Posted by Lamdage22 on April 30, 2015, at 9:45:45
In reply to Re: Passion flower to help with AAP withdrawal?, posted by Christ_empowered on April 30, 2015, at 7:01:17
> I don't think it could hurt (?) and its probably cheaper than many (most?) pharm options, plus its available w/o an Rx, so you'd have the freedom to play w/ dosage and different combos as you ease off the neuroleptics...Thats what i like about it.
> ...are you sure you even have chronic mental illness? Even E. Fuller Torrey, the scariest drug 'em up and lock 'em up shrink ever, says something like 25% of 1st episode psychosis people recover with or w/o meds.
I was dumb enough to get on MAOI several times which has lead to psychosis. Then i was in a "drug em, lock em up" hospital which has made me addicted to a LOT of antipsychotics. Funny enough, that didnt help psychosis. What helped was getting out of there!
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> Even if you have a subsequent episode, odds of recovery are pretty good. Plus, you have family support, you're young, and you're clearly intelligent.Thx.
Check out this link: http://www.mind-and-brain-blog.de/en/1456/antipsychotika-weniger-ist-wieder-mal-mehr/
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> To me...chronic mental illness is real, and there's a relatively small # of people who need meds to have a life (more) in touch w/ reality. Beyond that...throwing heavy psych meds at less severe problems and forcing people into the patient role for life is just cruel and inhumane, not to mention expen$ive.
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> Sorry about the rant. Why don't you research your alternative health options and see what appeals to you?No problem.
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> My personal advice would be to look to Orthomolecular first, because vitamins and minerals (and sometimes amino acids) are processed more easily by the body (according to OM people). You can do it with meds, in your case with a goal of getting off the neuroleptics w/o a rebound psychosis.I am not partial to vitamins, since the WHO and other HOs (not girls) recommend mostly only vitamin D and says that others are potentially harmful in the wrong dosage.
> I do OM w/ meds. Makes meds more tolerable and helps keep me cool, calm, and collected. May reduce TD risk considerably.
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Schizo-Affective, type depressive
Seroquel 800mg
Zyprexa 15mg
Lithium orotate 360mg
Metformin 2000mg
Effexor 37.5mg
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