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paulry Feb 23rd 2013 4:25 pm

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by paulry (Post 10563514)
Sorry to bombard you with questions but what specific information did you find startling or dangerous? Where has it caused deaths? And if supervised by GPs who are also nutritionists how is it any more dangerous than the shocking side effect profiles of psychotropic drugs? If you look at some of the links I posted recently you can compare the side effects of psychotropic drugs against those of megadoses of vitamins.

This article answers why recovery rates from schizophrenia are 18% in the developing world while it's 64% in the developed world.


Finally, the testimony of a person who has been as good as cured by orthomolecular treatment:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BLWJhj4Mmy8

Oops, just noticed that above it should have read like this:

This article answers why recovery rates from schizophrenia are only 18% in the developed world while it's 64% in the developing world.


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paulry Feb 27th 2013 11:08 pm

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paulry Mar 8th 2013 1:50 pm

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Well worth a watch:


paulry Mar 10th 2013 12:41 am

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Look at the shocking side effects of risperidone that the mental health services in the UK and Australia use on kids suffering from anxiety and associated symptoms :(

old.sparkles Mar 10th 2013 1:50 am

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Originally Posted by paulry (Post 10595109)
Look at the shocking side effects of risperidone that the mental health services in the UK and Australia use on kids suffering from anxiety and associated symptoms :(

The site says resperidone is used in the treatent of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and irritability in people with autism. The side effects listed don't look as severe as the conditions the drug treats. Also, not everyone will experience a side effect.

paulry Mar 10th 2013 12:07 pm

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Originally Posted by old.sparkles (Post 10595215)
The site says resperidone is used in the treatent of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and irritability in people with autism. The side effects listed don't look as severe as the conditions the drug treats. Also, not everyone will experience a side effect.

Yes the side effects don't look as severe as the conditions the drug treats, especially if it is believed that there is no real alternative. But many people suffer more than one of the side effects and there is also the risk that long term can cause medication madness.



Take a look at The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Some great articles there.


paulry Mar 10th 2013 1:11 pm

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carolinephillips Mar 10th 2013 2:37 pm

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Doctors still want DD to go on Roaccutane. I've just been looking at the side effects, one of which is anxiety, (as well as suicide and depression,) and as DD is already anxious, I'm not sure it is a good thing. Also can cause stunted growth, hirsuitism, bowel problems and all women of childbearing age have to go on the pill, which DD was on to treat the acne, but which caused her cholesterol to rise so she had to stop. Also causes anemia and blood problems (common), and she is borderline anemic already.

Not happy.

paulry Mar 10th 2013 11:51 pm

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 10596151)
Doctors still want DD to go on Roaccutane. I've just been looking at the side effects, one of which is anxiety, (as well as suicide and depression,) and as DD is already anxious, I'm not sure it is a good thing. Also can cause stunted growth, hirsuitism, bowel problems and all women of childbearing age have to go on the pill, which DD was on to treat the acne, but which caused her cholesterol to rise so she had to stop. Also causes anemia and blood problems (common), and she is borderline anemic already.

Not happy.

That stuff is scary. I would steer clear of it - especially if your daughter already suffers from anxiety. Not sure what to suggest. Has she tried all the natural methods? But I see even this link occasionally refers back to Roaccutane. :blink:

nickyjohnt Mar 11th 2013 12:22 am

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 10596151)
Doctors still want DD to go on Roaccutane. I've just been looking at the side effects, one of which is anxiety, (as well as suicide and depression,) and as DD is already anxious, I'm not sure it is a good thing. Also can cause stunted growth, hirsuitism, bowel problems and all women of childbearing age have to go on the pill, which DD was on to treat the acne, but which caused her cholesterol to rise so she had to stop. Also causes anemia and blood problems (common), and she is borderline anemic already.

Not happy.

