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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 22:44:01 -0500
From: robert-blau@...
Subject: Re: help for my son

    From: "C Creel" catherine.creel@...
    Date: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:55am(PDT)
Subject: Re: Help for my son?

    Could someone please pass this on to Stephanie? From what I
understand, this came from another list. Thank you.

      Dear Stephanie,

      You said:

<<I have a very unusual situation. My son is 35 and I have supported him
most of his adult life as he has had mental health problems (panic
disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, etc. Over 2 years ago in the
fall he noticed he was having severe problems with his bowels his lymph
nodes are the size of grapefruits and he has other symptoms such as
bouts of coughing (mets to lungs?) He barely leaves his bed, hasn't left
the house in almost 2 years. His vision has deteriorated, he is in
severe pain all the time and is drinking A LOT for the pain. Can anyone
give me something positive I can pass on to him, he doesn't trust my
opinion on anything. >>

        ** Do you have an actual diagnosis or are you
speculating here?

        The drugs given for these conditions you
mentioned (which, btw, can be dealt with using high dose nutrients) can
cause symptoms like the obnes you describe here. Add to that his lack of
movement and it all makes sense.

          The problem may be that your son gave up
on life years ago. I don't know whether he will respond to anything but
there is help for him if he wants it.

    I run a group where I tend to get people like your son.
These are all people adversely affected by psychotropic drugs. They join
my Yahoo group to get off the drugs and recover their lives and health.
I'd be glad to let you see what we do.

      While I have no use for conventional mental health
services, your son's situation is extrme and warrants a call to the
community mental health center. These centers have plans in place for
"crisis intervention" . While I believe their drugs are at the root of
many illnesses, something needs to knock your son off the fence he's
sitting on. It really doesn't make any difference right now which way he
falls off. Either way has the potential to save his life. He's stuck and
needs a push. My way requires motivation. Their way requires nothing
except what he is already doing.

      In the meantime, where does your son get the alcohol
if he doesn't leave the house?

Regards,
Catherine

(http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/)

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