getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto alternative

nutrients?

[Guest guest]

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> Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto alternative

nutrients?

 

>my mother in law went to a seminar in seattle a few months ago and it was all

about overcoming depression and such. the presenter who was an all natural guru

said that the bipolar can't be treated naturally. that there are things to do

with nutrients diet exercise but because of the mood swings.. ups and downs that

it has to be managed with medication. this was interesting to us as a family as

we have a son that suffers from bipolar. his dosage of medication are low as he

eats healthy and exercises regularly. also he takes vitamin e multivitamin zinc

and high dose of vitamin d. i to would love for him to be off all medication

but as he jsut turned 18 i like him where he is now.. STABLE! i am very

intersted in what the group says. annie

[Guest guest]

I agree. You need to use the meds in combination with a healthy diet and

supplements, but to get off of them completely with natural alternatives is not

only dangerous but unwise. Bipolar runs in my family and I know the heartbreak

this has caused our family by those members who are afflicted with it and their

efforts to quit the drugs for alternatives.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hello Annie,

I'd like to know who that was in Seattle, I live nearby. This 'guru' is pretty

off base to make a sweeping statement like that. It has been cured and

continues to be. It may not be easy....the best is for the practitioner to work

with a family member/advocate to keep information and the protocol running well.

Combinations of homeopathy, eating organic whole foods, no additives/chemicals,

certain supplementation, cranial sacral and some meditation & yoga techniques

work well. It's never good to go off medication if already on any while the

healing process is going on, then should follow a doctor-guided weaning as it

improves.

Sounds like you've been doing a great job so far

Liz

 

, " orfanannie69 " <orfanannie69

wrote:

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> >

> > Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto

alternative nutrients?

 

> >my mother in law went to a seminar in seattle a few months ago and it was

all about overcoming depression and such. the presenter who was an all natural

guru said that the bipolar can't be treated naturally. that there are things to

do with nutrients diet exercise but because of the mood swings.. ups and downs

that it has to be managed with medication. this was interesting to us as a

family as we have a son that suffers from bipolar. his dosage of medication are

low as he eats healthy and exercises regularly. also he takes vitamin e

multivitamin zinc and high dose of vitamin d. i to would love for him to be off

all medication but as he jsut turned 18 i like him where he is now.. STABLE! i

am very intersted in what the group says. annie

>

[Guest guest]

while i appreciate your comment about my son being a normal healthy teenager,

this is not the case with my son. i have three other children all teenagers and

they are the normal ones. with normal hormonal and teen issues. we did not go

into diagnosis with blinders on nor did we take the first doctors

opinion. and we did all the other testing available such as mri's to rule out

organic issues. we saw mood swings as early as eight years old. i am

not going to go into all the details of issues but please understand i am

not one of those parents who is just looking for a label to throw on my kid

because i don't like the way he behaves. my mother acts the same way my teen

does and she is 60 so i am thinking genetic link to bipolar as she is

undiagnosed.

 

 

, shaman urban <shaman_urban

wrote:

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> Your son is probably not a bi-polar but probably an healthy teenager with all

the existentialist and hormonal turmoil of a regular child is age.

[Guest guest]

to add is on an older medication which costs only $46.00 a month and our

insurance covers it. i am aware of the pharmacutical companies and their " get

rich tatics " . we don't eat processed foods in my house,i have ms so we are very

food aware in our house.

[Guest guest]

I know people who have been off psych drugs several years and have never had any

relaps..My neighbor went through IV vitamin C and supps..That is what I'm

doing...She is drug free for several years...My friend in Ohio has been drug

free for 28 years..She was a severe bipolar...Food for thought.. 

 

--- On Wed, 5/13/09, Bamboo Chik <bamboochik wrote:

 

 

Bamboo Chik <bamboochik

Re: getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 5:03 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree. You need to use the meds in combination with a healthy diet and

supplements, but to get off of them completely with natural alternatives is not

only dangerous but unwise. Bipolar runs in my family and I know the heartbreak

this has caused our family by those members who are afflicted with it and their

efforts to quit the drugs for alternatives.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yes, and keeping the medications in place you have the base-line and stability

while healing with the other things. The tools I mentioned are able to

eventually get the person far enough along that the meds are not

needed....again, weaning with medical guidance being critical, and having a

supportive person in place all along to report progress, etc.

It must be difficult to have it in the family. That would relate to how we

address genetic predisposition/weaknesses within certain layers of treatment in

homeopathy. It's part of treating the whole person, the roots in family

genetics and all that has been built upon it which is unique to each person.

I would imagine other systems that treat the whole person like acupuncture and

traditional chinesse medicine have also helped.

Be well,

Liz

 

, " Bamboo Chik " <bamboochik wrote:

>

> I agree. You need to use the meds in combination with a healthy diet and

supplements, but to get off of them completely with natural alternatives is not

only dangerous but unwise. Bipolar runs in my family and I know the heartbreak

this has caused our family by those members who are afflicted with it and their

efforts to quit the drugs for alternatives.

>

>

[Guest guest]

My child has the same diagnosis.. What meds has worked for, if I may ask?

 

--- On Thu, 5/14/09, orfanannie69 <orfanannie69 wrote:

 

 

orfanannie69 <orfanannie69

Re: getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

 

Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:04 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while i appreciate your comment about my son being a normal healthy teenager,

this is not the case with my son. i have three other children all teenagers and

they are the normal ones. with normal hormonal and teen issues. we did not go

into diagnosis with blinders on nor did we take the first doctors

opinion. and we did all the other testing available such as mri's to rule out

organic issues. we saw mood swings as early as eight years old. i am not

going to go into all the details of issues but please understand i am not

one of those parents who is just looking for a label to throw on my kid because

i don't like the way he behaves. my mother acts the same way my teen does and

she is 60 so i am thinking genetic link to bipolar as she is undiagnosed.

