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- Author : Melissa Bond
- Publisher : Simon and Schuster
- Release : 14 June 2022
- ISBN : 9781982188290
- Page : 288 pages
- Rating : 4.5/5 from 103 voters
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Brain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence—and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use—that chills to the bone” (Nylon). As Melissa Bond raises her infant daughter and a special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable insomnia, sleeping an hour or less each night. She loses her job as a journalist (a casualty of the 2008 recession), and her relationship with her husband grows distant. Her doctor casually prescribes benzodiazepines—a family of drugs that includes Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan—and increases her dosage on a regular basis. Following her doctor’s orders, Melissa takes the pills night after night; her body begins to shut down and she collapses while holding her infant daughter. Only then does Melissa learn that her doctor—like many doctors—has over-prescribed the medication and quitting cold turkey could lead to psychosis or fatal seizures. Benzodiazepine addiction is not well studied, and few experts know how to help Melissa as she begins the months-long process of tapering off the pills without suffering debilitating, potentially deadly consequences. Each page thrums with the heartbeat of Melissa’s struggle—how many hours has she slept? How many weeks old are her babies? How many milligrams has she taken? Her propulsive writing crescendos to a fever pitch as she fights for her health and her ability to care for her children. Lyrical and immersive, Blood Orange Night shines a light on the prescription benzodiazepine epidemic as it reaches a crisis point in this country.
Blood Orange Night
- Author : Melissa Bond
- Publisher : Simon and Schuster
- Release Date : 2022-06-14
- ISBN : 9781982188290
Brain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence—and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use—that chills to the bone” (Nylon). As Melissa Bond raises her infant daughter and a special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable insomnia, sleeping an hour or less each night. She loses her job as a journalist (a casualty of the 2008 recession), and her relationship with her husband grows distant. Her doctor casually
Blood Orange Night
- Author : Melissa Bond
- Publisher : Simon and Schuster
- Release Date : 2022-06-14
- ISBN : 9781982188276
"From journalist and poet Melissa Bond, [an] ... account of [her] addiction to benzodiazepines (a family of drugs that includes Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan) and the hidden dangers they pose. As Melissa mothers her infant daughter and a special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable insomnia, sleeping an hour or [fewer] each night ... Following her doctor's orders, Melissa takes [benzodiazepines] night after night; her body begins to shut down and she collapses while holding her infant daughter. Only then does Melissa
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- Author : Everest Media,
- Publisher : Everest Media LLC
- Release Date : 2022-07-23T22:59:00Z
- ISBN : 9798822547179
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I receive an email from ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. They want to come to Salt Lake City to interview me. I’m skeptical, but I decide to consider it. I don’t want to prostitute my sickness to the media’s love of McNugget news bites. #2 I was terrified about the interview, but I agreed to do what I could to help the show.
Blood Orange Night
- Author : Melissa Bond
- Publisher : Gallery Books
- Release Date : 2023-06-27
- ISBN : 1982188286
Brain on Fire meets High Achiever in this “page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent into prescription benzodiazepine dependence—and the life-threatening impacts of long-term use—that chills to the bone” (Nylon). As Melissa Bond raises her infant daughter and a special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable insomnia, sleeping an hour or less each night. She loses her job as a journalist (a casualty of the 2008 recession), and her relationship with her husband grows distant. Her doctor casually
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- Author : Harriet Tyce
- Publisher : Hachette UK
- Release Date : 2019-02-19
- ISBN : 9781538713754
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- Author : Cormac McCarthy
- Publisher : Vintage
- Release Date : 2010-08-11
- ISBN : 9780307762528
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- Author : Harriet Tyce
- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
- Release Date : 2019-02-19
- ISBN : 9781538713754
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- Author : Harriet Tyce
- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
- Release Date : 2020-12-01
- ISBN : 9781538762776
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- Author : Harriet Tyce
- Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Release Date : 2023-02-21
- ISBN : 9781728263861
"I devoured this gripping novel in a couple of sittings, and raced to the shocking end." – Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights - and move on. The night sky is alive with fireworks and the champagne is flowing. But the celebration
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- Author : Jennifer Robson
- Publisher : HarperCollins
- Release Date : 2021-01-05
- ISBN : 9780062674982
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- Publisher : Hachette UK
- Release Date : 2021-02-04
- ISBN : 9781474616577
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- Author : Troy Blacklaws
- Publisher : Open Road Media
- Release Date : 2013-03-26
- ISBN : 9781480410015
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- Author : Kathleen Tierney,Caitlin R. Kiernan
- Publisher : Penguin
- Release Date : 2013-02-05
- ISBN : 9781101594858
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- Author : Jessica Barry
- Publisher : HarperCollins
- Release Date : 2019-01-08
- ISBN : 9780062874856
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- Author : Beryl Markham
- Publisher : Open Road Media
- Release Date : 2012-08-14
- ISBN : 9781453237915
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