Can exciting new directions in psychiatry exploring the human brain network called the Brain Connectome Project provide help with opioid addiction, drug overdose, alcoholism, suicide, deaths of despair, and other issues? Click HERE to learn more … [Read more...]
Adult ADHD: The Decision Making Disorder
Adult ADHD is a decision making disorder with symptoms including: Anxiety Sadness Depression Insomnia Dr. Grumet says these symptoms can camouflage the underlying decision making problems. Learn about treatment of adult ADHD... … [Read more...]
Opioids, Anxiety, and Death
The opioid epidemic has a hidden benzodiazepines issue. Patients with addiction problems are anxious about suffering withdrawal from Klonopin or Xanax and less worried about opioid withdrawal. Dr. Grumet educates about the risks of overdose and even death with the mixture of opioids and BZDs. Click HERE to learn more... … [Read more...]
Xanax: Controlling, Reducing, Stopping
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...]