New study shows antipsychotic drugs can suppress the immune system. ~~ This article came up as a memory on Facebook. I never posted the following thoughts on the topic and am doing so now for the sake of those who wish to do more research. this is what I wrote (with some edits) and it remains true: yes, "antipsychotics" (neuroleptic pharmaceuticals) suppress the immune system. That is exactly what they do, and frankly, how they "work".
tardive dyskinesia/lyme face: my best looks over the last four years ~~ These selfies show how I’ve looked for most of the last four years. The condition is severe for about 6 months of the year and then fluctuates for the rest of the year.
This post is from January of this year...I thought of the song again today since I had another unpleasant bump...they continue, yes...I think it's called life!! -- Those of us recovering from the iatrogenic injuries that psych drugs cause have a very bumpy healing road. It's never linear and there are just tons and tons of set backs...Not unusually I've been having a bumpy ride...and today, the refrain of an old song popped into my head. It's VERY happy. And today I can see again how I keep learning more and more and my nervous system is also getting stronger.
I get knocked down, but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down. So, yeah, Amen and Hallelujah...we have resilient spirits and body and we heal...even if it's one hell of a bumpy ride. Have fun listening to Tubthumping by Chumbawamba...I just did. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
I went to a NAMI meeting tonight and my story came out. The guest speaker knew who I was and asked me to introduce myself — as the author of Beyond Meds. The subject of the meeting was psych drug withdrawal. Telling my story in a NAMI gathering was a rather intense and scary thing.
This is the second of the “IT GETS BETTER” series. The “It gets better” collection is a series of republished posts from when I was gravely ill from the psych drug withdrawal process and the following protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal syndrome. So many folks out there are now going through the heinous process of finding... Continue Reading →
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