the physical causes of schizophrenia

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Diseases tend not to happen by themselves. Schizophrenia and the way people who

have it are treated is very stressful and it is highly likely he has adrenal

problems. Adrenal problems may not have caused his madness but may instead be

being caused by it, but bad adrenals can't be helping.

B vitamins, getting off of food intolerances (usually gluten) and away from

things that cause the brain to be inflamed for allergic reasons, can help

schizophrenia. However.....

Do not completely spurn the medications that are used to treat schizophrenia.

They can work almost miraculous improvements when used right and the right

amount of the right med is matched to the right patient by a good shrink who

knows what he or she is doing. Once a patient is stabilized on meds it is wise

to look for other ways to improve the situation with the goal (not always

reachable) of discontinuing or at least cutting down on the meds. It is hard to

preach nutrition, modify a diet, or investigate what someone is allergic to if

he is lost in his own psychotic world and listening more to his inner voices

than the doctors, or even paranoid and thinking they are going to harm him. As

we all know,sometimes doctors do harm patients, sigh. I have noticed that like

depression, paranoia can be either endogenous or reactive. If you have food

allergies, the food industry really IS out to get you. Look at Mcs not

admitting their was gluten in their French fries for decades!

Schizophrenia is caused by too high levels of a neurochemical caused dopamine.

It is actually the opposite disorder from Parkinson's disease, which is due to

too low levels of dopamine. So, meds that help Parkinson's can bring on drug

caused psychosis and meds that fight schizophrenia can cause Parkinson like

symptoms. Getting the balance is hard for both conditions.

That does not explain what causes the dopamine levels to go too high, but

malnutrition is one established cause for some kinds. Niacin deficiency has been

known to cause schizophrenia for over a hundred years and too many modern

psychiatrists forget to check for that. Niacin deficiency caused by lack of it

in the diet is almost nonexistent now which is one reason doctors fail to

consider it as a possible cause. But doctors aren't catching on to niacin

deficiency-caused-schizophrenia caused by malabsorption problems, gluten

intolerance, gut damage, etc.

Hensley <>< 8-)

Nil said..

Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:44 pm (PST)

i am thinking all psychological problems are physical.my brother has

schizopheria.he is long term sick and long term medicated. i wished i had

learned about this adrenal issues before he was medicated for so long..

bw

Nil