by Kara Beck Wiesner Starting on Lithium This blog is about my experiences with getting off Lithium. The first 33 years of my life was filled with great loss, trauma, and illness. I was heavily medicated, somewhere around 45 or more medications, for 20 years of my life for my mental health. My past diagnoses Read More
Tag: alternatives to psychiatric meds
Good life…while on seroquel
Hello! I am a student in Chaya’s course and here is my blog about nutrition! I have to start by admitting that I am still on seroquel, which is a personal choice. Seroquel is an anti-psychotic drug, and as some of you commented already, it is one of the most difficult drugs to come off. Read More
Getting Off Lamictal/Lamotrigine
Recently a dear friend of mine went on Lamictal and her doctor told her getting off Lamictal would be easy because she was on a low dose. Update: We now have a forum for getting off Lamictal support and you can click right here to access it. Start a topic, ask a questions. I got Read More
2 Herbs and a Supplement For Anxiety and Insomnia
If you struggle with anxiety, depression, insomnia, adrenal fatigue or trauma, these are my top 3 recommendations. They are safe and effective for most people and I explain their benefits as well as a few contraindications. Note: magnesium can cause problems in benzo withdrawal and possibly other types of psychiatric drug withdrawal. Don’t make the Read More
VIDEO (new) 111 Things to Try Before Going On Psychiatric Drugs
Here’s my most popular post as a video for you: Please share!
Tips For Psychiatric Survivors in Trump Era
In the wake of the new administration, many harsh realities have been hitting us. Our work to guard and protect those vulnerable to emotional/mental meltdowns is even more cut out for us than ever, and we were already under-resourced and overwhelmed. What many have studied along the lines of helping people in crisis and in Read More
Starting Out On Patreon
I’ve been exploring doing “pledge for pledge” on Patreon with artists I resonate with. I read about it through a couple of other artists blogs and thought I would give it a try by asking a handful of people (to start) whether they’d like to pledge for pledge. Almost right away, I got this message Read More
Iatrogenic Injury, Ayurvedic Constitution, and Aging
I felt some healing in my body this morning. It reminded me of how much damage psych drugs did to this same body when I was 20-23 and how a lot of that damage is felt MORE as I get older, not less, because it affected my aging process. The damage to my kidneys, liver, Read More
8 Tips For Anxiety
I’ve been feeling anxious today for no apparent reason. Last night I took a long country walk in the cool evening air and felt so grateful to finally be in a home out of the city. I saw two deer and picked many blackberries. Today I felt anxious about just about everything: What to do Read More
If You’ve Broken Free From Psychiatry, Leave a Trail Mark
If you’ve broken free from psychiatry or any other type of oppression or form of injustice, leaving a trail marker for others to be guided by is crucial. There are many ways to leave trail marks. You can tell your story to people you meet, write it down, audio record it and share it online, Read More