repeat post. Please -GOTadvice!

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- thanks for your (time-consuming!) reply. You are right. Even

the ones I might not be physically addicted to, I know I'm emotionally

addicted to, at this point. I remember what it was like before, and the

very thought of it is enough to make me want some xanax! (I don't have

any!...thank goodness) And I think you're right about the emotions,

too, unfortunately. I'm happier without them --or with them muted. I

consider myself too sensitive, even now!~ and can not believe the

horrors in the world, the things done to people, animals.... If a

meteor were to crash to earth & the human race wiped out - I think the

universe would be no worse off. And the PAIN. Pain is supposed to

alert your body to the fact that something is wrong, so you can react

appropriately. Why all this useless, pointless, cruel, pain overload.

Getting a little philosophical, here!.....And trouble sleeping...I'm not

even going there. Thank goodness for good old valerian! which I add on

top of everything. I " ve moved to Maine (NOT my choice) and there are no

headache clinics here - not that you think they're worth anything anyway

- but not even a doctor specializing in headaches.

I've been carefully listening to this group - and others - and hope I

haven't gotten myself into trouble. What I've done is started taking

good vitamins & nutricals & weird stuff (to me, not you - ex.

astaxanthin...and I can't even remember why!) - but I'm still on all my

meds. My dr. here is an idiot and I don't know anyone to recommend a

holistic dr. I certainly wouldn't mind a bit cutting out some of my

drugs..but which ones? Finding a doctor is such a crapshoot, I'm scared

silly, so haven't done anything. One thing I've done is I've stopped

drinking diet soda (any soda)---used to drink cans & cans every day

since I was in my teens. Nothing buy water or iced tea. So, I'm not

all that worried about getting off things....just what I'll feel like

when I do. I don't seem to have a problem with addictions (unlike my

cousin who took xanax for 2 weeks and took a year to get off it!) - I've

been on & off hundreds (literally) of drugs. - more afraid of

emotions, I guess. If I'm this emotional when I'm " deadened " , how will

I survive " alive " ? I think you hit the nail on the head! Thanks so

much for letting me ramble on here. Very therapeutic! = Joan

 

May wrote:

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> Bless your heart Joan, I understand you completely. I, too, was told

> that I would have to take my medications for the rest of my life. As

> they said, " After all, a diabetic needs their medications to stay well,

> it's the same thing. " And I bought it hook, line, and sinker. Come to

> find out, there are ways of treating Type II Diabetes naturally, and

> also thyroid problems. Since I don't have diabetes, I cannot say if you

> can do without all medications in its later stages, but I do know that,

> having once been on synthroid, that you can, indeed treat your thyroid

> naturally.......

>

> First step is to become nutritionally sound and once on a healthy diet

> with the proper supplements, you will be surprised just how fast the

> body will heal itself. After that, all things are possible.

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