Source of Vitamins & Minerals

I felt well yesterday until about 9 p.m. when I started shaking and had a headache. I wasn't sure if it was from withdrawal, low blood sugar or over-medication. I am diabetic, so it may have been low blood sugar, but over-medication is a possibility. I slept for 12 hours.

With this new treatment, as a person starts feeling better, the supplement feeding needed vitamins and minerals to the brain, increases the effects of the psychotropic medications. When that happens it is time to reduce such medication (this is of course not intended as medical advice).

For those who are unfamiliar with this blog, it is a journal of my transition from said psychotropic drugs for depression and Bi-Polar Disorder to mega doses of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. The supplements have been proven to restore healthy function to the brain that those with Bi-Polar disorder and depression are lacking. One study on rats showed two rats that had damaged frontal lobes. One rat was fed regular meal while the other was given increased vitamins and minerals and the brain was improved.

There are clinical studies being done in the U.S. and Canada. Psychiatrists and scientists are beginning to recognize the benefits of this treatment. It is one that treats the cause of the disorder rather than the symptoms. This treatment is explained in the 2005 issue of Discover magazine and was featured in an episode of Discovery Health.

I began this journey January 1 of this year. Just another guinea pig. But aren't we all who are on the latest medications for our disorders? I have been on Wellbutrin and Effexor for a good ten years. The body builds up an immunity to different drugs. I am also on Clonazapam, Lamictal, Geodon and have recently been on Ativan (which ceased working in November) and Zanax which I was able to get off of. I have been reducing Clonazapam gradually. Monday I will most likely be given direction on reducing this further.

I have purposely not given the source of the vitamins and minerals because I am not related to the company and not a spokesperson and I also don't want to get in trouble for directing or misdirecting people. But at this point I feel a responsibility to those who suffer as I do and want anyone who does so to have access to the products I am using. Go to Truehope.com for more information. There is the episode of Discovery Health available to view at the website and testimonials also.

The product, EMPower+ was developed by two men, one of which was desperate to find help for Bi-Polar and depression after the death of his wife to suicide. The father of ten children, two of which had Bi-Polar disorder, one of them suicidal, this man wanted to prevent further death from mental illness. According to at least one source the mortality rate for Bi-Polar disorder is one in five. The co-founder was a feed salesman and knew how to cure ear and tail biting syndrome in pigs: vitamins and minerals. A human version was created and administered to the widower's two children. They have been symptom-free for years now.

Anyway... if you go to the website you can learn about it. Or read the Discover magazine article in their May 2005 issue.

This blog is simply a record of my progress. I am not shaking today. My headache is gone and I am feeling fine. Looking forward to another good day. I meet with my psychologist and psychiatrist this week who are monitoring my progress. Have a great day. See you tomorrow.