Posted by fionamck on October 12, 2006, at 9:48:15
I don't know if this is the right message board or not, but I'm hoping someone can help me.
I have been diagnosed with - alternately - clinical depression, bipolar II and borderline personality disorder (my psychiatrist and therapist are at loggerheads over the latter two; it's possible I may have both, I suppose). Anyway, I am now on Epilim to stabilise mood and Effexor (many side effects...) for the depression.
My question: I have just bought - over the internet because I don't have time to go shopping - Paul McKenna's "I can make you thin" book and hypnosis CD. When I received it today, it says it is not to be used by people suffering from clinical depression (or epilepsy). Needless to say, I am a little irked that this warning did not appear prior to my purchase. However, as my weight is one of the things that depresses me, and I have struggled with the endless dieting/slight bingeing thing for years and years, I would really like to give this a go. But not if it is going to do something horrible to my head, obviously.
Has anyone out there used the CD (or similar) and survived to tell the tale? Can anyone tell me just what the dangers might be? My psychiatrist wasn't able to give me an answer.
Many thanks,
Fiona
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