 

, shaman urban <shaman_urban@ ....>

wrote:

>

>

> Your son is probably not a bi-polar but probably an healthy teenager with all

the existentialist and hormonal turmoil of a regular child is age.

[Guest guest]

>

> Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto alternative

nutrients?

>

 

 

 

I am new To this community, and I am incredibly thrilled to be a part of it. May

I offer a perspective from someone who has lived through the incredible pain and

suffering that both you and your son live in on a day to day bases. I too was

diagnosed Bi-polar, Not the type with the ups and downs so much as the constant

DOWNS...

 

That being said I was a virtual drug cocktail for several years, an experiment

in psychotropics. I became fat, bloated, irritable and all emotions and physical

symptoms in between. Finally a combination of drugs was found that " stabilized "

me. Certainly did not bring me to dance in the meadows if you know what I mean.

I had enough and I took charge and began my journey into alternative methods of

conquering this demon.

What I discovered was, It is not the medication that most people fear, It is the

SIDE EFFECTS of those medications, and furthermore, these side effects are often

times cumulative. There is a distinct reason they tell you NOT to stop these

drugs cold turkey, some of these chemicals will also store in adipose tissue.

There is hope however, and I must agree with the other wise individuals that

commented to your post.

 

There is tremendous value in continuing to stay on those med's until such time

that the body has healed to SLOWLY wean off the medication.

 

In my case, the answer came in the form of meditation, High dose Vitamin C and

Mega dose Omega 3 Fatty acids, & Probiotics. And FAITH....

 

I Hope that I have given you some hope because my life is a mere shadow of the

life I used to live. There is hope, I am testament to that.

 

Be Well..And GOD bless

Jodene

 

[Guest guest]

EXCELLENT!!!! THANKS

 

--- On Wed, 5/20/09, jsekura <jsekura wrote:

 

 

Re: getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:06 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>

> Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto alternative

nutrients?

>

 

I am new To this community, and I am incredibly thrilled to be a part of it. May

I offer a perspective from someone who has lived through the incredible pain and

suffering that both you and your son live in on a day to day bases. I too was

diagnosed Bi-polar, Not the type with the ups and downs so much as the constant

DOWNS...

 

That being said I was a virtual drug cocktail for several years, an experiment

in psychotropics. I became fat, bloated, irritable and all emotions and physical

symptoms in between. Finally a combination of drugs was found that " stabilized "

me. Certainly did not bring me to dance in the meadows if you know what I mean.

I had enough and I took charge and began my journey into alternative methods of

conquering this demon.

What I discovered was, It is not the medication that most people fear, It is the

SIDE EFFECTS of those medications, and furthermore, these side effects are often

times cumulative. There is a distinct reason they tell you NOT to stop these

drugs cold turkey, some of these chemicals will also store in adipose tissue.

There is hope however, and I must agree with the other wise individuals that

commented to your post.

 

There is tremendous value in continuing to stay on those med's until such time

that the body has healed to SLOWLY wean off the medication.

 

In my case, the answer came in the form of meditation, High dose Vitamin C and

Mega dose Omega 3 Fatty acids, & Probiotics. And FAITH....

 

I Hope that I have given you some hope because my life is a mere shadow of the

life I used to live. There is hope, I am testament to that.

 

Be Well..And GOD bless

Jodene

[Guest guest]

how much omega 3 and vitimin c do you take a day?,thanks randy

 

Re: Re: getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

 

Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 4:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCELLENT!!! ! THANKS

 

--- On Wed, 5/20/09, jsekura <jsekura > wrote:

 

Re: getting off psychiatric drugs for bipolar

Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 1:06 PM

 

>

> Does anyone know how to get off psychiatric drugs for bipolar onto alternative

nutrients?

>

 

 

I am new To this community, and I am incredibly thrilled to be a part of it. May

I offer a perspective from someone who has lived through the incredible pain and

suffering that both you and your son live in on a day to day bases. I too was

diagnosed Bi-polar, Not the type with the ups and downs so much as the constant

DOWNS...

 

That being said I was a virtual drug cocktail for several years, an experiment

in psychotropics. I became fat, bloated, irritable and all emotions and physical

symptoms in between. Finally a combination of drugs was found that " stabilized "

me. Certainly did not bring me to dance in the meadows if you know what I mean.

I had enough and I took charge and began my journey into alternative methods of

conquering this demon.

What I discovered was, It is not the medication that most people fear, It is the

SIDE EFFECTS of those medications, and furthermore, these side effects are often

times cumulative. There is a distinct reason they tell you NOT to stop these

drugs cold turkey, some of these chemicals will also store in adipose tissue.

There is hope however, and I must agree with the other wise individuals that

commented to your post.

 

There is tremendous value in continuing to stay on those med's until such time

that the body has healed to SLOWLY wean off the medication.

 

In my case, the answer came in the form of meditation, High dose Vitamin C and

Mega dose Omega 3 Fatty acids, & Probiotics. And FAITH....

 

I Hope that I have given you some hope because my life is a mere shadow of the

life I used to live. There is hope, I am testament to that.

 

Be Well..And GOD bless

Jodene

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