By definition, a delusion is a fixed, false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact. Although psychiatry judges who is delusional and who is not, it fails to perceive some obvious delusions within its own paradigm. Read on for more of my reflections on this issue.
Read moreA Holistic Psychiatrist's Perspective on Serotonin Syndrome
Should 5-HTP be used to help patients during their SSRI withdrawal? In this article, I share a holistic psychiatrist's perspective on serotonin syndrome and the risks and benefits of using 5-HTP during SSRI withdrawal.
Read moreNavigating SSRI Withdrawal in a Nutshell
This article is an overview of all that I know about SSRI withdrawal in a nutshell. Though this summary is not meant to replace proper medical care, it may help you avoid rushing into a process that you are not ready to face.
Read moreUnderstanding How Social Stress Affects Medication Withdrawal and Mental Health
When I began to learn about functional and energy medicine as an integrative psychiatrist, I learned critical information that helped me to understand how social stressors affect mental health and how to intervene to restabilize patients who have withdrawn from their psychiatric medications. Read on to learn more.
Read moreA Basic Understanding of Antipsychotic Withdrawal
What kinds of basic information do patients need to know before they attempt to lower their antipsychotic medications? What does a clinician need to know in order to facilitate a successful withdrawal process for the patient? Here is an essential two-minute summary to help you have a broad understanding before you get started.
Read moreA Simple, Effective, and Free Way to Lower Psychiatric Medications
Generally, traditional psychiatrists attribute relapses and symptoms associated with psychiatric medication withdrawal to a recurrence of the patient's illness. This perspective leads to restarting medication(s) if the withdrawal is unsuccessful.
Read moreA Revolutionary Approach to Medication Withdrawal
I've been connecting the dots between all that I've learned from my empirical understanding of withdrawal, and I've been applying energy medicine techniques in exciting new ways to simplify and support the withdrawal process.
Read moreWhat Negative Reactions to N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Can Teach Us About Withdrawal
What can negative reactions to N-Acetylcystein (NAC) teach us about withdrawal and how to handle it in the future?
Read moreWhen do withdrawals stop?
From my perspective, stopping one's medications without a foundation of health to stand on is like putting the cart before the horse. It's just not possible to go anywhere when you do that.
Read moreWhat to do When Medications and Supplements Don't Help Anymore
What can be done when medications "stop working" and the supplements that are supposed to make withdrawal easier make you feel worse?
Read moreWhat to do Before Lowering Medications
Life is a process. Becoming a holistic psychiatrist is a process. I want to share an indispensable truth about the process of medication withdrawal—preparation.
Read moreThrough the Looking Glass: Viewing Stressors' Effects Using Energy Testing
Working together with patients to manage and control stress levels and their negative effects can prevent future relapse and make the difference between a successful or failed medication taper.
Read moreImproving the Standard of Care
Let's be clear, I believe there is much more psychiatrists can do to further mental health than just "the standard of care." Is the pharmaceutical industry a tool of psychiatry or is psychiatry a tool of the pharmaceutical industry?
Read moreFive Common Mistakes During Medication Withdrawal
Information and expertise to help patients safely taper off their psychotropic medications are extremely difficult to find, not only for patients, but also for psychiatrists.
Read morePearls From the Practice
My holistic psychiatry practice is constantly progressing and changing because I am always learning new and helpful ways to improve mental health. I share a story about K. M. and what I learned over the past few weeks about the connection between anxiety and mitochondrial health.
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