Alprazolam (Xanax) is a benzodiazepine commonly prescribed for the acute treatment of anxiety disorders such as panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. From each year between 2004-2019, the number of annual prescriptions for alprazolam in the U.S. ran…
Read article ↗Why am I writing about mixing alprazolam (Xanax) and melatonin? Because I’ve done it a few times – and did it last night. My aim was to research whether the combination is safe and/or more useful in certain ways than each substance used individually. Xanax (al…
Read article ↗Amoxicillin was discovered in 1958 and used medically in 1972 – and remains among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics due to its low cost and safety profile. It is a moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic, beta-lactam antibiotic of the aminopenicillin family –…
Read article ↗Trazodone is a serotonin receptor antagonist and reuptake inhibitor (SARI) that is used primarily for the treatment of major depression. It is also utilized as an off-label treatment for anxiety disorders (e.g. generalized anxiety disorder; panic disorder; PTS…
Read article ↗Earlier this year while listening to podcasts about sleep and insomnia, I stumbled upon the neuroscientist Andrew Huberman of the “Huberman Lab” podcast who discussed melatonin with Matthew Walker (sleep neuroscientist). While discussing melatonin, Huberman st…
Read article ↗Alprazolam (Xanax) is a fast-acting, medium-duration benzodiazepine that was patented in 1971 and approved for medical use in the U.S. in 1981. As of 2019, alprazolam was the 41st most-prescribed medication in the U.S. with over 17M annual prescriptions. It is…
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