Jenny Taitz

Or you have like an issue at work and then you're an asshole at home. And then that's like, let's just make your whole life terrible. Now everything's bad. Those places are bad.

I have a cure for panic. No, no, no, seriously. Nothing makes me more excited. This is my Christmas gift. I feel like you're giving me a Christmas gift. Another thing that is on the list of things that backfire that was the impetus for writing this book is so many people, especially people that are lucky enough to get help. 30 million Americans take benzodiazepines.

I have a cure for panic. No, no, no, seriously. Nothing makes me more excited. This is my Christmas gift. I feel like you're giving me a Christmas gift. Another thing that is on the list of things that backfire that was the impetus for writing this book is so many people, especially people that are lucky enough to get help. 30 million Americans take benzodiazepines.

I have a cure for panic. No, no, no, seriously. Nothing makes me more excited. This is my Christmas gift. I feel like you're giving me a Christmas gift. Another thing that is on the list of things that backfire that was the impetus for writing this book is so many people, especially people that are lucky enough to get help. 30 million Americans take benzodiazepines.

Yeah, and I'm happy to talk a little bit about what my issues are with it. Yeah, tell me. So, I mean, a few things. the first thing to realize is, do you know about their history? Like how they were developed? They were testing antibiotics basically. And they noticed that mice on the verge of being electrocuted were acting passively when they were given this compound.

Yeah, and I'm happy to talk a little bit about what my issues are with it. Yeah, tell me. So, I mean, a few things. the first thing to realize is, do you know about their history? Like how they were developed? They were testing antibiotics basically. And they noticed that mice on the verge of being electrocuted were acting passively when they were given this compound.

Yeah, and I'm happy to talk a little bit about what my issues are with it. Yeah, tell me. So, I mean, a few things. the first thing to realize is, do you know about their history? Like how they were developed? They were testing antibiotics basically. And they noticed that mice on the verge of being electrocuted were acting passively when they were given this compound.

And so I don't know about you, but if I was about to be electrocuted, I would like to be on high threat alert. And so then Arthur Sackler of the opioid crisis started marketing these to women in the 1950s.

And so I don't know about you, but if I was about to be electrocuted, I would like to be on high threat alert. And so then Arthur Sackler of the opioid crisis started marketing these to women in the 1950s.

And so I don't know about you, but if I was about to be electrocuted, I would like to be on high threat alert. And so then Arthur Sackler of the opioid crisis started marketing these to women in the 1950s.

Exactly. It was the Sacklers? Yeah.

Exactly. It was the Sacklers? Yeah.

Exactly. It was the Sacklers? Yeah.

Yeah, but I don't know about you, but I don't think a pill is a cure for an unsatisfying life. And my goal wouldn't be to, like, be drugged into submission if my days are dissatisfying. I also just think it's interesting that when you need to be your sharpest... When you're stressed and you need to have your full brain to solve problems in front of you, you're taking something.

Yeah, but I don't know about you, but I don't think a pill is a cure for an unsatisfying life. And my goal wouldn't be to, like, be drugged into submission if my days are dissatisfying. I also just think it's interesting that when you need to be your sharpest... When you're stressed and you need to have your full brain to solve problems in front of you, you're taking something.

Yeah, but I don't know about you, but I don't think a pill is a cure for an unsatisfying life. And my goal wouldn't be to, like, be drugged into submission if my days are dissatisfying. I also just think it's interesting that when you need to be your sharpest... When you're stressed and you need to have your full brain to solve problems in front of you, you're taking something.

Well, the thing that breaks my heart, Dax, is that so many of my patients come to me not realizing that there are other options. I love people and I think people are amazing. But these people seem like they might have had a brain injury sometimes. People that are incredibly privileged that keep going up on the dose because like a concierge physician is willing.

Well, the thing that breaks my heart, Dax, is that so many of my patients come to me not realizing that there are other options. I love people and I think people are amazing. But these people seem like they might have had a brain injury sometimes. People that are incredibly privileged that keep going up on the dose because like a concierge physician is willing.

Well, the thing that breaks my heart, Dax, is that so many of my patients come to me not realizing that there are other options. I love people and I think people are amazing. But these people seem like they might have had a brain injury sometimes. People that are incredibly privileged that keep going up on the dose because like a concierge physician is willing.

to keep you habituate to it then you need to keep raising the dose both things are true you're abusing it more and you're building a tolerance yeah and like you I believe of course if you need this take you know a patient of mine was like I feel so bad I have to take this I'm finding out tomorrow if this ailment is terminal or not I'm like oh my goodness for me like to tell you what to do I think there's some acute use which is great one cool thing for people that are