The SSRI's Cause Phlegm

[Guest guest]

Everyone here probably already knows this, but after nearly a year,

the 4 acupuncturists who've treated me for chronic memory loss,

inorgasmia, and urinary hesitancy brought on by taking Prozac and

BuSpar for 6 years say that the SSRI's cause a condition known

as " phlegm, " a stagnation in the body due to lack of exercise

(aka " dampness " ). The SSRI's (i.e., Prozac) make you feel

unmotivated, and a prolonged use of them acclimates the body to a

slow pace, they say, so the condition may continue once the meds are

stopped. I stopped taking these meds 2 years ago and still feel like

I'm on them.

 

I've spent $800 on acupuncture and herbs but am still not cured. One

reason may be that I didn't exercise during treatment (not done for a

variety of reasons). Now I'm exercising (30 mins of solid jogging 3-

4 times a week), and I'm hoping that someone here knows of a better,

faster way to treat this condition? Or maybe that just by exercising

and eating right (etc.) I'll cure myself? (How long before that

happens?)

 

The acupuncturists said that the thick yellow coating on my tongue

shows that my middle and lower burners aren't working right, and that

my spleen isn't extracting nutrients from food and that my lower

burner isn't excreting toxins.

 

They said phlegm is difficult to cure b/c it's " sticky, " and

everything contributes to it. My diet has been bland (no sugar or

dairy, nothing deep-fried, nothing terribly oily). I could cry

that I work in New Jersey and can't eat bakery goods or NJ's

excellent pizza...and I'll go nuts thinking about not eating ice

cream this summer!! :-(

 

I want to speed things up and don't want to spend a lot of money

trying to find the right doctor. Any suggestions?

 

Many, many thanks.

 

glenn