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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Psychiatrists and Medication |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2013, 12:57 am
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| It is unfair to say all psychiatrists are pill pushers playing toady to pharmaceutical companies. That is a very broad, and very unfair, generalization to make. There is no conclusive evidence to support St. John's Wort being an effective anti-depressant. But that is of no consequence as it is not ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Psychiatrists and Medication |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 2:41 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Psychiatrists have a vested interest in prescribing you medication instead of exploring cheaper and possibly safer alternatives. Let's consider depression. In Germany, St. John's Wort is prescribed much more often than Prozac is, and scientists and doctors in Germany have also conducted numerous stu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Moods, Glutemate, Vitamin K and Vitamin B6 |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2013, 10:55 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I used to have anxiety for years before I started taking vitamin b-6. After I started taking vitamin b-6 I did have less anxiety but I would still get panic attacks from time to time and sometimes I would be paranoid (which is clearly related to anxiety). I didn't really do any research at the time ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you take antidepressants |
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Posted: 13 Jan 2013, 3:17 pm
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Replies: 42
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| I take a high dose of Cipralex for ocd/gad/asd related anxiety, I talk more spontaneously, have less ruminating, no longer feel on edge from anxiety, have bouts of pure joy. I have come out of my shell, anxiety made my world very small. I do not experience any side effects, those went away after my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What Would The World Look Like if Aspies Were the Majority? |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 7:12 pm
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Replies: 41
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| Interesting question, I've been thinking of that myself. Probably the accommodations for us would be as invisible as the current accommodations directed at NTs are. There's a humorous take on seeing neuro-typicalness as a disorder here -> http://isnt.autistics.org/ awesome website. Will spend the n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Misinterpreting Adults' Cliches as a Child |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 14
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| When I was a teenager, I would frequently misinterpret my friends' figures of speech. Examples: Friend: Kristy is totally going to say yes when I ask her Me: why do you say that? Friend: because she knows that I got money Me: uh...everyone has money Clearly he meant that he was rich, but it took me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being unable to fall asleep all night once in a while |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 4
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| have you tried melatonin? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSRIs |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 8:14 pm
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Replies: 40
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| Thanks for the info plant14. I hope more people read this topic and consider natural alternatives before jumping into SSRIs. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSRIs |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2013, 5:45 pm
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Replies: 40
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| Yeah there's always an enemy right? The food and drug administration approves SSRI's for the use in humans, much testing has gone into the safety of SSRI's...when pharmaceutical companies synthesize new psychoactive chemicals they go through rigorous testing. SSRI's help with mood and anxiety becau... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSRIs |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2013, 5:18 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,480
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| Yeah there's always an enemy right? The food and drug administration approves SSRI's for the use in humans, much testing has gone into the safety of SSRI's...when pharmaceutical companies synthesize new psychoactive chemicals they go through rigorous testing. SSRI's help with mood and anxiety becau... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSRIs |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2013, 3:17 pm
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Replies: 40
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| "SSRI drugs are dangerous" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_XFfdkJXnM The above features a psychiatrist who advocates natural treatments for depression instead of SSRIs, the dangers of which he outlines in the above video. He recommends 5-HTP as a natural alternative for increasing serotonin level... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: SSRIs |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2013, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,480
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| "SSRI drugs are dangerous" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_XFfdkJXnM The above features a psychiatrist who advocates natural treatments for depression instead of SSRIs, the dangers of which he outlines in the above video. He recommends 5-HTP as a natural alternative for increasing serotonin levels... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: THINGS you can do EASE ANXIETY |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2013, 4:05 am
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Replies: 18
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| 5-HTP really helps me with anxiety. It's supposed to raise your serotonin levels. Works for me. its also really bad for your heart and you take an anti depressant it will straight up kill you. You shouldn't mix anti-depressants and 5-HTP. However, there is no concrete evidence that 5-HTP causes ser... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: THINGS you can do EASE ANXIETY |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 5:52 pm
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Replies: 18
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| 5-HTP really helps me with anxiety. It's supposed to raise your serotonin levels. Works for me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Everyone else finds it funny, I don't...Why? |
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Posted: 04 Jan 2013, 3:45 am
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Replies: 43
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| While I personally don't find many things funny, I can understand shows like Seinfeld and South Park: I see the joke, I see the punchline, I can see why people would laugh, but I personally don't laugh. In fact, I don't actually remember the last time I laughed. I'm not depressed or anything at all,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which vitamins are autistic's commonly deficient in? |
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Posted: 03 Jan 2013, 2:15 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,549
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| Some people suggested to consult with a medical doctor about the use of dietary supplements for autism. Research investigations found, however, that conventional doctors are poorly educated about supplements. Consulting with a nutritionist seems to be the right choice. Also, taking supplements ough... |
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