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Benzodiazepines – Prescribing, monitoring and tapering.
In this session, Dr. Anderson will discuss the most common classes of anxiety and sleep medications in the benzodiazepine class. Their pharmacology and prescribing will be contrasted with their effects on the human brain. Crossovers with nutritional substances and effective methods for tapering these medications will be discussed.
Overview of the issues and principles involved
Anxiolytic Medications:
Classes of medications
Mechanisms of action
Dose adjustment / Tapering concepts
Use of natural medications to augment the taper
Sleep Medications:
Classes of medications
Mechanisms of action
Dose adjustment / Tapering concepts
Use of natural medications to augment the taper
Antidepressant Medications:
Classes of medications
Mechanisms of action
Dose adjustment / Tapering concepts
Use of natural medications to augment the taper
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