank You both so much for Supporting Our Community. You Are Beautiful People. Christy, You Are Simply Amazing. One Day at A Time. I can tell you Both That In Time You Will Be 110% of Who You Were Previously At Your Best!

  • @milagroman75
    @milagroman75 Před 3 lety +7

    Use benzo "buddies" sparingly. Only use it to create a taper plan if you have a terrible doctor that won't allow a slow taper. It's a cesspit of rumination.

    • @waynegrow
      @waynegrow Před 2 lety

      Had some prick kept popping up saying first stage 2 years complete insomnia. Fkg a hole. Would love to meet that person sometime . I wouldn't be able to say what I'd do to that sick individual..stay away from those sites.

    • @DS-fi4hf
      @DS-fi4hf Před rokem

      I feel like this channel is very similar in that regard. There’s some good stuff on here, but it feels overshadowed by doom, gloom, worse case scenarios, comment sections full of horror stories, etc. I feel like that can make things a lot worse for people who are already afraid to taper. Like the videos on this channel of the poor lady who suffered from severe akathisia. People will watch that and think, “Oh my gosh! That’s what’s going to happen when I taper?”.
      I honestly can’t tell if this channel and Benzo Buddies does more harm than good by ruminating on all the horror stories. There are many other positive and successful stories from other people on CZcams that offer hope and encourage positivity.
      I think it would be more helpful to focus on the success stories, and body’s ability to heal, rather than ruminate on the worse case scenarios, which risks painting the picture that that is what the norm is for everyone who tapers off benzos.

  • @MonacoBlast66
    @MonacoBlast66 Před 4 měsíci

    R.I.P. Dr. Huff.

  • @carmelapaladino8580
    @carmelapaladino8580 Před 5 lety +5

    Great interview. Thank you James and Christy for doing this interview!!!

  • @OldSal-d8h
    @OldSal-d8h Před 2 lety

    From what I hear, I’m happy you stepped out. I’m on BB. Old Sal. Two months off.

  • @karenrehm9423
    @karenrehm9423 Před rokem

    Thank you

  • @dianecrofoot7955
    @dianecrofoot7955 Před 3 lety +2

    Nailed it!

  • @michaelzastenchik2881
    @michaelzastenchik2881 Před 8 měsíci

    I quit cold Turkey and and some messed up symptoms for 2 weeks. After that I was back to normal

    • @AlbaLynxQueen
      @AlbaLynxQueen Před 7 měsíci +1

      You were lucky. Count your blessings

  • @JIMMYJREVIEWS_thaiM-A-F-I-A

    Will,I be the same person after withdrawal? NO .....FUCK ....NO !!!!

  • @michelebergman4336
    @michelebergman4336 Před 3 lety +4

    Horrible FEAR Disabled Nausea & EXTREME DEPRESSION

  • @truthseek3017
    @truthseek3017 Před 13 dny

    Don't become consumed by your shadow.

  • @Azzizz8888
    @Azzizz8888 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Ashton manual, the problem is finding a Dr who will actually help you do this

  • @karenrehm9423
    @karenrehm9423 Před rokem

    Can side effects and withdrawal cause aggressive dementia?

  • @eileendoherty2836
    @eileendoherty2836 Před 3 lety +2

    Would love to talk to this dr this is what I’m going through with lunesta 😢

    • @michelebergman4336
      @michelebergman4336 Před 3 lety +3

      Lunesta is also a Benzodiazepine!!! Google Dr Michael E BOHAN in Virginia Beach ! He has a Benzo Tapering Workshop & is a BENZO EXPERT !!!

  • @clairenj8751
    @clairenj8751 Před 5 lety

    Any advice for me ???

  • @reneeraw6927
    @reneeraw6927 Před 7 měsíci

    Why is nobody responding to comments/questions? If you upload a video then you should address people’s concerns.

  • @mandyrose5822
    @mandyrose5822 Před 3 lety

    Did doctor find a solution for your dry painful eye.

  • @Lyra0966
    @Lyra0966 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What would happen if a massive global supply chain disruption occured. Hundreds of millions of people all going in to withdrawal crisis at once? Doesn't bear thinking about!

  • @garysimone4977
    @garysimone4977 Před 3 lety

    How best to ween off