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Re: The SSRI's Cause "Phlegm"

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--- In acupunctureforum@yahoogroups.com, "apchat2000" <apchat@m...>
wrote:
> 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




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