Depression/OCD without the drugs (OP update)

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Sorry it's taken me SO long to post an update! I've read all your responses and

really appreciated each one. I've been off my medication now for thirteen days.

So far, it's been fine, save some serious dizziness and withdrawal from the

medication itself.

Here's what I've been doing so far, just in case it might help anyone else. I

should say that I got a vitamin D test that showed I was deficient before

beginning this protocol, which I suspected since I often get seasonal affective

disorder.

-- I went gluten and sugar free. This helped immediately in the case of sugar

and after about a week or two with gluten. I've done two trials, one adding

gluten and sugar back (that was terrible and I felt very out of control for

about 48 hours) and one adding sugar back (that was better, but still no picnic,

and I only felt bad for about 16 hours).

-- I take a B complex, three tablespoons of CLO, 4,000 IU of D3, and a cal/mag

supplement each day

-- I exercise for at least half an hour a day

-- I rest more- I have a one year old, so if she keeps me up at night, we nap

together during the day.

-- I don't watch any news, frightening/suspenseful television, etc. I basically

live in a bubble, which is really hard for me since normally, I'm a news hound.

Since changing all this, I've been calmer. My ADD is better, my speech is

better (I have oddly halting speech because I physically can't get the words

out- very strange), I feel healthier and have more energy, my skin is clearer,

and my life seems more in control.

Thanks to all of you for some really great advice! I really appreciate it and

hope that I can return the favor some day. If anyone has any other

suggestions or questions/comments about what I'm doing, I'd LOVE to hear them.

Positive or negative, feedback has really helped me through this process.

All the best,

Amy

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From: haecklers@...

Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:16:19 +0000

Subject: Re: Depression/OCD without the drugs

It's not good on an empty stomach - so eat something first. Also,

if

it's giving you a lot of bloating or gas suspect candida - Vitamin C

and candida don't mix. I got rid of my candida/bloating using

unpasturized sauerkraut and kimchi taken daily. Sodium lactate, made

when salt and lactic acid are together is supposed to be pretty

strongly anti-candida. So I'd guess any salt-lactofermented foods

would be good. Sour pickles, etc. if you can find them salt-

fermented.

> > >

> > > I just want to throw this into the mix. If you have

depression, it

> > is worth getting tested for Lyme disease. I was recently

diagnosed

> > with it (having tested very strongly on Western Blot and a few

other

> > tests) and I know that it can be the source of depression. Most

> > people, if they know anything about Lyme, probably think that it

is

> > associated with arththritic-type feelings in the body. In my

case,

> > for example,this was not true.

> > >

> > > If you do get tested, go to a Doctor who knows something about

it.

> > HMOs are notorious for under-diagnosing Lyme, or even if the do

> > diagnose it, they undertreat it. It would cut too much into their

> > bottom line to do otherwise.

> > >

> > > It would appear that I have perhaps been " barking up a wrong

tree "

> > for many years, not having known I had Lyme. We will see if this

is

> > true, as my treatment progresses.

> > >

> > > At present long-term antibiotics are the best known treatment (I

> > know, I know, but this bacteria is very smart and exceptionally

hard

> > to root out...even with antibiotics). If you don't want to try

> > antibiotics, Stehpeh Buhner has an excellent book out for

> > alternatives, called " Healing Lyme " .

> > >

> > > -

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >