8/17/24 Webinar: Neuroplasticity - A Path for Healing from Protracted Withdrawal Symptoms

[Catina7]

Last chance for tickets!

 

Info found at this link:

 

Webinar Info Link

[Bailey]

Are you attending, @Catina7? 

[Catina7]

9 minutes ago, Bailey said:

Are you attending, @Catina7? 

 

I don't think I'll be able to.  Maybe they'll release a recorded version later (?).

[Jane318]

3 hours ago, Catina7 said:

Last chance for tickets!

 

Info found at this link:

 

Webinar Info Link

I made donation to MIA, waiting for them to send me the link for the webinar.  But website is acting up.  Perhaps too much traffic?  Anyway, I am hoping if I don't get the link I can watch the recording later?

[Catina7]

37 minutes ago, Jane318 said:

I made donation to MIA, waiting for them to send me the link for the webinar.  But website is acting up.  Perhaps too much traffic?  Anyway, I am hoping if I don't get the link I can watch the recording later?

 

Great!  I hope you're able to attend.  I'm hoping that we'll be able to watch it later, but I don't know for sure.  Maybe you can inquire.  

[Jane318]

I was able to get a ticket.  If I get a chance, I will ask about a recording and let everyone know.

[Jane318]

Excellent webinar.  I will be getting a link to the recording in a follow up email, will share when I receive it.   Key takeaway: “The ability of the brain to heal is practically limitless.”  Here are my other key points:

 

Neuroplasticity: A Path for Healing from Protracted Withdrawal Symptoms 

A panel on recovering from protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal using neuroplasticity, featuring inspiring stories and useful strategies.

Protracted withdrawal syndrome.  Mad In America refers to this syndrome as “…Drug Dysregulation Syndrome,”  because it is not related to withdrawal.  Rather, it is related to neurological brain injury, whether from drug use, past trauma, or other.  However, practicing these strategies prior to / during tapering to ameliorate our body’s response to withdrawal.  Tools to help us respond in a healthily protective way to support healing.

 

Ben Ahrens - has TED talk – website. https://www.re-origin.com/

The brain’s priorities

1.      Survival

2.      Efficiency – learns from the past to protect us in the future. 

Past stress, how we have processed it… high allostatic load.  Cause brain to focus more on survival.  Negativity bias.

How to use neuroplasticity to heal.  Three principles for healing – identification, interruption, replacement

1.      Have awareness of what state our body is in.  And having a way to interrupt negative states, such as extreme stress, tension.  Otherwise, we “accumulate” the impacts, such as depressed immune system, hyper-sensitivity, etc.  allostatic stress load - It is essentially the amount of stress you are experiencing, whether it be emotional or physical.

2.      Replace negative pattern with a new pattern.  Something more calming, smoothing.

3.      Science of small wins – a way to reward ourselves incremental steps.

“The ability of the brain to heal is practically limitless.”

Choose to invest our attention on positive things versus negative / fearful.

 

Kay Loveland.

Limbic vs parasympathetic brain states.

What helped – A lot of petting of her dogs, Acupuncture, meditation, others.

“Re-Origin” program - https://www.re-origin.com/program

·         Visualization of calm scenes – to reset limbic system.

·         “Short form”

·         Small incremental steps

 

Gustav F.

Put “protracted withdrawal syndrome” away.  Learned response from repeated exposure to fearful / stressful / traumatic experiences.  Even fear of next tapering.  Focus on re-training the mind. Understanding that prior emotional trauma was driving these responses. 

[Catina7]

2 minutes ago, Jane318 said:

Excellent webinar.  I will be getting a link to the recording in a follow up email, will share when I receive it.   Key takeaway: “The ability of the brain to heal is practically limitless.”  Here are my other key points:

 

Neuroplasticity: A Path for Healing from Protracted Withdrawal Symptoms 

A panel on recovering from protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal using neuroplasticity, featuring inspiring stories and useful strategies.

Protracted withdrawal syndrome.  Mad In America refers to this syndrome as “…Drug Dysregulation Syndrome,”  because it is not related to withdrawal.  Rather, it is related to neurological brain injury, whether from drug use, past trauma, or other.  However, practicing these strategies prior to / during tapering to ameliorate our body’s response to withdrawal.  Tools to help us respond in a healthily protective way to support healing.

 

Ben Ahrens - has TED talk – website. https://www.re-origin.com/

The brain’s priorities

1.      Survival

2.      Efficiency – learns from the past to protect us in the future. 

Past stress, how we have processed it… high allostatic load.  Cause brain to focus more on survival.  Negativity bias.

How to use neuroplasticity to heal.  Three principles for healing – identification, interruption, replacement

1.      Have awareness of what state our body is in.  And having a way to interrupt negative states, such as extreme stress, tension.  Otherwise, we “accumulate” the impacts, such as depressed immune system, hyper-sensitivity, etc.  allostatic stress load - It is essentially the amount of stress you are experiencing, whether it be emotional or physical.

2.      Replace negative pattern with a new pattern.  Something more calming, smoothing.

3.      Science of small wins – a way to reward ourselves incremental steps.

“The ability of the brain to heal is practically limitless.”

Choose to invest our attention on positive things versus negative / fearful.

 

Kay Loveland.

Limbic vs parasympathetic brain states.

What helped – A lot of petting of her dogs, Acupuncture, meditation, others.

“Re-Origin” program - https://www.re-origin.com/program

·         Visualization of calm scenes – to reset limbic system.

·         “Short form”

·         Small incremental steps

 

Gustav F.

Put “protracted withdrawal syndrome” away.  Learned response from repeated exposure to fearful / stressful / traumatic experiences.  Even fear of next tapering.  Focus on re-training the mind. Understanding that prior emotional trauma was driving these responses. 

 

I'm so glad you were able to attend.  Thanks for sharing these tidbits of great information!   👍 💜 😁

[Jane318]

Here is link to the recording:  

 

[apollo24]

On 8/8/2024 at 12:25 AM, Emonda said:

I had stomach issues with Lexapro. Those issues were far worse issues with Sertraline.

 

You should put both your medications into the drug interaction checker (google it) and see what you learn when you combine Lexapro and Wellburtin. It is a nightmare for sure and cannot believe they are saying this is a magic drug combo for many. 

 

 

I'd be looking for a better-informed doctor.- done! 

 

 

Did you revert from 5mg every second day to 2.5mg every day = the same 5mg every second day? I am now doing 2.5 each day

 

Or, have you effectively doubled your dose and gone to 5mg every day?

 

It'd be good if you added this info to your signature.