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If, for example, you are dealing with the ongoing stress of caring for an ill relative--a situation that cannot be improved and that you can't really get out of--it might be best to keep taking the antidepressants until the situation resolves. Basically, if you're living with ANY environmental stressor that would be too much to bear without taking psychiatric meds, or if you suffer from a severe, persisting mental illness such as schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, or OCD, a "heavy" approach including drugs and psychotherapy might be the best treatment for you. I've been thinking about this. I understand where you are coming from Tracii, but respectfully I disagree, for several reasons. First, I think it's important for people to understand that psych meds are poisonous to the body. They have effects that aren't always noticed; for example, they interfere with glucose metabolism. Neuroleptics like Zyprexa are particularly well known for this; it can cause diabetes. Also, the actual effects on neurotransmitters are not understood. 5% of serotonin is in the brain, most is in the gut -- there isn't a single person who can explain what increasing serotonin in the gut does to a person. There is also evidence that the brain makes physical changes to accommodate these drugs because the brain actually acts to try to keep itself in a state of homeostasis. Psych meds interfere with that. They do not cure chemical imbalances, they cause them. But you're probably familiar with msot of this if you have been reading Breggin. Therefore, suggesting that someone take one of these meds should not be taken lightly, especially as many of them have been shown to only be slightly superior to placebo in clinical trials -- and these trials typically only last about 6 weeks. Many people are actually made worse by these drugs, and some are incapacitated long-term or permanently. I know quite a few. Secondly, I am uncomfortable about recommending a psych med for someone in a "difficult" situation. I believe that depression acts as our body's warning that something in life needs putting right. Symptoms are there to make us act. Not, generally, to be masked by drugs so that the underlying problem can be ignored. If someone is in a difficult situation, surely it would be better to find a way to better deal with that situation, or to extract oneself from it, than to drug oneself and just carry on as normal? People get these drugs because they are stressed at work, or grieving, for example. What they need is help to cope with these situations, not drugs to numb their feelings. Finally, all of the conditions you listed can have root causes that are treatable. Orthomolecular medicine offers a number of solutions. There are so many things a person can consider, including amalgam removal, which is presumably why we are all here. A couple of websites you might be interested in: http://www.orthomolecular.org/http://www.doctoryourself.com/http://www.mercola.com/index.htmhttp://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/http://www.westonaprice.org/splash_2.htm
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