Re: newbie questions/mental health

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on 4/29/2002 6:20 AM, at

wrote:

> hi this is Philip from N. ireland. I have been on cr for several months as I

> have decided to stop ruining my health.

> I have dual diagnosis, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol problems. My

> weight over the past few years has gone from a normal 140lbs +/-5lbs to 175

> lbs.

>

> Over the past few months I have dropped to 152lbs since stopping drinking. I

> am

> now on about 1800-2000 cal per day including mega doses of vitamin c and my

> necessary 80mg of prozac!

> I feel I am doing well but today I had a large dose of birthday cake and boy

> do

> I feel rough! (first junk food in ages)

> This is my first post and I feel a little self conscious ,hope this sends ok

Hi Phil: thanks for your forthright post. Welcome And congratulations on

improving your health. I hope you're eating lots of fish (salmon is highly

recommended) or taking fish oil which is highly recommended for good mental

health. Alan Pater, do you want to chime in? We have a couple of people on

the list who know quite a bit about that. Perhaps they'll add their two

cents. There's also quite a bit of that in our archives. Send me a private

e-mail if you have any trouble accessing the archives (or the files for that

matter).