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Antibiotics are potent medications that are most commonly used to treat (or in some cases prevent) serious bacterial infections that would otherwise cripple our body’s defenses and prove fatal. One potential issue associated with using antibiotics, particularl…
Read articleWhy 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 articleEarlier 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 articleAlprazolam (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…
Read articleAlthough PPIs are generally safe medications for most people, some users are concerned with increased risk of infection – particularly C. diff (Clostridium difficile). I happen to be: (A) a PPI user (esomeprazole 20 mg, b.i.d.) and (B) someone who’s concerned…
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