Posted by dj on February 21, 2000, at 14:35:42
In reply to Re: Potatoes Not Prozac--dj, posted by ruth on February 21, 2000, at 9:50:10
Hi Ruth,
Check out my comments below:
J and B and the Haven for Janice othrs.. (long) Dj 2/21/00
and other comments I've made here and on the previous page and you'll get a pretty good idea of my process, which included MUCH more than changing my diet. As I ended the above-noted thread to Janice I noted that it's simple but not easy. It takes lots of effort and support from yourself and others who surround you.As my naturopath, who's a conservative research-focused kinda guy (as I am on many fronts) noted in a discussion we had about this last week, there was a recent article in some professional pharmaclogist or other such mag. that noted that drinking lots of ginger, helps while coming off ADs (helps combat those intense flu-like symptoms). You've got to be at the right stage to do that and do it very carefully and you have to listen to your own body and treat it with care.
Good luck!
DJ
P.S. -- Dr. Weil's website is: http://www.drweil.com/ Some of his readings have also influenced my thinking as he is an MD who has studied alternative approachs to healing and has a program on the same at the U. of Arizona.
He is no fan of SSRIs, and nor am I as no-one knows their longterm impact and their shortterm impact can be as harsh as the depression and anxieties they help treat, just harsh in different ways.. However, as I think he acknowleges, they have their place at times. Personally I think people just don't trust themselves and their body/minds enough to wean themselves off them, which is simple but not easy.
> DJ,
>
> Thanks for your response...it's interesting to me
> that you've been able to go off meds for a more
> natural approach. Do you find that's it's harder
> to regulate your depression without the meds, that
> it's more of a struggle?
> I'm really liking PNP. I've always been totally
> addicted to sugar and carbs, and I'm sure there's
> a connection with my moods/depression. I just hope
> that quitting sugar, increasing protein, and eating
> complex carbs would be enough...I'm healthily wary..
> but not closed minded about it.
> I'd like to know what Andrew Wiehl's website address
> is...do you know it?
>
> Thanks again for your response and if you feel up
> to it, tell me a little bit more about your experience
> weaning off medication...the struggle and all that.
>
> Thanks,
> Ruth
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