Dr. Ross Grumet writes about how Xanax overuse may lead to other issues such as failure to learn problem solving skills, managing anxiety, tension, and sleep issues (insomnia). He explores controlling, reducing, stopping Xanax use. Click HERE to learn more... … [Read more...]
Xanax: The Bad and The Beautiful
The trouble with Xanax is that it works too well." I have said this to my patients who are requesting prescriptions for this medication, generally people I am seeing for the first time who want to continue the medication they have been using over months or years. Does Xanax work too well? Click HERE to learn more... … [Read more...]
You Already Have Freedom and Control, You Just Need A Little More. No Magic
Want to improve control over your life? Dr. Ross Grumet explores gaining control through seeing a psychiatrist and how medication may increase self-control. Read More... … [Read more...]
ALCOHOL OR SLEEP?
It can be a tradeoff- one or the other. Do I have a glass of wine with dinner, a beer to relax after work, a drink at bedtime to speed up sleep onset? All very normal activities- and for some people there is no problem at all. But for a significant number of us, including myself, even one or two drinks causes restless sleep, awakenings during the second half of the night, … [Read more...]
Sleeping Pills linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. Other Sleep Choices
In view of studies linking Alzheimer’s with the use of benzodiazepines (Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium) for anxiety and as sleeping pills - Ambien and Lunesta are closely related drugs - I think it's time for us to implement training to sleep without medication. Contact me if you are interested in learning how to achieve restful sleep without drugs using the well-researched … [Read more...]
Is Depression Really Like Asthma?
Are depression, addiction, alcoholism, and anxiety really like medical conditions such as asthma or diabetes? Click HERE for Dr. Ross Grumet's post on why medical analogies don't work that well in mental health and addictions. … [Read more...]
RDoC: What is That?
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) helps explain psychiatric diagnosis, brain circuits, and new research to patients. Click HERE for more comments on RDoC by Ross F. Grumet, M.D. … [Read more...]
My Biggest Mistake In Addiction Medicine
For alcohol, tobacco, drug, and other substance use problems, are the changes to brain circuits permanent or not? Click HERE for considerations from Dr. Ross Grumet and his biggest mistake in addiction medicine. … [Read more...]
Less Sleep Equals Larger Waistlines
According to a recent study quoted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) American waistlines are on the rise. In the past few years, men and women have had to extend their belts over a full inch. The study cites one of the main causes of this increase in waistline as lack of sleep, contributing to the expanding obesity epidemic. There are techniques such as cognitive … [Read more...]
Invocations and Prayers for Insomnia
As I am working intermittently on chapters for an e-book, I have realized that it may help two groups who have suffered insomnia. First are those who can learn and apply something I have learned and communicated; second are those who will activate a deep boredom and drift off. Today I offer these lines from Robert Burns (mis)quoted by W.B. Yeats: The white moon is setting … [Read more...]