The Mental "Health" Industry (Part 3)

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[ShioriOokami]

When I was 14 I was diagnosed with chronic migraines from depression and stress. When I was 18, I ended up with 200mg of Zoloft and 1500mg of Depakote daily. I was a mess. I still felt the same, just couldn't express it. My boyfriend, now husband, thought I would feel better without the drugs. I could no longer afford the pills, so a month of withdraw later it turned out that he was right. I was lucky that I didn't get any worse than that. I don't suggest cold turkey. Slowly is better.

[TheLogicJunkie]

Other things that can cause migraines are wheat flour and mainstream dairy, which is made from pasteurized milk of predominantly Holstein cows (which have a weird gene that produces a biotoxic "A1" form of the milk protein casein) which are fed on grain, not grass.

[ShioriOokami]

Wish I would have known that 6 years ago. We've totally changed our diet because of my migraines and I only get them once a year, if that. Thank you for the information on the flour and milk. We've been looking around for a better milk product, and this just gives us more reason to do so.

[TheLogicJunkie]

You should go to the mercola dawt com website and subscribe to his email letter. You should also join the mercola group on facebook so you can get all his updates. Finally, do a google search with the following terms: "a2 devil milk woodford guernsey", and read the first link that comes up -- it's a very easy-to-read writeup on the newest dairy science out of New Zealand.

[Sinclairelim]

Just one thing. The psichology you describe is very popular in the US, wich is the capital of such aproaches, but not outside the US. Other countries go more with psichoanalysis, others, such as spain, argentina and mexico go with humanism, wich is (from what you say) exactly what you wish mental healthcare was. Maybe you should look into humanist therapies, such as the gestalt aproach. I think you'll find them very good.

[TheLogicJunkie]

Well, I have been considering Argentina as a country....

[jmotz3]

You make great points. Thanks

[politicaltruth42]

only drink water and limit the amount of milk. if you drink milk for calcium eat broccoli

[twitterbirdmuseum]

You're on it. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[betastate]

You can pretty much dismiss the entire industry , by realizing that they are actally drug dealers. Yep they put psychological preassure on you , so their doctors can tell you to do drugs rather than go deal with your problems. Marijuana is so much better for healing mental desieses , you get high , you look at things on the positive side , but if you have a real reason to be depressed you will remain so until you fix it... Anyways , it all comes down to religion , weather we like it or not...

[FatLibertarianInOkc]

Wow, I agree with almost everything you said here. I have no "formal" education in mental health but the last few years you should hear me going off when THE SYSTEM comes up with yet another NEW THING. I now avoid medications like the plague because I just don't trust the system. I think what they're trying to is, through medications, discard the undesirables. They want to drug those who dare understand what's going on around them. If you feel like crap, then CRY! lol That's my prescription