Posted by Cindylou on October 10, 2001, at 14:06:34
In reply to Re: Chinese medicine-charlie99, posted by charlie99 on October 10, 2001, at 2:33:30
I'm so glad to see this topic here! I haven't gone the "Chinese medicine" route, but have visited a chiropractor who is kind of an "alternative medicine celebrity" where I live -- he does lectures each month and packs out the auditorium -- has people visit him from miles around, etc.
Anyway, the problem I have with him is that he is SO AGAINST any type of "regular' medicine. He is very outspoken, and will make comments to his assistants when he's in the room with me like, "Do you see what they have this poor girl on?? Prozac, wellbutrin and klonapin!! Klonapin is only for grandpas who have seizures all the time! No wonder she feels crazy!" Stuff like that.
He's put me on a lot of natural vitamin B, protein shakes, and something for my Adrenal Glands. It hasn't really made much of a difference. He also gave me some herbs to try, but I am still not ready to give up on traditional meds, so I don't want to mix the herbs with the meds. I just started Lamictal.
Anyone else out there on a combo of traditional vs. alternative medicine? I'd love to hear more ...
Thanks charlie for bringing this up,
-cindy
> But why should it not be part of the main group? It is no whimsy that the neurotransmitters which trouble us so much are made from proteins which we eat. Where else could they come from? Therefore any treatment which attempts to harmonize the process by which these brain chemicals are made surely warrants consideration. There are certainly some theories of depressive states of mind which highlight their linearity and posit that if they can be bumped back into resilient chaos then a cure might be effected - for that to happen surely the body must help the brain. I can't see why these two systems of medicine should be opposed any more than art and science should.
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> > I'm glad this subject has been brought up. It seems as if every time it has been touched on previously, the poster was pushing alternative versus meds. So, what about alternative + meds as you've asked?
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> > Personally, I'd love to do both but am wary of interactions, and though I'm lucky to have Dr.'s who prescribe things such as Ginko and Dong Quai, they aren't into the full gamut.
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> > How can one combine the two while being safe?
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> > (If you get "attacked" for bringing this up on Psycho Babble as it pertains somewhat to meds, somewhat to lifestyle, bring it on over to Psycho Social - would be a great subject there. I don't know why, but this has happened lately.
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> > - K.
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