Hi Lucid....I am going to walk this very carefully and gently since on a different thread, it became problematic. <br /><br />Please be careful in your treatments. I have lost several close friends to suicide after trying to self medicate or get off medications they were put on by a doctor. I am not telling you what to do...in fact if you take medical advice from places like this you are in trouble....go to a professional, whether you choose a naturopath or an allopathic doc., make sure they have real credentials. JMHO...<br /><br />I had suffered my entire life with some mental issues and I actually started my alcohol and drug abuse as a lad to try and self-medicate to quiet it all down. That led to 20+ years as an alcoholic and drug addict. Very nearly committing suicide, I thankfully sobered and cleaned up in AA 30 years ago. I still fought these mental monkeys that were slowly driving me mad.<br /><br />I was 17 years sober and clean when I went in to the VA hospital and refused to leave until they helped me as I was becoming suicidal again....They put me in queue for a psychiatric consult and gave me a pill to give me a little relief. Thirteen years later I still am on a 20mg daily dose of Celexa and it has given me enormous relief. I saw a VA psychiatrist for a couple years and a VA counselor for most of those years...they finally released me since there was little they could do to help any more and there are thousands of vets needing psychiatric treatment for PTSD due to the constant wars we wage. So I am diagnosed with long term PTSD, and bi-polar II. I have tried a couple times to get off the med, the last time with the encouragement of a chiropractor (there seems to be a current trend of certain chiro's peddling a specific brand...each different...of "natural" organic supplements derived from food sources....of course the brand they sell is the only one that really helps....) by using a high dosage of Omega 3 fatty acids. He claimed he would get me off all my meds. <br /><br />Well, suffice to say that while I didn't wait long enough to become suicidal, My wife very nearly left me and I had no idea I was acting out some weird behaviors. As with many behaviors, the person with it is usually the last to know.<br /><br />I got back on it, thankful my partner hung in there to help me through and believe me when I say, I will not try to get off it again except possibly under the direct care of a psychiatrist that I trust....That would only be the case if we were changing to a different med due to this one failing to work...or something on that order.<br /><br />I will say that I am one person with 12 years so far of added life due to modern medicine from cancer onset and 13 years of the best years of my life due to a simple SSRI. Please read as just my own experience. I am not advocating anything but to be very, very careful of who you turn your life and well being over to.<br /><br />Thank you Ann for your good advice as well.....<br /><br />Health,<br />Brian
