Initiating prescriptions for Benzodiazepines is much easier than withdrawing them. Some illicit Benzodiazepine supplies arise from diverted legitimate prescriptions. It follows that alternative management of anxiety has the benefit of reducing addiction risk for the patient and the community.
‘BabyGaze’ is a neurobiological technique that uses the anatomical juxtaposition of the most rostral parasympathetic nucleus with those of the occulomotor and trochlear nerves together with interoception to manage anxiety symptoms.
In my own practice I have found that teaching the technique during a 10 minute consultation and then following up with a YouTube video is efficacious and avoids the hazard of benzodiazepine prescribing.
Isn’t the way to stop Benzodiazepines becoming a problem in the future to stop initiating them now?
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Re: Tackling benzodiazepine misuse
Initiating prescriptions for Benzodiazepines is much easier than withdrawing them. Some illicit Benzodiazepine supplies arise from diverted legitimate prescriptions. It follows that alternative management of anxiety has the benefit of reducing addiction risk for the patient and the community.
‘BabyGaze’ is a neurobiological technique that uses the anatomical juxtaposition of the most rostral parasympathetic nucleus with those of the occulomotor and trochlear nerves together with interoception to manage anxiety symptoms.
In my own practice I have found that teaching the technique during a 10 minute consultation and then following up with a YouTube video is efficacious and avoids the hazard of benzodiazepine prescribing.
Isn’t the way to stop Benzodiazepines becoming a problem in the future to stop initiating them now?
1. Ashworth AJ, Dutton PV BabyGaze: A Rapid Neurobiological Intervention for Anxiety, Panic and Anger Int J Psychiatry, 2017 Vol 2 Issue 1 ISSN: 2475-543
https://www.opastonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/babygaze-a-rapid-...
2. https://youtu.be/8uqjNBKyPz8
Competing interests: I offer private treatment of anxiety symptoms