I have titrated 14 medications seven psych meds, including benzodiazepines…in 17 months…if you really want off there is a path to recovery.
It is simple but not easy.
Four things all must be done concurrently and it sucks at first.
Move: as much exercise as you can physically do…one must “strive” that produces dopamine…it is good healthy natural brain dopamine and it is addictive…get hooked.
Nutrition: eat garbage you will feel like garbage…most people need way more protein and less sugar and things that turn to sugar…pretty much white anything.
Sleep:natural un-drugged sleep, exercise enough you start to sleep better…navy SEALs have no trouble sleeping on demand.
Loving Connection: biological imperative, oxytocin and all that.
The brain and body will heal itself especially the brain.
Address these areas and develop a slow taper 5 to 10% reduction every two weeks depending on dose and duration.
Hydrate! The brain is 80%water…dehydration of 1% makes me 5% dumber I can’t afford that… can you. Water is not enough the brain and body need electrolytes, that’s why we get an iv when shot in the battle field or playing sports.
Inflammation: every “mental” health problem is now linked to inflammation of specific regions of the brain…docs put me on 800mg for a broken back three times a day and it had the side effect of stabilizing all my garbage diagnosis, taken with food and hydration it is safe and effective.
Mental health is Brain Heath. I can not “will” away a heart attack or a stroke, nor can I “will” away a problem with the organ called the Brain.
Until psychiatry wakes up to the fact that they are drug dealers for big pharma we are kind of on our own.
Review my posts, I only state what I have hard research for. If you want off this garbage you can do it. Go slow have a plan and lots of support. Journal, not just for you but for those who follow.
If you are stable and fulfilled in your meds, I celebrate that for you, so take no offense. I’ve not met anyone who is, but I’m sure some are, if that’s you consider yourself blessed.
Peace and good health is our birthright. You can reclaim it but make no mistake it is going to be hard…the longer the higher doses the worse it will be…it almost killed me a number of times. But here I am.
They should have killed me when they had a chance…now I have a few questions they need to answer.
God willing they’ll wake up soon and help us instead of trying to kill us.
I happen to be one of those people that have found a balance in my life through SSRI’s and other medications that complement them.
SSRI’s were a tremendous breakthrough in dealing with depression and hopefully big Pharma will find something even better.
Good luck to you. Untreated depression is hell on earth.