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I would say advocate for your own health care.



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And by doing that, one of the things



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that got me on this whole kick



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of getting off of benzodiazepines and my



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other medication



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was by reading the clincal practice guidelines.



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And most people don't know



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about clinicalpractice guidelines.


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But these are evidence-based guidelines



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on how to treat certain conditions



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and to improve the quality of outcomes



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and mitigate variation of treatment



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by evidence-based protocols.



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Do the research, talk to other people,



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don't just take everyone's word for it,



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and I say that, I mean these are clinicians,



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they're trained, you know, I'm not a clinician.



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But there is evidence-based protocols



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for the treatment of PTSD, read them,



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get to know them, ask questions, it's your health care.



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You have every right to ask about your own health care.



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It's interesting, because the people that I loved the most