As seen here on About.com, about the website Label Me Sane, and the book Point of Return. Note that we do not endorse any specific program. However, this seems interesting, and might be worth a read. As always, be sure to consult your physician.
Let's face it, when you have chronic thyroid and immune conditions, it's not uncommon for your doctor to give you a variety of medications to deal with symptoms that won't go away. So many of us end up taking antidepressants (like Prozac, Welbutrin, or Effexor), antianxiety medications (like Ativan or Zoloft), and because we don't sleep well, we may also be on sleep medications (like Ambien or Lunesta). What do you do when you -- or your doctor -- decide it's time to get off all these medications?Of course, they have their own product line to sell. They are heavy into the role that Glutathione plays in brain and body chemistry, along with the Omega-3 fatty acids. As always, be sure to consult your physician.
Cold turkey is not even an option for many of these medications, and even a tapering-down approach can leave you with a variety of debilitating symptoms. A friend called me today to recommend that I let readers know about a site that addresses just this problem.
This friend has been suffering with Hashimoto's disease, as well as viral and autoimmune syndromes -- and on top of that, has had neurological complications related to some alternative treatments she received. She's been prescribed a pharmacy full of different medications, and when she decided it was time to get off the medications, there wasn't really any guidance out there for her on how to do it without even more physical discomfort than she's already suffering.
So when she found the Label Me Sane organization, she was thrilled. Andrea Crocker and Alesandra Rain are cofounders of Label Me Sane, and have created a terrific resource, with approaches, materials and support that can be literally life-saving.
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