Pharmaceutical Detox Hell: One Person's Story

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Saturday February 13, 2010 · 10:23 PM PST

2010/02/13 · 22:23

After 8 years of prescription anti-depressants, I am now 100% pharmaceutical free. The last few weeks, I have been in "detox" hell, with withdrawal and rebounding symptoms more painful than anything I've ever experienced.

My doctors, members of the traditional medical community, have been at a complete loss: inability or unwillingness to identify my pain as an illness; and inability or willingness to offer any sort of protocol for this process.

Yes, it is political. The American "healthcare" system is under scrutiny, with almost all observers concluding that we have created a monster which falls far, far short of promoting wellness.

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