Posted by FredPotter on October 9, 2002, at 15:36:48
In reply to Re: Any artists, musicians out there on meds?, posted by wcfrench on October 9, 2002, at 2:19:06
Charlie Thanks for all that. I'm like that now. I am out of a rock-bottom anxiety-can't-cope-with-anything depression fueled by alcohol and now I don't drink and take Pamelor and Lithium, as well as fish oil. All of what you say happens, the piano playing (I'm even thinking of getting my trumpet out again), the Buddhism, the insights. I'm avidly reading philosophy at night and while I don't take Xanax any more (I stopped gradually and without problem), I purposely take Zopiclone to sleep whether I need to or not. That way I can read right up to the time I want to fall asleep without wasting time just lying awake trying to sleep.
My pdoc says the neurons continue to regenerate up to 6 years after drinking has stopped. I figured that if the brain was rebuilding itself (it sure feels that way - I can almost feel the connections re-establishing themselves) I'd better give it the right fats - hence the fish oil.
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