Posted by Bob on September 5, 2009, at 16:30:11
In reply to Re: Tivastal?, posted by bleauberry on September 4, 2009, at 21:39:35
> The apathy and malaise you described are not uncommon with longterm meds. So that didn't raise any warning flags. But when you mentioned the physical deterioration, that is a huge yellow warning flag that something else is going on here. What exactly, I don't know. It would take an Integrative MD to help you explore and test things. Heavy metals, Lyme, Candida, those are top contenders. For sure, a psychiatrist is not going to pay one iota of attention at finding out what is wrong.
No doubt, and as you say the psych doc isn't going to pursue other things. Unfortunately I've tried to find out about other possible things for years now - quite exhaustively in fact. I've gotten tested for Lyme on two different occasions, I've seen an endocrinologist for an exhaustive work-up, I've had two head MRI's to check for brain abnormalities, had major exhaustive blood panels done on three occasions, had checks for cortisol levels, blood glucose, thyroid, heart and respiratory tests, tried vitamin supplements of all sorts, and the list goes on. I have not really heard of the heavy metals thing or candida except from you. Don't really know how to pursue those. Up until now however, not a single physical pathology has shown itself in all that testing. I guess that's a good thing, but I'm still suffering.
> I'm off meds almost all the time. I'm trying to treat known conditions. And even though I am not well, psych meds only complicate the picture and in one way or another make it worse. Kind of a catch22 situation. On rare occasions, I do reach for the emergency kit.
It's definitely good that you can remain off of psych meds for periods of time. I sure wish I could do that!
> Healing, whether it be a weight loss program, cancer chemotherapy, heavy metal detox, Candida, various bacterial invaders, whatever, often comes with what they call a "healing crisis", where the patient feels worse instead of better as the healing process moves forward. There are many logical scientific explanations as to why that happens, and it is a very good sign, but it is also sometimes to the brink of unbearable.
The problem for me with the 'healing crisis' is that one never knows whether they are experiencing an actual healing crisis or they are spiraling down to a place they may not be able to escape from.
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