Posted by bleauberry on August 5, 2008, at 18:14:43
In reply to Re: Some people don't want to believe. » Toph, posted by SLS on August 5, 2008, at 13:24:21
As a mild departure from the topic of the thread, though still related, I think it deserves mention of how people don't recognize no one approach is perfect, but that a balanced approach yeilds best odds. By that I mean continue with drug trials, especially trying to follow the STARD plan (switch rather than pile tons of meds of top of each other); but also healthy living...reduce or eliminate caffeine, reduce or eliminate sugars, focus on frequent meals of proteins, raw veggies and raw fruits, drink lots of water that has been purified, through diet or supplements get a good balance of the good fats (omega3 and 6), remove any amalgam fillings in the teeth, stick to a regular sleep plan, force oneself to be involved in any capacity with a church or volunteer organization, force oneself to be employed in at least a minimum capacity, walk, exercise in strong sshort bursts 3 times a week if able. If someone really really really wants to get well, they would do well to nurture what is good for the human body as all of the above are. Isolation, amalgam fillings, poor diet, sugar and caffeine...these do not spell healing.
And of course followup doctor testing. For example, it is going to be real hard to get a psych drug to work if there is longterm hidden Lyme disease, just one example. Thyroid needs to be optimal...normal isn't good enough. Body temperature and symptoms tell that story better than lab tests. Nothing will work right if the average body temp is 97.8 instead of 98.6.
Ya know? Drugs, yes. But don't forget the other half. Drugs can't do it all. The mind and body are intricately intertwined in the whole thing.
As to a previous post by Linkadge about meds not much better than placebo, political involvement, and everything else...well, yeah, good points were made. However, it is hard to discount when we see people right here, real people, get amazingly better on their prozac, zoloft, trivastel, milnacipran, zyprexa, depakote, klonopin, nardil, or whatever. It happens. Can't say it doesn't. Those were not placebo.
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