Posted by morgan miller on July 27, 2011, at 6:12:47
In reply to Re: calling ZYPREXA » morgan miller, posted by floatingbridge on July 27, 2011, at 1:18:55
FB, look at your medication history, where has it gotten you? Didn't you say one time that you wish you had just stuck with the SSRI that worked o.k. for you. I realize this may have been your doing and not the doctor, but I'm just trying to make the point that the medication merri-go-round and this out of control polypharmacy, in the absence of a more integrative approach, seems to be making recovery harder for many people. Maybe it works for some, like Scott, but I don't know of many people doing very well that take some crazy cocktail of meds. I hear more about side effects than benefits. I'm not saying polypharmacy never works, I just believe it is used all too often, and again, in the absence of a more integrative approach-proper exercise, therapy(group is best!), diet(paleo!), supplements(amino acids/fish oil/magnesium/vitamin D3), the right amount of support(actually, most have zero control over this, which is sad), yoga, meditation, and working hard to socialize and find some kind of easy job that is somewhat enjoyable(if the person has not been working for a while and can work). Oh, and time!!! We are often too much in a rush to stack up the drugs in an attempt to feel better. We also often think we need to solve everything with drugs, we start thinking that drugs are the only way to manage symptoms. I always hear about wanting to reach full remission using medication. What ever happened to getting 70 percent relief, then working hard at other things to get the other 30 percent? Or, just dealing with the other 30 percent, because in my opinion, 70 percent is pretty damn good.
Morgan
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