Posted by omega man on June 9, 2002, at 1:42:14
In reply to Can I stop taking meds and feel great ???, posted by janejj on June 7, 2002, at 13:40:35
I've been on meds of all types for 15 years..
I learned one thing ..don't take them constantly without a break...and that includes the ones I have to take for a chronic physical condition that would kill me...
We need food and many wise religions have fasting periods...I don't know why it helps...but I take constant breaks from my medication..and I have the good sense to recognize when I need them again....Some people are too ill or unsupported to do this..but I believe in that case they should be helped to..
for may reasons on many levels....the way biological processes work for example as a system..or in many areas of science where balanced evolving systems are expected to operate..anything thats too persistant in too dominant a role takes over...our brain seems to have the lions share over our well being...although I would like to see studies done on how physical illness affects the brain
medications take over our perceptions....thats why I use cocktails of a dozen types and rotate their use with a degree of randomness...
I would'nt recommend stopping a heart...but I would say that from some of the "stay bright in the face of all reality" behaviours I have seen on persistant AD users..I would say a break is needed just to sink into depression for a while and realize just how lucky you are to have a ticket out of it whenever you need to...
some recent research indicates people who fast have longer lifespans than average..
as creatures we evolved to be in hungry states...its not healthy to take meds the way drug companies and hence Pdocs indicate..
Just knowing I have all sorts of drugs sitting in my drawer helps me look for other ways to feel better..about 30-40% of the time.
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