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my psychiatrist prescribed ENLYTE for depression.

Posted by georgette12 @georgette12, Dec 5, 2017

Out of desperation, my psychiatrist finally decided to try a different tactic. I have been taking ENLYTE for unrelenting symptoms not helped by any meds. or ECT treatments. Please call up the website. It is used for many things...but is actually more super doses of vitamin Bs and Ds and folic acid. I will be away from my computer for several hours but I wanted to start this discussion now. Will check back later.

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dfb | @dfb | Sep 20, 2023

I am happy for anyone that has found a path out of depression. Fifteen years ago I went to see a psychiatrist with complaints of feeling depressed and tired. Shortly there after I was put on 450mg of Venlafaxine, 450mg of Bupropion and 900mg of Lithium. My depression and fatigue certain lifted. Unfortunately, I entered a manic episode that would collapse into deep depression every few months only to be followed by more mania. In five years my life was destroyed and I was in prison.

During the intervening years no less than five other doctors tried every drug they could even partially make a case for. I underwent ECT (19 sessions) TMS (2 Months) Ketamine ($5000 private pay) nothing worked. Until one day I read "Brain Energy" by a Dr Palmer from Harvard and McClain.

I started exercising, I know it is very hard to do. I cleaned up my diet, no sugar, no highly processed foods. I begin taking additional vitamins and minerals that were lacking in my diet. In some case large amounts, like B complex. I started to feel a little better. So I started digging.

To my shock and anger many of the medications I was on had known side effects exactly like my symptoms. To make matters worse many, many medications cancelled each other out and some simply were not supposed to be taken together. I'm lucky that I am still alive, really!

I presented my findings to me PCP and psych providers and they agreed enough to go ahead with my plan to eliminate some if not all of my medications. This was three months ago and I am down from 14 meds to 4. Yeah 4!

I no longer trust my providers recommendations. I research and double check everything. One hand simply does not know what the other is doing. Just yesterday I found that one drug my PCP is giving me, that I actually need, is completely cancelled out by another drug my psych provider is giving me; completely! They both have complete lists of what I am on that I updated ad nasuem.

Where do I find this information? Everywhere! Mostly it comes up on page one of a Google search, with citations and links to the source material. Why don't the docs have this information? They simply do not have time or the staff to do the research and no one is coming in pushing the side effects of the newest med.

I believe (this is just me, but I live it everyday) that the overwhelming majority of mental health issues are best treated with proper nutrition, exercise and a caring professional to listen. I am sixty years old and have lost just about everything a man can lose, save my life. No one should go through what I and my family have gone through. The answers are at our finder tips; grab them!

I found I had to heal myself. Maybe my providers have learned something maybe not. The only thing I am certain of is they need our help saving us.

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mendhamtk | @mendhamtk | Aug 24 11:40am
In reply to @georgette12 "ENLYTE can only be gotten by a prescription. And because it is a new treatment for..." + (show)
@georgette12

ENLYTE can only be gotten by a prescription. And because it is a new treatment for depression , insurance companies definitely don't want to pay for it. It is really expensive. But my doctor called in a RX to a "specialty medical drugstore". They have a "patient assistance program" for payment. After lots and lots of anxiety and calling, I am getting a 30 day supply for 50.00 plus 15.00 shipping and handling. I am working on getting it cheaper. There is a whole issue out there with doctors being able to prescribe this. It doesn't seem to be classified as a "normal" kind of drug. I went to the health food store and brought a list of what was in ENLYTE and asked if I could just get vitamins. They said that the ingredients were specific and formulated to work together to achieve certain results. So you all might want to do a bunch of research. All I can say is that I am definitely better. And to remind you, I am trying to recover from my son's suicide last year. So I consider this new treatment a miracle for me personally.

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Hi, I have been recommended Enlyte for anxiety and fatigue. I wonder if you suffer from fatigue, and has the Enlyte helped? I've been told that's is a bioavailable mix that is only available on prescription as it crossed the blood brain barrier? Thank you x

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mendhamtk | @mendhamtk | Aug 24 11:44am
In reply to @georgette12 "ENLYTE can only be gotten by a prescription. And because it is a new treatment for..." + (show)
@georgette12

ENLYTE can only be gotten by a prescription. And because it is a new treatment for depression , insurance companies definitely don't want to pay for it. It is really expensive. But my doctor called in a RX to a "specialty medical drugstore". They have a "patient assistance program" for payment. After lots and lots of anxiety and calling, I am getting a 30 day supply for 50.00 plus 15.00 shipping and handling. I am working on getting it cheaper. There is a whole issue out there with doctors being able to prescribe this. It doesn't seem to be classified as a "normal" kind of drug. I went to the health food store and brought a list of what was in ENLYTE and asked if I could just get vitamins. They said that the ingredients were specific and formulated to work together to achieve certain results. So you all might want to do a bunch of research. All I can say is that I am definitely better. And to remind you, I am trying to recover from my son's suicide last year. So I consider this new treatment a miracle for me personally.

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I am really sorry to hear of your terrible circumstances. Much love to you ❤️

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Maxeen | @ms91849 | Aug 24 12:11pm

Now it's 2024. Did anything change?

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