Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 3/10/2011

Question
I am a schizophrenic in recovery. In the past, sponsers have pressured me into stopping my medication. They think because they dont need meds that no one does. My brain chemistry is not noromal and when I dont take my meds I hallucinate, hear voices telling me to kill myself and relapse = yet these people are still obsessed with telling me to get off my meds even when I point out that in the big book on page 133 it clearly states that if needed we are supposed to use doctors and practitioners. In regard to this I have two questions
1) Why are they like this?
2) What should I say to these people

Answer
Hi pete,

The best you can say is that you want to take responsibility for your own illness. These people are not in a position to diagnose your illness. You are quite right that schizophrenia is a very complicated illness. Nevertheless, there are lot of things you can do, apart from taking drugs.

Please familiarise your yourself with the connection between mental illness and nutrition, but you should always discuss your findings with a doctor and preferably a nutritional doctor. Please read:

Nutritional Aspects of Schizophrenia at:
http://curezone.com/upload/Newsletter/Hypoglycemic_He/HYPONL2001_06.pdf
and go to page 7 of Newsletter.
much of this applies equally to Bipolar Disorder

Why Alcoholics Drink? at
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/WAD.html

Alcoholism (Addiction) is a Treatable Disease at:
http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/alcoholism_treatable.pdf

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

Alternative treatments for schizophrenia at:
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm#S   

Silent Diseases ad Mood disorders at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/silentdiseases.html

that explains the connection between anxiety disorders and hypoglycemia. Going on a Hypoglycemic Diet (see our web site) should resolve the problems for most people. If symptoms linger on, please discuss with a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychotherapist.
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Never withdraw from your drugs without first consulting with your doctor!!!
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist.
Hon. Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
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