Amino Acids for Alcohol and Benzodiazepine W/D

[Jemima]

I'm reading Beating Stress, Anxiety & Depression by Professor Jane Plant and Janet Stephenson, both of whom went through various misdiagnosed medical issues which resulted in their having experiences much like Rebekah Beddoe describes in Dying for a Cure. (Someone on this forum recommended the book, but I can't remember who. Thank you!) Jane eventually became hooked on one of the Benzodiazepines and went through an excruciating withdrawal until she figured out that Taurine and 5-HTP greatly alleviated her symptoms. Alto's post on L-Arginine reminded me of this.

 

This is a really helpful book. Jane also has a website with a lot of interesting links regarding nutrition:

 

http://www.cancersupportinternational.com/janeplant.com/

[InNeedOfHope]

I read all her books, quite inspirational especially the osteoporosis one. The stats on countries with high dairy consumption to bone problems is staggering.

 

She is a professor in something like geology, so is interested in minerals and diseases etc.

 

It was scary how one of the women narrowly avoided ECT, until her husband did some research and stepped in.

[Jemima]

I read all her books, quite inspirational especially the osteoporosis one. The stats on countries with high dairy consumption to bone problems is staggering.

 

She is a professor in something like geology, so is interested in minerals and diseases etc.

 

It was scary how one of the women narrowly avoided ECT, until her husband did some research and stepped in.

 

Ah! You're probably the person who mentioned this book before. Thank you, thank you.

 

I just bought her book on osteoporosis. I have it in one hip and for a while, took Evista, a synthetic hormone which works for the spine, but also increases the risk for ovarian cancer, which my mother had and for which I have another risk factor (no pregnancies), so I'm no longer on it. My doctor has recommended increasingly high doses of calcium over the years, but recent studies seem to indicate that calcium supplementation, particularly with calcium carbonate, beyond a certain point increases one's risk for heart attack. I have accordingly cut my dosage in half to 750 mg. and am adding a lot of cruciferous vegetables to my diet.

 

Both of their stories were really scary. Imagine being set off down the road to mental illness, institutionalization, and addiction from poor quality marijuana!