My friends daughter was on that ! She was so depressed with her skin she did not want to go to school , she had no side effects taking it apart from her skin looking so beautifull within months !
She had blood tests every so often to keep on eye on everything , She can not go on the pill as she suffers migranes , but you still have other options.
She is so happy with her skin now she is a different person.
If it was my daughter i would not hesitate ! drugs always have side effects , but sometimes you need to weigh up the good with the bad !

Good luck Caroline xxxx

Petals Mar 11th 2013 8:41 am

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 10596151)
Doctors still want DD to go on Roaccutane. I've just been looking at the side effects, one of which is anxiety, (as well as suicide and depression,) and as DD is already anxious, I'm not sure it is a good thing. Also can cause stunted growth, hirsuitism, bowel problems and all women of childbearing age have to go on the pill, which DD was on to treat the acne, but which caused her cholesterol to rise so she had to stop. Also causes anemia and blood problems (common), and she is borderline anemic already.

Not happy.

My son had this when he was 17 and he is 34 now and his face is stil aok

The specialist told me at the time what people do not seem to realise is how painful the condition is. Not only unsightly but very very painful. He had to keep out of the sun, his lips peeled as the skin sheds. He was fine. Here in Australia they are very careful with it and blood tests are carried out throughout the treatment to see that there are no side effects.

The results were/are great.

carolinephillips Mar 12th 2013 8:58 am

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Had parents' evening last night. The French teacher out of the blue said he was concerned that DD was not good enough for HL IB, as she hasn't got the required grasp of the technical grammar and vocab needed. She had always done really well at French, and it left her in tears. She cannot swap from HL to SL as with the IB you have to take 3 HL subjects, and as they are more than half way through the syllabus, there is no way she can go up to HL in another subject.

Now she is really anxious. I wish something had been said last year, so we would have had time to do something about it.:thumbdown::(

old.sparkles Mar 12th 2013 9:09 am

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 10599889)
Had parents' evening last night. The French teacher out of the blue said he was concerned that DD was not good enough for HL IB, as she hasn't got the required grasp of the technical grammar and vocab needed. She had always done really well at French, and it left her in tears. She cannot swap from HL to SL as with the IB you have to take 3 HL subjects, and as they are more than half way through the syllabus, there is no way she can go up to HL in another subject.

Now she is really anxious. I wish something had been said last year, so we would have had time to do something about it.:thumbdown::(

When does she take the IB? Is it a pass/fail exam or graded?

carolinephillips Mar 12th 2013 5:06 pm

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Originally Posted by old.sparkles (Post 10599914)
When does she take the IB? Is it a pass/fail exam or graded?

It is taken in November, and is graded 1-7. You need to get a 3 to pass in each subject. We thought that DD was a linguist which is what he told us when he said two years ago that she should do HL, and should be able to get a 5 or 6, not a 3!! The teacher told her to stop learning other languages for fun, and to concentrate on her French. ( She is teaching herself Korean at the moment as she is into K-Pop.)

At least her maths has seen a big improvement with all the hard work over the holidays- gone up from 64% to 75% at the last test, or a borderline grade 6.

Jon77 Mar 12th 2013 5:27 pm

Re: Depression / anxiety
 

Originally Posted by carolinephillips (Post 10599889)
Had parents' evening last night. The French teacher out of the blue said he was concerned that DD was not good enough for HL IB, as she hasn't got the required grasp of the technical grammar and vocab needed. She had always done really well at French, and it left her in tears. She cannot swap from HL to SL as with the IB you have to take 3 HL subjects, and as they are more than half way through the syllabus, there is no way she can go up to HL in another subject.

Now she is really anxious. I wish something had been said last year, so we would have had time to do something about it.:thumbdown::(

Really simple answer I know but the motivation should now be there to prove this teacher wong. I had a number of teachers say I was stupid / rubbish, I even had a maths teacher who told me that there was no point in me even sitting for my GSCSE exam! Roll on 6 years and I graduated from University with a major in 'Advanced Mathematics'

Oldest saying in the world i know but as my parents always used to say to me 'you can only do your best'. Always meant alot to me when my parents said that.


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