Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8522306
EAN num: 9780525942986
ISBN number: 052594298X
Label: Dutton Adult
Manufacturer: Dutton Adult
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: November 01, 1997
Publishing house: Dutton Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 695056
Studio: Dutton Adult
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Brief Book Summary:
Valium. Atvian. Xanax. These are among the most routinely prescribed medications in our society, used to treat chronic anxiety in millions of people, particularly women. But as Dr. Edward Drummond's research demonstrates, these drugs, from a class known as benzodiapezines, actually prolong and aggravate anxiety. As a result, they cause individuals to postpone dealing with core problems and to rely increasingly on addictive medication with extremely debilitating effects. Of the more than 30 million people who take these drugs, more than four million are actually addicted to their medication. But Dr. Drummond offers them hope with a revolutionary therapeutic program for overcoming chronic anxiety without the use of tranquilizers. His approach flies in the face of established practice, particularly in a time when HMOs and insurers are offering dwindling support for psychotherapy, preferring the cheaper, but potentially devastating course of having patients medicate themselves. Certain to inspire tremendous controversy, Overcoming Anxiety Without Tranquilizers is the work of a visionary author, out to change the world and the medical profession. Like Listening to Prozac, its publication will be greeted with enormous interest by the millions of people affected by these powerful drugs, all of whom will find a new way of dealing with a lifelong problem.
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5 star book.. the 1 star person shouldnt have posted a question instead of a review
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With the rising number of age 30-45 people having anxiety and panic attacks, this book was a godsend. I myself have been having them since 30, and this book pointed out how our chemical balance and hormone balance gradually changes at that time. The second half of the book gives you tools to help adapt to these changes without having to run to your doctors all of the time and pop pills. I really thought this book was very helpful and do recommend it to anyone suffering from these problems that doesn't want to be a Martyr to pill popping!
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I'm sorry I haven't read the book, but I was reading a comment about Drummond and at the end it says if your on Paxil don't stop using it. my question is why? I've talked to the pharmacist and he said he didn't see any side effects if I were to quit using Paxil. Does anybody know why, you cannot stop. I've heard this from a few people.help, cause I have quit taking it for 2 weeks and I really feel like my life is falling apart.
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