Getting Off Habit-Forming Medications
Benzodiazepines • Opioids • Sleeping Pills
Medications like benzodiazepines (e.g., Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan), opioid painkillers (e.g., oxycodone, hydrocodone), and sedative-hypnotics (e.g., Ambien, Lunesta) are commonly prescribed for anxiety, pain, or sleep issues. While they can provide short-term relief, these medications are also known to be habit-forming. Over time, patients often find themselves needing higher doses, experiencing withdrawal symptoms, or becoming emotionally and physically dependent—even when used as prescribed.
Chronic use may worsen the very symptoms they were meant to treat, leading to a cycle of increasing medication use, decreased quality of life, and impaired functioning.
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Our Integrative Approach to Discontinuation
Successfully coming off these medications requires more than just reducing the dose. At our clinic, we use a comprehensive and personalized approach that addresses both the physiological and emotional roots of dependence. Our method combines medical guidance with innovative therapies for lasting healing:
- Gradual Tapering Plans: Every patient is different. We create a slow, medically supervised tapering schedule tailored to your needs to minimize withdrawal symptoms and prevent relapse.
- Trauma Resolution Therapy (TRT): Many patients with medication dependence have unresolved emotional trauma. We use a powerful blend of mind-body techniques—such as EMDR, guided imagery, and psychospiritual work—to release stored emotional patterns contributing to dependence.
- Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): For appropriate cases, we may incorporate ketamine therapy to facilitate deep emotional healing and accelerate recovery from long-standing patterns of distress and medication reliance.
- Nutritional and Biological Support: We assess and treat underlying imbalances in neurotransmitters, hormones, and micronutrients to restore physical resilience.
- Lifestyle Changes: Guidance on sleep, movement, and stress-reduction habits to support nervous system healing.
- Acupuncture and Acupressure: These techniques can help rebalance the body’s energy systems and ease withdrawal symptoms. Medication support is also available when needed.
- Self-Help and Empowerment Training: We teach self-regulation skills, reward systems, and motivational tools to help you gradually let go of old habits and sustain long-term recovery.
- Ongoing Counseling and Support: Emotional support, relapse prevention, and coaching are essential components of sustained freedom from these substances.
You’re Not Alone
If you feel stuck on a medication you no longer want or need—or if you've tried to stop and found it too difficult—you’re not alone. Healing is possible. With compassionate care, medical expertise, and mind-body healing, we help people safely transition off habit-forming medications and reclaim their lives.
FREE DISCOVERY CALLContact us today to begin your healing journey.
📞 Call: 516-674-9489
📧 Email: [email protected]
You don’t have to stay stuck. A new path to healing is possible.
Healing Stories from
Real Patients
"I am alive because of Dr. Gurevich. Dr. Gurevich provided unconditional positive regard, support and care until I understood the purpose of my life. I experience optimal physical health and mental stability because of his training in alternative medicine and holistic psychiatry."
- M
"Dr Gurevich’s treatment with neural therapy has changed my life. I have dramatically less chronic jaw, neck and shoulder pain… My overall mood and energy has improved. I never thought that at 57 I could regain this sense of wellbeing"
— Barbara A.
"Dr. Gurevich is caring and totally invested in his patients. He looks for the best possible outcomes… uses alternative methods in helping the patient minimize exposure to harmful medications and be able to lead a dignified and productive life"
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"Dr. Gurevich is a master healer. He has helped me reach levels of consciousness which I never realized existed prior to my treatment… I have dramatically less chronic jaw, neck and shoulder pain, improved digestion, and no longer have nonspecific muscle pain. My energy, focus and emotional well‑being have all improved. I never expected such improvement was possible!"
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