Nutrional defficiency?

[SteJacR2Turbo98]

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I used to take celexa to treat my depression but have found that the side effects are more unbearable than the depression itself. I recently heard about the EMPower+ supplement http://www.*********/ and have been taking it for over a year now. It has helped my mood immensely without the side effects that I have experienced while on antidepressants. Based on what I have read about the supplement I now believe that my*depression was caused by a nutritional deficiency that was alleviated by the nutrients in the EMPower+ supplement. I was wondering what people on here thought of this.

 

[JennyKim82]

Hi,

It's interesting you posted about this as I have a friend who is on the EMPower+ supplements.

She was diagnosed with bipolar several years ago. She's tried just about every medication and none of them worked for her (for very long.) They lost their effectiveness very quickly! And not only did they not work but she had such horrible side-effects.

Two of the worst side-effects she experienced were cognitive impairment and terrible grogginess. She was going to have to drop out of university when she came across an article about EMPower. She was really skeptical but she gave it a try and now she's doing a lot better; her mood is totally stable. I'm really happy for her. She had to go through so much to find an alternative.

Unfortunately, her psychiatrist was totally opposed to the vitamins and he wouldn't keep her on as a patient. She went on the vitamins and tapered off the medications all on her own (well not totally on her own but with the support of the Truehope staff.)

Anyway, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind answering a few questions for me as I'm curious about this treatment. Here are my questions:

1.) Did you experience any side-effects at all from the EMPower at any point? My friend experienced nausea with the supplements in the beginning stages but now that's gone away.

2.)Why do you think psychiatrists don't know about this treatment? It sounds remarkable! I've read about so many people doing well on EMPower.

Thanks for your time.

 

[SteJacR2Turbo98]

Jenny:

I'm surprised I got a response so quickly!

I have not had any difficulties with serious side effects. The worst side effect that I have is occasional nausea but that passes, aside from that I have noticed no side effects.

As to why doctors don't know about this I can't really say for sure. I would suspect though that since research into alternative medicines is minimal compared to the research done on established 'treatments' for psychiatric illnesses the word is just not getting out there or it is and is quicky being smothered by drug companies who want to ensure that nothing gets in the way of their profits.

 

[JennyKim82]

Hi there,

Yeah, I tend to respond pretty quickly. I'm on vacation right now and I have a cold so I'm on the internet a lot! And I like to check back in on the threads I've posted in.

I'm glad to hear that you haven't experienced any serious side-effects with the vitamins. I'm curious as to what kinds of side-effects you experienced with the Celexa. My friend took antidepressants (Paxil, Effexor) and they induced manic episodes. Unfortunately, her first episode on the Paxil (hypomanic episode) went undetected. Then she experienced withdrawal depression after tapering off the Paxil and had to go on Effexor. The Effexor caused a really bad manic episode and a lot of weight gain. It was then that she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

I think I have to agree with about the drug companies and the suppression of information. You know how now there is a black box warning on antidepressants saying that they can cause suicidal feelings in children? As well, there is a lot of research that indicates that children being treated with SSRIs are particularly vulnerable to manic episodes. That is to say the drugs create the mania problem. Well when my friend took Paxil back in 1997, she was 17. They knew all about the suicide risk and about the mania problem but they just covered up the information. Just recently the drug companies finally admitted the dangers inherent in the use of SSRIs in children. But they knew that back in 1997 when my friend took it. It makes me very angry to think that my friend suffered as a result of the suppression of this information.

I hate to admit it but I think you're right about the greed amongst the drug companies. It seems to be more about the almighty dollar than about actually healing the public.

I'm not saying that psychiatrists are the ones responsible. They get almost all their information from the drug companies and we know what type of information big-Pharma is handing out. Some people think that my position on this topic is extreme but they probably haven't seen a close friend suffer the way I have.

I really think it is about profits. After all, they can't patent vitamins and minerals so there is little interest in researching these alternative treatments. Sad but true.

Thanks for answering my post.

 

[Miklos]

I don't want to start a flame war, but I think that I'm obligated to point this out;

Anecdotal evidence doesn't amount to very much.

If an alternative treatment (whatever it might be) shows the same kind of efficacy (without disregarding the side-effect profile) in a double-blind clinical study as a "conventional" treatment, there is little doubt in my mind that psychiatrists would use it.

 

[DrMom]

You may not use SDN to ask for medical advice. Closing.

 

[Lee]

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