After years of suffering from depression, I went to the medical doctors for help. I was told I had a biochemical imbalance. Since my family is in the medical field. I believed the doctors could help me. But with the medication, I only got worse. This is just the short version of the story. It is really a story of strife, depression, feeling as if I were crazy. The medication I was given was worse than the “disease.”
I took the medication because I believed it would help. My husband told me he was tired of living with a zombie. I roller-coastered from deeply depressed to very active. These pills werre supposed to help my “chemical imbalance,” but I had more episodes while taking the pills. To make I long story short. I lost everything I ever cared about.
A few years ago I decided I would use nutrition, supplements and other methods of self-affirmation to help myself.
This blog will include updates on my eating, supplements and psychological efforts to help myself.







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April 15, 2008 at 3:25 am
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nice to see you here naturalgal!!
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July 18, 2008 at 5:31 am
manicmusings
Hi naturalgal, I just wanted to stop by and check out your blog. Nice!
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July 19, 2008 at 3:16 am
naturalgal
Hi ManicMusings, I will check it out.
July 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm
ajourneyofhealing
Hi, I found your blog through beyond meds.
I like your approach.
July 27, 2008 at 1:56 am
Naturalgal
Thanks Jouney,
I am trying to figure out where to go from here. I feel very, very normal and well. And I am wondering what people really want to read….my memories of trying times, suggestions on foods, supplements…or what I am doing day-to-day.
NG
January 21, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Anthony
Nice blog. Thanks for finding my video with Dr. Gary Kohls and linking to it from your site. Any chance you could put a link to http://www.ihealthtube.com in the left sidebar with the rest of your recommended links?
January 21, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Anthony
Nice blog! Thanks for linking to my video with Dr. Gary Kohls. Would you ever consider putting a link to iHealthTube in your left sidebar with your other recommended sites? Thanks, and keep up the good work!
January 27, 2009 at 4:04 am
Roger
I would like to know if you are open to selling ad space on your blog. Please get in touch with me if interested to discuss further. I am contacting you through this form as I could not find an email on the blog. Please feel free to delete this msg
May 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm
a.j. ovitsky
I had very similar experiences to what you describe here. Yes, I started my blog in October 2008. At that point my only child had been taken from me because I asked for written communication only and rejected more “mental health services.” I got my son back in December. Prior to that, I’ve been off meds for 3 years, use only herbs and use some inhalers if I find myself wheezing.
My close friend FDW used the same word, “zombie,” to describe me on psych meds.
3 years ago, I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep anpea. I use CPAP and it’s not perfect, there are problems with masks/noise, but I have not experienced ANY DEPRESSION IN 3 YEARS. The shrinks for years neglected to send me for a sleep study. A few months after getting the OSA dx, i was disagnosed with 3 different sound processing disorders. Now I am a somewhat happy, peaceful hermit. As long as I stay away from noise (very subjective) I have no problems, few misunderstandings and fewer headaches.
A lot of my “depression” boiled down to sleep deprivation, headaches, back aches, in other words, PHYSICAL PROBLEMS.
I’ve posted most recently on hyperacusis-net, because i have a hearing coming up next week and I am getting ideas for presenting my case to the judge alone.