Posted by Christ_empowered on December 9, 2015, at 11:12:59
In reply to Taking pills seems to be a dead-end., posted by Lamdage22 on December 9, 2015, at 10:32:37
Ummmm...well, there are definite limits to what any pills can do. If you have severe problems, it seems that pills can help, at least for a while. Some people need to stay medicated indefinitely (here in the US, they try to keep EVERYBODY medicated indefinitely, lol), others sometimes reduce or taper off completely, some take meds (like AP/AAP drugs) as needed, like a couple months out of the year, total.
If you're into supplements...I keep saying it, I'll say it again: Orthomolecular. Its been around since the early 50s, back when it was called "MegaVitamin Therapy" (Linus Pauling coined the term "Orthomolecular" in 1968). It really seems to have helped me...I don't get twitches, stiff gait, all that from the meds, no TD in sight, I respond better to the mood drugs (my depression has responded much, much better to wellbutrin than it would have before the OM), and there have been side benefits in terms of my overall health (allergies less intense, skin conditions vastly improved, sleep is better w/o sedatives, even my concentration has improved, despite the meds).
OM isn't a cure all. You do it with meds, and you do it for a looooong time. It may well reduce the risk of TD, even with the older drugs. In reading over some case studies from the original OM shrinks (Dr.Hoffer, for instance), it seems that some people on OM stay on meds indefinitely, some reduce to unusually low doses of AP/AAP drugs for the long haul (while staying on the vitamins, of course), and some are eventually able to continue on the vitamins w/o Rx meds.
I seriously recommend it. There's a new round of research showing inadequate antioxidant defenses in the severely mentally ill, nutrient deficiencies, excessive inflammation and oxidative stress, etc. Tranquilizers will suppress key symptoms, but OM protocols are meant to address the underlying problems, over a long period of time.
Just throwing the idea out there for you. Good luck!
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