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Stabilizing the Nervous System.
Personalizing the Taper.
Why Symptoms Occur in Waves and Windows
Waves and windows occur because the nervous system is constantly adjusting, changing how signals are generated, amplified, noticed, and experienced.
Valsa Madhava, MD
5 days ago3 min read
Why Symptoms Can Appear in Different Parts of the Body
How shifting patterns of activity across interacting physiologic systems change which signals are generated, amplified, and brought into awareness, leading to symptoms appearing in different parts of the body.
Valsa Madhava, MD
Apr 184 min read
How the Brain Evaluates Internal Signals
How brain networks evaluate physiologic signals and assign salience, determining whether those signals enter conscious awareness as symptoms.
Valsa Madhava, MD
Apr 104 min read
How Signal Amplification Increases Symptom Intensity
How reduced inhibitory stability can increase neural gain within regulatory circuits, amplifying physiologic signals as they are processed within the nervous system.
Valsa Madhava, MD
Apr 33 min read
How Withdrawal Generates Physiologic Signals
How reduced inhibitory stability during benzodiazepine withdrawal can activate multiple regulatory systems, generating physiologic signals throughout the body.
Valsa Madhava, MD
Mar 274 min read
How The Brain Senses Signals From the Body
How the brain detects physiologic signals from internal organs through neural pathways involved in interoception.
vmadhava
Mar 203 min read
Why Withdrawal Symptoms Feel So Intense
How changes in inhibitory stability during benzodiazepine withdrawal can activate stress-responsive systems and increase physiologic signaling throughout the body.
Valsa Madhava, MD
Mar 143 min read
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