Does anyone have any experience (and success) with using psychiatric drugs during detoxification? I went to the Amen Clinic (see www.amenclinic.com) last month and they run a great operation but they have little experience in dealing with heavy metal poisoning. The doctor there prescribed four different drugs but I am only taking one of them (Trileptal, an anticonvulsant) right now. The other drugs are an antidepressant, a stimulant, and a tranquilizer but I am hesitant to use them because they can cause serious side effects and they are addictive. I've run into serious trouble with psychiatric drugs in the past and I had some similar problems for a short time with the drugs that were prescribed at the clinic.

My alternative medicine doctor agrees that Trileptal could be useful but like me he doubts that the other drugs would be helpful.

Andy Cutler promotes the use of some psychiatric drugs during detoxification as a short term solution to keep a person from going over the edge or committing suicide.

I'm sick as a dog from detoxification and I don't want to do anything that will make me worse. If anyone has some experiences in this area please share them with me.