Don't listen to these people. It's all nonsense. If you want to find an alternative to long term SSRI use (and why wouldn't you? Being on these drugs is not ideal even though AMidwesternDoctor and the commenters ideas about them are mostly not true) then the best thing for you to do is to find a good naturopath who is confident in workin…
Don't listen to these people. It's all nonsense. If you want to find an alternative to long term SSRI use (and why wouldn't you? Being on these drugs is not ideal even though AMidwesternDoctor and the commenters ideas about them are mostly not true) then the best thing for you to do is to find a good naturopath who is confident in working with mental health cases (assuming that you are not fortunate enough to have a natural therapy orientated psychiatrist in your area) and work with said naturopath towards that goal. They will be able to prescribe you a mixture of herbs and supplements which should realistically be able to at the very least either reduce your dose of SSRI OR improve your level of wellness on the SSRI.
Don't listen to these people. It's all nonsense. If you want to find an alternative to long term SSRI use (and why wouldn't you? Being on these drugs is not ideal even though AMidwesternDoctor and the commenters ideas about them are mostly not true) then the best thing for you to do is to find a good naturopath who is confident in working with mental health cases (assuming that you are not fortunate enough to have a natural therapy orientated psychiatrist in your area) and work with said naturopath towards that goal. They will be able to prescribe you a mixture of herbs and supplements which should realistically be able to at the very least either reduce your dose of SSRI OR improve your level of wellness on the SSRI.