Posted by Cam W. on March 29, 2000, at 7:33:42
In reply to Re: NO MORE DRUGS, posted by A. on March 28, 2000, at 21:30:42
> Joy - I just wanted to say if you are going to be off AD completely and try out therapy, and are worried about negative effects of not being on medication, that you might want to try 5-HTP. 5-HTP is the precursor to serotonin (5-HT) and can be bought in a health food place like GNC. It is a nice natural alternative to modern medicine.A. - Anything you put into your body to alleviate a disease or disorder can be considered a drug (even water). Just because something is natural does not mean that it is safe (eg arsenic). Why would Joy want to use a scientifically unproven therapy when she does not want to use a product that has been shown to alleviate the symptoms of depression in controlled clinical trials? If Joy's depression is not debilitating and she is able to understand the psychotherapy, then a trial of this treatment without medication may be warranted. Antidepressants do no cure depression, they just alleviate the symptoms so that one is able to work through their problems (formally in psychotherapy or informally through types of self talk).
Good luck Joy, and let us know how things are going. - Cam W.
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