Not so smooth sailing
So, of the three young men that I know who are also suffering from this ball of unspecific symstoms sometimes accorded the working title of Sz and who are treating it with vitamin therapy, two of them are encountering diffifulties. This is part of the process, yet it stinks.
When I began my orthomolecular regimine, my body was not as ready for it as I would have liked. I felt like I was swimming along on a current all day. Gently swirling back and forth. Kind of unnerving. I called the PTC and they were perfectly unhelpful. I talked to my PCP who had all sorts of prescription medications to offer me. In the end, it took a while to adjust. I discovered that I was not ready for either the Mg, the B-6, or the B-5. I removeed each, and later returned them to my cocktail, slowly increasing the dosages. I read a lot of vitamin manuals to pin point the source.
My point is this: even recovery was hard. Supplements may be a great deal kinder and more forgiving than anti-psychs, but god knows the things are not gentle. I feel for these guys right now. I know what they are going through. Finally trying to believe that you might get better only to find a whole new host of problems that come with the cure. Its not every 20 year old that gets to watch his body turn traitor on him, and these guys are fighting. If I have a message for any of you beggining it is this: be patient, and persistently ask questions. I remember when E started her regime. She too encountered a rocky start. I would be less vague if any of our rocky starts were similar, but it seems we all had different expereinces. So, dear readers, this is a tender time, and a good time to take things slow. 5 years on the couch, increasing depression, lifeless existences are all good reasons to rush, but be kind to your body. Talk to your PCP, to the PTC, and to your research, whatever that is. Remember you are the administration of your health decisions. Give yourself healing that your body can handle.
Oh, and good luck. Seriously guys, it gets better. SOmetimes fast, and sometimes not fast enough. But it gets better.
When I began my orthomolecular regimine, my body was not as ready for it as I would have liked. I felt like I was swimming along on a current all day. Gently swirling back and forth. Kind of unnerving. I called the PTC and they were perfectly unhelpful. I talked to my PCP who had all sorts of prescription medications to offer me. In the end, it took a while to adjust. I discovered that I was not ready for either the Mg, the B-6, or the B-5. I removeed each, and later returned them to my cocktail, slowly increasing the dosages. I read a lot of vitamin manuals to pin point the source.
My point is this: even recovery was hard. Supplements may be a great deal kinder and more forgiving than anti-psychs, but god knows the things are not gentle. I feel for these guys right now. I know what they are going through. Finally trying to believe that you might get better only to find a whole new host of problems that come with the cure. Its not every 20 year old that gets to watch his body turn traitor on him, and these guys are fighting. If I have a message for any of you beggining it is this: be patient, and persistently ask questions. I remember when E started her regime. She too encountered a rocky start. I would be less vague if any of our rocky starts were similar, but it seems we all had different expereinces. So, dear readers, this is a tender time, and a good time to take things slow. 5 years on the couch, increasing depression, lifeless existences are all good reasons to rush, but be kind to your body. Talk to your PCP, to the PTC, and to your research, whatever that is. Remember you are the administration of your health decisions. Give yourself healing that your body can handle.
Oh, and good luck. Seriously guys, it gets better. SOmetimes fast, and sometimes not fast enough. But it gets better.
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