Everyone here probably already knows this, but after nearly a year,
the 4 acupuncturists who've treated me for chronic memory loss,
inorgasmia, and urinary hesitancy brought on by taking Prozac and
BuSpar for 6 years say that the SSRI's cause a condition known
as "phlegm," a stagnation in the body due to lack of exercise
(aka "dampness"). The SSRI's (i.e., Prozac) make you feel
unmotivated, and a prolonged use of them acclimates the body to a
slow pace, they say, so the condition may continue once the meds are
stopped. I stopped taking these meds 2 years ago and still feel like
I'm on them.

I've spent $800 on acupuncture and herbs but am still not cured. One
reason may be that I didn't exercise during treatment (not done for a
variety of reasons). Now I'm exercising (30 mins of solid jogging 3-
4 times a week), and I'm hoping that someone here knows of a better,
faster way to treat this condition? Or maybe that just by exercising
and eating right (etc.) I'll cure myself? (How long before that
happens?)

The acupuncturists said that the thick yellow coating on my tongue
shows that my middle and lower burners aren't working right, and that
my spleen isn't extracting nutrients from food and that my lower
burner isn't excreting toxins.

They said phlegm is difficult to cure b/c it's "sticky," and
everything contributes to it. My diet has been bland (no sugar or
dairy, nothing deep-fried, nothing terribly oily). I could cry
that I work in New Jersey and can't eat bakery goods or NJ's
excellent pizza...and I'll go nuts thinking about not eating ice
cream this summer!! :-(

I want to speed things up and don't want to spend a lot of money
trying to find the right doctor. Any suggestions?

Many, many thanks.

glenn