Books on Benzodiazepine Dependency and Withdrawal
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The Ashton Manual
The 2007 updated Version of the Ashton Manual. This manual contains important new information to patients and doctors about the need for patients to control their own taper.
It contains detailed suggestions on how to withdraw after long-term use as well as individual tapering schedules for different benzodiazepines.
Withdrawal symptoms, acute and protracted, are described along with an explanation of why they may occur and how to cope with them.
Free download of the Table of Contents available.
(Or you can download the entire Ashton Manual, free of charge, from the British benzo site http://www.benzo.org.uk/ )
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The Accidental Addict
"The Accidental Addict will be a great resource
sitting beside a person who suspects that they may be being made ill by the
tranquilizers or sleeping pills that they have been taking. This is a "must
have" book for anyone considering coming off their sleeping pills or
tranquilizers or in the process of coming off." Ross, United Kingdom
www.bcnc.org.uk
"This book confirms the very real dangers of obtaining temporary relief through benzodiazepines use only to experience addiction and horrendous withdrawal symptoms downstream. The case histories experienced will be revealing for some and encouraging for others. Dr J.G. McConnell BSc, MD, FRCP
"The Accidental Addict by Di Porritt and Di Russell provides an up close and personal account of the effect of addiction to benzodiazepines. Their book is based on hundreds of in-depth conversations with benzo sufferers just like you."
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Tranquilizers and Antidepressants
'Shirley Trickett's book on coming off tranquilzers and antidepressants is literally a 'life saver.' It is the one book
which helps people cope with drug withdrawal by explanations and sensible
advice. I trusted it and feel I would not have come through without it. It
helped me to live again.'
Sylvia Flynn, Newcastle, UK
'I felt you were speaking directly to me in your tranquilizer book. I was so tired of being told I was suffering from 'executive stress' or even once, that it was my age! I was only forty seven at the time. Thank you.' Anthony, London
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