Posted by bleauberry on April 22, 2012, at 8:22:32
In reply to Desire to run away, posted by Guy on April 20, 2012, at 19:02:01
Well, for sure, in my mind anyway, if you are feeling this way....then yes get off the meds. Why? Because they aren't doing anything useful. Simple as that.
Going forward with med treatmetns, you will want to avoid going in directions you have already been. For example you mentioned the antidepressants. My guess is they were the serotonin based antidepressants...don't go there again. If you were to explore other antidepressants you would want to look at ones that are focused more on noroepinephrine. You didn't mention if you have tried a couple SSRI+TCA combos. Because if you haven't, it needs to be at the top of the list.
Have you tried Parnate? Nardil? If not, you are nowhere near the end of your rope.
I guess after 17 years you've tried several of the benzos? Antipsychotics? Those can offer quick knock down of your symptoms, but do come with side effects.
By the time someone has suffered this long, many of them have already come to the harsh realization that modern medicine is not yet equipped with the wisdom to deal with this so they take control of the steering wheel themselves....self education....in fact many of the most miraculous stories in medicine resulted when the patients themselves guided their own journey with their MD as a participant but not the main focus. That said, the things you want to know a ton about include lead, mercury, lyme bacteria, inflammation.
At this point I think your approach should be 2-prong.....
1. Keep trying for the substance that can at least give you some relief and moderate increase of quality of life. Where you've been in the past tells you where not to go to again. The substance you are looking for could be an herb or a med. I personally prefer the herbs because they don't just mask symptoms they do a whole lot of disease fighting stuff too, with idea of preventing the symptoms from ever being born in the first place.
2. Do other stuff besides psych meds. Herbs, food choices. My eyes tell me people generally do not know about the power and potential of the chemicals found in plants. And they generally do not get the crucial link between the gut and disease....the right foods will help, the wrong foods will hurt. Foods are not equal. Just because something tastes good or seems widely accepted as ok does not mean you personally should be eating it. As anyone with gluten sensitivity knows.Look, we live in the shadow of the valley of death. Every single thing on this earth will die, rot, and degrade. This is not our home. We are merely passing through, being ushered on our way to a perfect place so compelling that no man has the brain power to even comprehend it. Without a guide, we will get lost and die in the dark of the valley. The single greatest gift you could get to fight your disease is not a med or a herb. It is simply....wisdom. Wisdom to know what to do. Wisdom to find the choices the doctor hasn't mentioned. Wisdom to be able to start throwing suspicion at certain possible causes. Wisdom to test those hunches. Wisdom to navigate the dark and not fear it. All of that comes from choosing the shephard who guides us through the valley. Jesus is His name.
Chronic suffering can cause dysfunction in just about any family. Again, the One who can rescue that situation is Jesus.
Not sure if you wanted to hear the Godly stuff or not, doesn't matter, it is part of the bigger picture and cannot be separated from the meds or herbs. They all go together for the most complete healing.
The suffering isn't killing you.....it's saving you! God knows what He is doing. This is a hostile world while it is temporarily under the rule of the fallen angels (Satan and demons) and only God knows the safest path to get us from here to where He wants us to be.....the safest way is through the valley not over the mountain tops. Your suffering could actually be the blessing that saves you.
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