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Title: Jordan Peterson and his Family, Medical Update -Slide Rule
Post by: Slide Rule on July 15, 2020, 12:02:25 pm

Peterson Family Update June 2020


https://youtu.be/GzRbEMzr0k8 (https://youtu.be/GzRbEMzr0k8)



This video discussion was previously released (June 30th, 2020) on my daughter Mikhaila's
YouTube channel and podcast (https://www.youtube.com/c/MikhailaPet (https://www.youtube.com/c/MikhailaPet)...). Since it is World
Benzodiazepine Awareness Day (July 11th), and in light of the seriousness of the public
health related information it contains, I have decided to also release it here.


Jordan talking with his daughter about near-death and eventual recovery.

It appears that Jordan and his wife both beat death. At least in the short term.

Title: Re: Jordan Peterson and his Family, Medical Update -Slide Rule
Post by: bigheadfred on July 15, 2020, 12:29:08 pm

BKMK

Benzodiazepine Awareness almost seems like a contradiction.

Title: Re: Jordan Peterson and his Family, Medical Update -Slide Rule
Post by: mountaineer on July 15, 2020, 01:10:04 pm

I'd rather read a story than watch a video, so I did a little search:

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...  In a February podcast, Mikhaila opened up about her father’s struggles.

“The last year has been absolute hell for the Petersons,” she said. “Dad was put on a low dose of a benzodiazepine a few years ago for anxiety following an extremely severe autoimmune reaction to food. He took the medication as prescribed. We weren’t aware that he was developing a physical dependence on the drug until last April when my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer and the dose of the medication increased. It became apparent that he was experiencing a paradoxical reaction to the medication, meaning the benzos did the opposite of what they’re supposed to do. These reactions are rare but are not unheard of.”

She then described the most excruciating symptom of the addiction, akathisia. “Akathisia is an absolutely god-awful condition where the person feels an incredible, irresistible restlessness, and an inability to sit still,” she explained. “It was so severe he was suicidal. For the last six months, he’s been in horrible, unbearable discomfort from this drug, made worse when trying to remove it because of the physical dependence. We took him to several hospitals in North America where he experienced multiple cases of misdiagnosis, and the addition of more medications to cover the response he was experiencing from the benzodiazepines. He nearly died several times.”  ...

More at Daily Wire (https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-jordan-peterson-returns-after-year-long-disappearance-near-death-battle-with-addiction)

Title: Re: Jordan Peterson and his Family, Medical Update -Slide Rule
Post by: jmyrlefuller on July 17, 2020, 05:03:38 pm

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We took him to several hospitals in North America where he experienced multiple cases of misdiagnosis, and the addition of more medications to cover the response he was experiencing from the benzodiazepines. He nearly died several times.

If I didn't know better it sounds like some in the medical community were deliberately trying to kill him off for his views on society.