Date: Fri Jun 7, 2002 1:49 am

Subject: re adrenal rushes

Adrenal rushes are coming from an oversensitized nervous system and have a life

of their own.

They occur with and without triggers, with any thought and at any time.

Dr Claire Weekes in her book: " Hope And Help For Your Nerves" describes this

to a T so if you can get a hold of a copy you can read this and understand why

it is you have them , where they are coming from and how to deal with them.

We have greatly abused our nervous system with longterm benzo use and the

withdrawal and this system is over sensitized and reacting to a drop of a hat

with a shot of adrenaline.

As Dr Weekes says, a continuous state of fear, which a withdrawal from benzos

is for many, gradually stimulates the adrenaline-releasing nerves to produce a

set pattern of disturbing sensations.

She compares the adrenaline releasing nerves to the trigger of a gun. When the

trigger is rusty, it's hard to pull.

When well oiled, it responds readily.

The nerve trigger in a sensitized person valiantly trying to " fight" his/her

way through panic is so well used, it fires off an any encouragement.

The only way to work with it is to de-sensitize the nervous system which takes

work on our part.

This is also explained by Dr Weekes in her books.

While we became sensitized through our withdrawals, she describes it as a

nervous illness through either an illness, strenuous dieting, severe anemia or

the constant tension of being in a difficult life situation or long anxious

brooding on any difficult situation etc.

A benzo withdrawal certainly fits the bill here.

It is a well known pattern with doctors according to Dr Weekes but I have found

not many do understand this nor know how to help you with it other than giving

you drugs, which happen to be the benzos.

Madelon