Posted by Christ_empowered on January 16, 2019, at 0:51:12
In reply to Acetyl-L-Carnitine: Depression and Inflammation., posted by SLS on January 15, 2019, at 7:06:52
there is no proof that Orthomolecular treatment, amino acids, etc. correct any sort of underlying abnormality for any DSM label because no one has yet found an underlying abnormality, defect, etc. that explains severe distress or madness.
i'm not simply rehashing szasz here, i promise. the deal is...
just as prozac may 'successfully treat severe depression' in 2 people and completely fail to impress 2 others, so too might any given 'alternative treatment' yield spectatcular results for 3 people and simply add more frustration and expense to 3 others.
no one knows what makes some people 'depressed' or even 'schizophrenic,' and there are no reliable blood tests or even brain scans that can confirm a psych doc's opinion.
i do a DIY Orthomolecular protocol because I do better on OM+Rx than I do on just OM, just Rx, or without any pills, whatsoever.
i do personally encourage people who listen to me (not many people...) to look into supplementation, especially Orthomolecular.
vitamins, minerals, amino acids are generally easily accessible, non-toxic, and relatively inexpensive, especially compared to The Miracle Meds. and I've experienced 'side benefits' from 'treatment,' just as Hoffer, Pauling, and other OM experts write about.
I'm still left wondering: is my 'mental illness' really an 'illness,' at all? what are these Rx pills, the labels, -really- about?
i -do- benefit from 'ongoing treatment,' but i often find myself at odds with 'treatment providers' because they speak of these DSM codes as if they are 'diseases,' while I focus more on rx drugs+supplements that make my life better by addressing my concerns, not my dsm label(s). I'm thinking of "The Myth of Mental Illness" meets "Orthomolecular Medicine for Everyone" with a touch of "Stigma" and "The Loony Bin Trip" thrown in, for good measure.
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