SCHIZOPHRENIA & NATURAL REMEDIES

WITHDRAWING SAFELY FROM PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS. There is a feature which appeared on the Internet under www.jungcircle.com. The author is Dr. Maureen B. Roberts, Dir. of the Schizophrenia Drug-free Centre, in Adelaide, Australia.
Dr. Roberts is one of many Scientists who warn against overprescription of neuroleptics, as generally practiced.

While relying solely on Natural Remedies, especially during a severe and florid crisis, is unrealistic, the overprescription of medical drugs can only lead at best to dependency, a very restricted lifestyle and certainly no cure. The ideal procedure should start with a thorough investigation into physical causes of mental symptoms, followed, if necessary by drug medication at a reasonable level, and slow reduction as and when appropriate, in conjunction with therapies such as OT, cognitive, solution focused and others. Diet should be of primary importance.

The following are extracts from Dr. Roberts article:

"The neuroleptic 'medications' prescribed (or forcefully administered) for schizophrenia are not medicines which heal, but rather toxic drugs which can produce permanent disability, irreversible brain damage, even death."

Alarmingly, over half of the people receiving 'treatment' for schizophrenia are being forcefully drugged. Safe, natural healing remedies are not funded, instead the authorities continue to condone biopsychiatric human rights abuse, by funding drug-based, coercive psychiatry."

"In the vast majority of cases, schizophrenia is an acute psychospiritual crisis which has usually been triggered by a traumatic life conflict. However, the following physical conditions can also trigger psychotic disturbances: cerebral allergies, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, toxic reactions to e.g. lead, or drugs (including psychiatric drugs), LSD, marijuana, etc., food allergies."

In 1993 the ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS published a Report entitled: Consensus Statement on the Use of High Dose Antipsychotic Medication where concern is raised as to the dangers of indiscriminate high dose prescription of medication and also polypharmacy, i.e. the use of several drugs being prescribed concurrently.