Posted on 09/20/2019 11:27:48 PM PDT by Jayster
Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist and anti-political-correctness crusader, has checked himself in to rehab in New York, his daughter has revealed.
The “12 Rules for Life” author has sought help trying to get off the anti-anxiety drug clonazepam, his daughter Mikhaila Peterson said in a video posted to her YouTube account Thursday.
“I’ve never seen my dad like this,” the 27-year-old diet blogger said in the eight-and-a-half-minute video. “He’s having a miserable time of it. It breaks my heart.”
The elder Peterson, 57, began taking the addictive medication to deal with stress from his wife’s battle with cancer and other health problems earlier this year, his daughter said.
He tried to quit cold-turkey over the summer after his wife, Tammy Roberts, “miraculously” recovered from complications with a kidney surgery, Mikhaila said.
But he went through “horrific” physical withdrawal that has left him looking “like a lost puppy,” she said.
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That drug’s a SOB to get off of.
Was taking 4 mgs forever to treat tremors and spasms related to injury.
It stops helping anxiety after a few month when you use it regularly. The body thinks there’s something wrong with your GABA level and diligently fixes the levels, even if you don’t want it to.
I went from 4 to 3.5 three months ago and I was supposed to be down to 2 by now but it’s been rough adjusting to 3.5 and then 3.
I’m good now and ready for 2.5.
I strongly recommend either taking these pills and xanax either for BAD panic attacks or if it’s the only thing that helps with tremors and spasms.
I have missed 24 to 36 hours sometimes and the withdrawals are brutal.
I wish this poor guy the best.
I wish this good man a successful recovery. The battle he faces can be tough.
Yes, I wish him well. But he and his daughter have been on a meat only diet. That can’t possibly be healthy. There must be some underlying issues we aren’t aware of...
I have missed 24 to 36 hours sometimes and the withdrawals are brutal.
Missed 24 or 36 hrs....of?
Thank you.
Prayers for him and his wife. He is a decent man who really cares about building up young men. I pray the Holy Spirit comfort, heal and bring him close to God!
If taken long term any dose is addictive of this diazepam derivative.
lot of people are hooked on xanax, i guess that one is similar
Incredible. I wish you the best!
I’ve listened to a lot of Jordan Peterson and always felt he had skeletons in his closet but unlike many people, he was able to admit to himself they were there. Attempting to exhume and properly bury these skeletons over the years has led him to the degree of self understanding that he attempts to share through his work.
Amen.
I know I am in the minority - versus either side of the aisle on this issue.
Most people think the drug industry is marvelous. I do not.
I started out as a biology major, on the pre-med path. Ironically, my own health problems were never rectified by allopathic medicine, and I did experiences side effects at times.
I nearly died at 32. I decided I could die for free, without spending another dollar on doctors, and waited to die. When the crisis passed, and I failed to expire - five weeks later - I decided as much as possible to live according to Nature as provided by the Creator.
I have not been to a Medical Doctor since 1995, and have been on no medication since then. I am healthier now than I ever was while following an allopathic doctor’s orders.
Trauma is one thing; maintenance is another. If I break an arm tomorrow, I will go to a doctor to have it set.
I no longer consider submitting to the artificial cut-burn-drug dogma automatically viable for someone who claims to follow conservative and Christian philosophy.
There is no such thing as a drug deficiency - and there really is no such thing as a drug without negative side effects.
I hope Peterson will recover from his addiction, and seek for a natural alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.
Nota Bene:
I have nearly died three times in my life. I am permanently disabled, and live with daily pain. However, I have not only reduced the worst of my symptoms, but found natural and safe analgesics (i.e., systemic enzymes) as alternatives to opioids and the like.
I am not indifferent to the sufferings of others, and have spent years helping such persons. But I do so via educating them about natural and holistic means that avoid these unnatural, and highly addictive substances.
I took it for a head injury and fear of convulsions 27 years ago
2-4mg daily for a year
I got used to it.
I quit like nothing ...honestly...I tapered off over about two weeks
I think abusers take much higher doses
Benzos can be tuff to quit
I’ve heard the muscle relaxer Soma is a bitch
Booze is hard too I’ve seen....much worse than opiates
I think free base and crack addicts never get over it....to be honest
That desire
Owsley Stanley did meat only and appeared quite healthy prior to his fatal Aussie car wreck
My brother has been prescribed that, and when he tries to stop it, his blood pressure shoots up and he is so wired he cannot sit still.
My husband was on xanax for several years, and had to stop, because he is on pain meds, for chronic pain, and most doctors won’t prescribe them together anymore, for fear of losing their licenses. However, he was started on Cymbalta for his depression and anxiety, and he had virtually no withdrawal symptoms from the xanax, and thankfully, the cymbalta has controlled both his depression AND his anxiety. It is truly miraculous, but each individual responds differently to the newer classes of anti-depressants. They first tried him on paxil, and THAT made him nuttier than a fruit cake.
Censored at YouTube (unless you have an account). I don’t recall any nudity or any other reason for it to be censored. Watch it, and you’ll probably know why it was censored.
Xanarchy in America (Xanax Documentary Film)
https://hooktube.com/watch?v=xzHIRGPeuqo
Xanax is also being made in illegal drug labs. And the pills, though shaped like Xanax and with score marks, are white and not otherwise marked at all.
Beware benzodiazepines. They are evil. There’s something very wrong with some of the drug companies, so-called health providers and some officials who should be investigating and taking action. Many, including most victims, are hiding information about what benzos are doing to a large part of our population.
Best to deal with one’s own problems (health issues) before attempting to devote oneself to somebody else and theirs.
Yeah, I was intermittently prescribed lorazepam (1 mg, same drug class as clonazepam) four times daily about 25 years ago, then my next doc put me on it permanently. It wasn’t so much for anxiety, it was because I was hypertensive and had what they call a ‘Type A’ personality. 4 mg. daily turned me into a zombie, so I just take 1 or 2 mg daily, as needed. I just took one about 10 minutes ago, as I’m ready to go to bed shortly. It can be a real pisser if you abuse it. Like any drug of that class, you can build up a tolerance to it as the dosage inceases, then you hit that threshold where you over-medicate to compensate for the lowered effect. I also take gabapentin, which is an analogue of GABA, although it affects different neuro-receptors in the brain. I have had what’s turning into a brutal case of neuropathy that’ll follow me to the grave, and the only thing that keeps the nerves from misfiring or shorting out is the gabapentin. That’s over and above the permanent nerve damage that has essentially killed any sensory nerve input below the knees. I’m the same age as this guy; I hope he can kick the stuff. I’d go full paleo and try his daughter’s ‘Lion diet’, but even now, cutting out as many carbs as I can or am willing to, I’d still need the occasional greens. I mean, c’mon, corned beef brisket without the cabbage? Roast pork without the sauerkraut? No carrots, onions, or celery in the pot roast? No way.
“That can’t possibly be healthy. “
Actually, it is quite healthy! I have been living this way for 432 days now & I feel incredibly health EVERY DAY!!!
https://www.carnivorecast.com/podcast/brett
A 10-year user of prescription Lorazepam 1mg a 2 x a day. I can tell you the withdrawal symptoms are not mental, they are quite physical.
I’m sticking to my prescribed dosage and have no intention of trying to quit now. My heart wouldn’t survive it.
I’m beginning to see how extensive the influence of mind altering drugs are having on society. I’ve been wondering why it’s becoming more difficult to reason with certain people and watching other people on TV. I made a comment about Beto might be on some mind altering drug. I was half joking but the more I think about it a lot of the public figures seem like they’re under the influence. You can tell that Trump is on the natch. He’s the real deal.
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