Comments on: Green Mental Health Care – Reclaiming Lives From Psychiatric Drugs

By: Bonnie Nelson

Bonnie Nelson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:49:41 +0000

Why only Green non toxic “Mental” Health? Why not also Green “Physical” Health? How do people find safe doctors and other health providers? Anyone have a list for both mental and physical health care, not just of “alternative” doctors and and other health care providers but also the traditional doctors willing to let patients know and choose alternatives?

By: p.rupp

p.rupp — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:17:04 +0000

Hi I first got into the mental health system 10 plus years ago. I am not crazy. I felt very depressed and low self esteem due to a difficult child hood and adult life. I did not know what i was getting into. I was forced to take meds without knowing what I was getting into. I had to take meds to get into special housing. I dont think i needed the meds. they did nothing to help me and i gained alot of weight from them. Then I took initiative for myself and got off the drugs and went on natural antidepressants. I have been off for a few years and went from a 2x to a size 10 and slowly loosing. I still am depressed but am doing better- I am attending college and have a b average. I am pretty much finished with the mental health system. I have a therapist and do attend groups but they dont help much. I dont know what is wrong with me. maybe I had a break down or just needed to know that im loved and accepted and where i fit in. I feel ashamed for being in mental health, and feel like a looser because i’m poor and in this. I live in mental health apts and feel ashamed to be living in such a place. But I am grateful for a safe place to stay until i can get on my feet. Some of the people in mental health are low functioning but not all are. They treat alot of peeople like they are kids.

By: M. Parks

M. Parks — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:49:12 +0000

Hi Dr. Petralli:
I admire so much what you are doing! I am so glad to find out about professionals such as yourself. I am a psychologist and I have a book on Treating Depression Naturally. Would love to sent it to you. Can you tell me where I can send it?

M. Parks

By: greg

greg — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:48:28 +0000

Although I am in the field of psychiatry, I enjoy your website and agree with many of your ideas. For several years, I have been concerned about the pharmacological direction psychiatry has taken over the last several decades. Unfortunately, this direction appeals to many people in our society, not just psychiatrists and people in the pharmaceutical industry. Many patients are angry if they are denied a prescription. The problem is compounded by the fact that it is extremely difficult for researchers to find funding for research outside of “biological psychiatry”, making it even more difficult to question this direction. Occasionally, a journal article will surface that shines a light on the pharmacologic assumptions that modern psychiatrists interpret as facts. One article surfaced recently showing that treatment with SSRIs did not seem to be any better than placebo. This article was helpful, but more objective research is needed in order to convince people, including psychiatrists, that it is a good idea to question the operating assumptions of psychiatry. I think thoughtful members of your organization could help many of our policymakers to seriously question the unthinking pharmacologic assumptions behind psychiatric treatment. For example, these policymakers could earmark research dollars to re-examine the assumptions about the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic treatment. I would be interested in hearing from others who have been successful in generating interest in objective research about pharmacologic treatment in psychiatry.

By: Pam Toll

Pam Toll — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:20:44 +0000

For the most part, I feel the Drs do want to help the patient, these drugs are very difficult to take and have terrible side effects. everything from making you sleepy, slurry, drooling, loss of motor functions, bladder functions and kidney damage and hypertension.
I wish there was some way patients could reach the developers of drugs to see what products could be adjusted or removed to better serve people with sensitivities.. there are many good drugs to use ,. and the over all problem of the STIGMAS of having to use them is a battle mentally ill people cannot overcome themselves. Police and justice systems strong discriminations make it impossible to get help when you are victimized.. and the worse the situation is, the more you are labled..its not a matter your history should be confidential. Cops and the court system in IL abuse patients with mental health issues if you are political in your opinions about the inadequate way the depts serve the public.

By: Lis

Lis — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:20:44 +0000

1980′s NEED INFO ON THE DRUG IMIPRAMINE
CAN YOU HELP ME?

I LOST MY SISTER DUE TO THIS DRUG AND I AM SEEKING JUSTICE.
THEY LIED TO US..OR SHOULD I SAY NEVER TOLD US WHY SHE DIED.
ALMOST 3 DECADES LATER THE TRUTH SURFACED. I AM ANGRY

http://www.Drugawareness.org/recentcases/suspicious-suicide-of-sister

By: Marc Vallieres

Marc Vallieres — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:04:29 +0000

I am very pleased to see many doctors and many people warning the general public about the danger of psychiatric drugs. I run a facility that provides a safe and peaceful environment for people who have been abused by psych or who want an alternative to psych treatments. We do not use any psych drug or treatment and we have recently been licenced under the Dept of Mental Health of TN. Might very well be the first facility of its kind to be licenced by the Mental Health Dept. See our web site at http://www.lifecenterforanewtomorrow.com

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:03:41 +0000

Thank you for this imformation! I have several friends and Family members who’s life was ruined with Phychiatry and Psycho drugs. Thank you for imforming the public and keep up the great work CCHR!!!

By: Dr Vikki Hufnagel

Dr Vikki Hufnagel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:22:27 +0000

I am glad you have included Dr. Hyla Cass. I have known her work and her for years. She is unique in her approach and work. I would like to put together a form on these issues with several people I would like to have Hyla Cass on the forum, Andy Berman , Don Tyson and myself.
This would give the community a great foundation and roots .
I wish to speak out on the hormonal issues with women and the over medication that takes place. Women need to learn about hormonal balance and the many causes of depression. Many young women on traditional birth control have no idea that depression can present or increase . Depression in females is often based on hormones and co factors . I can make my book No More Menopause …redirected to these issues. In 1984 I presented at the first conference on menopause. My paper was on Depression in females , how we needed to look for the cause and not place everyone on Valium back then. I hope that I can work to bring a workshop to your group that can help further education and creation of options. Hyla can cover the general pych issues, Andy is an expert on mania/depression and has seen what the drug companies are doing,Don Tyson is the genius who brought amino acids into our treatment world. You should also have a special panel for kids and teens . We need kid psy /parents / peds mds and nutritional specialist on that workshop. We need to have these on going so that the public learns more. It will take years of hard work but we need to have a educational system to help people transition .
I have a non profit that will work with your organization. We need a committee to form. My phone is 866-989-0068 Hufnagel Bioethics Institute. We are focused on Bioethics in medicine.

By: Lois White

Lois White — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:54:12 +0000

Thanks for your educating the truth about psychiatric drugging. My mother was dead by 52 because of what psychiatry did to her and I said that would never happen to me. However I ended up a patient taking psych meds and my health was going downhill rapidly. I knew there was something terribly wrong and thru research I reversed my health naturally. I have been an advocate since 1972 for CCHR in Toronto and continually educate others and especially parents about the dangers with misdiagnosis and labelling kids and putting them on these dangerous drugs which are masking the real symptoms. Many kids have allergies, vitamin deficiencies, toxicity and other health problems. These drugs just mask the symptoms and can lead to many other health issues. I even speak out at lectures at the university about the truth of these dangers and tell people to get good medical check ups. Thank you again for speaking the truth and for giving your pamphlet free to help others become more educated.