Maybe it is the bipolar, but I tend to go through cycles where I stop taking my antidepressant or bipolar medicine because I start thinking either it doesn’t really work for me, I decide I would rather try natural alternatives, or I start thinking that the new agers are right and the pharmaceutical industry is trying to poison us all or trying to block or destroy our pineal gland with the medicine so that we can’t have real, meaningful spiritual experiences (or so that we can’t exercise any innate psychic powers – whatever they may be).
During these times, I do at least taper off. I’m not stupid. I don’t do the cold turkey thing. And honestly, I DON’T notice much of a difference with some of the meds, even after being off them for a month or more. However, I do notice a difference with the antidepressant and I notice it quickly. I’m not sure sometimes though if it is really the medicine or my fear of going off of it since I have taken antidepressants for YEARS and feel almost dependent on them at this point.
Anyone else experience anything like this cycle of suspicion, doubt, and desire to be off the psych meds for good?
Take kratom. If I’m lying I’m dying and I ain’t dead.
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I really need to at least try it. Know any reputable places online to buy?
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Pot kept me off the psyche meds. Now I’m ok, but I’m getting old here. So I’m not sure exactly what made me feel better mentally, age, pot, eliminating stress, doing art, or what.
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I take hemp oil gummies with CBD and they have gotten me off my migraine and sleep medicine! Still have anxiety and depression issues though.
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Stay alive. It might go away. It doesn’t happen suddenly.
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True.
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For me, meds have clearly worked better than anything non-medical that I’ve tried, so it’s not really an issue that’s come up. And the natural products industry seems just as sketchy to me as the pharmaceutical industry.
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LOL, yeah, you have a point there
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Off my meds and doctors mostly. Took like 12 different meds for bipolar and all had side effects. The last one send me to the hospital for four days for Lithium toxicity in & out of consciousness and requiring dialysis to recover. Never overdose. Turn the meds upside down to ensure that. That was just the tip of the iceberg for me. Also have other examples for me, my wife, son-in-law you see. Iβm approaching 80 but pass for my wifeβs son: I kid you not. I have had all the problems of my immediate family, all but one who didnβt die from heart problems. The one remaining brother has had open heart surgery, heart attacks, 12 stints and could lose his legs due to diabetes. I recently had a mild stroke with little effect you see!
Meditation, traditional Chinese medicine, acupressure and lifestyle for me.
Worked for over 30 years in Washington DC commuting about 150 per day between Northern Maryland and DC, at the Pentagon and US State Department mostly 5-7 days a week, 8-10 hours a day you see.
Does it just work for me!?
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Some of the drugs I really wonder if they don’t do more harm than good…
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Agree! It is my experience that we live in a society where we are prescribed drugs to treat symptoms but rarely treated to find a cure! And natural means to me is one of the leading cures!
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I’m hitting a point where I’m thinking I want to try more homeopathic treatments. Extracts and supplements, etc. Not so much kratom or pot, though, and not sure how I feel about CBD oil at the moment. But I’m on a lot of psych meds and I’d to at least get off see of them.
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Yeah, I have found that hump oil and CBD help my migraines immensely, so definitely worth it to me. It isn’t like it makes me high or anything anyway.
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I haven’t taken meds in 8 years. I have my short moments but they are usually so short now that I just deal with them…
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Yea another blog I follow had my comments going to spam too, not sure why but thanks
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Yeah, I don’t know why it happens. Sometimes even people who have left comments for years get sent to spam. It makes no sense lol.
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I make it a habit to check for spam.. but I always write my blog post on my laptop I donβt care for the WordPress app except for leaving comments
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I go through every so often and check the spam, but I often have hundreds of them, so it takes a little time to go through lol.
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