schizophrenia recovery: without medication: nutrition and life advice

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I have suspected since the 1980's that medications for psychiatric illnesses were harmful. In 1996, at the age of 30, I was diagnosed schizophrenic and prescribed to take those medications involuntarily. I learned that there are others who consider neuroleptics dangerous and even unnecessary.

I have tried to go off the medications in the past. I will recount these "learning experiences" in future posts. Now, armed with new knowledge and information, I am ready and prepared to leave the medications (and the diagnosis) behind.

I plan each week to detail the progress of the week previous.

I am writing this blog to help me explain what I go through while decreasing the medications gradually and, finally, leaving them behind. The blog is also intended to help others who have suffered as I have.
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I decreased to 5 (five) milligrams Aripiprazole a day. I was fine (each day) for quite awhile (as recounted below...)

I had to return to the United States. I was put on more medicine.

Now, I have increased to 20 (twenty) milligrams Aripiprazole in the morning.

Thanks to those who responded to my writings.
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I am, at this point, facing the same dilemma...how to gradually reduce the medicine.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

nutrition and life advice

Dr. Susan Lord gives nutrition advice and life advice in this podcast from Kripalu:

Kripalu podcasts -- see Dr. Susan Lord

Towards the end of the podcast, Lord recommends each day to do something nice for yourself, however small; something nice for someone else; and, to be grateful.

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