Q: Dr. Shipko.

well, I spoke too soon.

just got to page 86 of the benzo book and he starts talking about dietary supplments, nutriceuticals modulators, such as nutricenicals and a product called neu-recoverbz and more that are thought to assist in gaba functions, which will read on some more and then i'll "digest", think on and then ask more questions.

by the way, the book is 209 pages.

vanessa

A: Vanessa:
Books like these - and non-physician supplement salespeople are a dime a dozen on the Internet. I have used a variety of supplements to assist withdrawal and have yet to find any meaningful help from them. I looked up the ingredients in Neu-RecoverBZ and it is a conglomerate of amino acids and vitamins is low dosage. Despite the salesperson claims that this helps withdrawal, I doubt it. Ca/Mg will help with muscle cramps, but I use dosages about 10 times stronger than the product has and even then I find only minimal help. Similarly, taurine can have some BDZ like activity on electrical activity of nerve cells, but I use dosages 20 to 40 times what they put in a serving. Good nutrition helps all drug withdrawal, but I seriously doubt any clinical value to Neu-recoverBZ.

Stuart Shipko, MD (Psychiatrist/Neurologist)
Founder and Medical Director of PDI
The Panic Disorders Institute
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