Posted by bleauberry on December 16, 2015, at 13:01:43
In reply to Taking pills seems to be a dead-end., posted by Lamdage22 on December 9, 2015, at 10:32:37
For me, meds were indeed a dead-end. 20 years of them.
Granted, I needed them at the time, because I had no other options and no knowledge.
I got some benefit from a few meds but mostly they were bad roads. The most helpful for me was about 8 years of prozac+zyprexa+modafinil. Even that pooped out eventually.
The only genuine enduring remission is one brought about by pushing back against the actual cause of the symptoms, rather than pushing back only against the symptoms themselves. imo
My journey hints that is accomplished by assuming the patient does have toxicity issues, does have lyme disease, does have other infections, does have genetic damage from it all, and that there is no way to diagnose or prove any of it. It means a wide spectrum cocktail to cover all bases. That, in my experience, blows the entire psychiatric market in the weeds.
That said, meds such as antipsychotics and benzos and stimulants can be extremely helpful. The ones I find to be harmful and problematic are the antidepressants themselves. My opinion is that they cause more problems than they address. And they don't even come close to touching the actual underlying problem. But if one of them helps someone feel better, that's fine. It's just that what we usually see is, they don't often do that.
So back to my 20 year journey of meds, and the obvious question, what happened? Well, a sharp nurse practitioner reviewing my case commented how it could be lyme disease even though my tests were negative. On her desk were pamphlets that said "What Every Psychiatrist Should Know About Lyme Disease". Google it. And that we should explore that angle just in case, to rule it in or rule it out. In short order, it was quickly ruled in. But that's another chapter... :-)
3 years of Lyme meds and herbs basically saved my life from a life sentence of depression. I would be serving that sentence if not for a sharp nurse.
Moral of the story. Meds don't need to be a dead end. They can be helpful stepping stones. In the meantime, the patient has to assume responsibility for their own health and must continually study stuff, try stuff, study more, try more, keep going until there is a good cocktail in the works.
I stay well but my cocktail to stay that way involves about a dozen bottles of supplements and herbs. No more meds.
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