Questions & Answers: coming off antidepressants, ketogenic diet, kids supplements and more 

In my 30 years of taking antidepressants, since childhood, I never met a psychiatrist help me get off meds. Despite the massive amount of info out there on the dangers of withdrawal, the attitudes are dismissive and uniformed. The last one was an integrative, holistic psych who prescribed yet another-after a period of natural methods such as all the supplements you advise here. I stayed on it for 5 years for no reason. I found withdrawal groups online to help me open the capsules and titrate off every few weeks. It took “only” 4 months - in some of these groups it is taking people 2 - 3 years to taper off. Until that point I didn’t even know the extent of withdrawal, the shared experiences of others were shocking. The risks like this are never discussed upon prescription - there is no informed consent. It’s always a vague “don’t try to get off cold turkey” . In my experience they simply have no idea how you are going to get off. Most say 1-2 weeks no big deal. Then when going through hell you go back and they put you back on or a different one. You have to do it without them. Support groups of people who have done it are the only way. I watched my father be destroyed by these horrible meds and maltreatment of the industry over a lifetime, eventually he just died in a psychotic state, who will know how much damage was caused in efforts to “heal”. In my case I was able to free myself from the nightmare and begin to own my own mind. I did a regime of supplements to help the process of withdrawal, it was about a year before I stopped having the severe suicidal and panic attacks from the detox. The issue people have with their doctors is that you are trapped in a cycle of “illness based” symptoms, never medication based. I’m glad that these channels are out there to help educate people on natural remedies- diet/exercise do make a huge difference, depending on one’s situation. I’m 3 years off at age 46 and will never go back. As a young girl coming of age during Prozac nation, I feel lucky to have survived the “cutting edge science” of my generation and the long term suffering of the antidepressant experience. Thank you for the channel, people need alternatives and information on safety to make informed decisions about their own minds and souls. As any psych veteran will tell you, handing over your emotional agency is a trauma in itself.

I do really well on Keto but I can appreciate it's not for everyone and should be done carefully

So beautiful! What a beautiful team!

Thanks Dr Janelle, this was helpful. Good job Marla, you were wonderful!

Excellent information thank you very much!. You did a brilliant job of asking the questions Marla, especially with so many big words! Well done :)

Amazing video.. Marla you did so well xx

Thank you so much, keep up with your channel iam a follower

Love this forma5 of Q&A. Your daughter is awesome

Absolutely! I was put on a keto diet and I did not do well on it at all. I lost so much weight and it made my anxiety worse and I feel like my blood sugar went way too low like I had hypoglycemia. After 5 solid months of doing it perfectly, I was way too thin, terribly anxious, shaky, irritable, and I had the worst pain on the right side of my neck and up the back of my head.

Thanks Janelle. And what a brilliant co-presenter you have in Marla. Rochelle :)

Thanks everyone ❤️ !

Excellent video!! Thank you 😊

Love this! Marla, you are so amazing!

Nice one Marla, great job.

Thank you Marla for joining your mum! What a brilliant idea 👍👌. You did so well, even with all these bigs words 😊. I have a question for the next video : What do you think about the failsafe diet for people with anxiety /panic attacks? Does it help them? Mireille

Well done Marla as some of those words were really complicated!

you mentioned taking glycine and NAC is fine getting of antidepressants, what about L-thanine i hear people always talking about that amino to

You are beautiful Marla 🥰good job 👍😊

Medam can i take supplement vitamin like b vitamin zinc D and magnesium while on lexapro?

Good day. I'm currently on second week of ket diet. I started to wean of 20mg Paxil. 1 day on and 1 day off currently. I'm currently experiencing some dizziness and ligh headed that is causing anxiety. Is it safe to continue weaning or go back on them till 6 weeks keto diet over. I understand that the effects of withdrawal are what I'm currently experiencing. Please kindly advise Dr. Sinclair

When can you start 5 HTP and tyrosine when you come off anti depressant medication

I eat a low carb diet but I don’t fast

I'm quite surprised about your view on keto and fasting... Dr Mindy Pelz talks a lot about how fasting and keto actually raises seratonin and bdnf in the brain. It also has the benefit of autophagy.

Mam please help me also😭 I am always feeling sad even after exersicing, deep breathing, sunlight. My dopamine level is very low for a long time(2 years ) Which ruined my life . Because of low dopamin i am having problems in memory and focus, poor cognition, mood and emotion, pleasure and reward seeking behavior, my creativity and alertness are 0, i always feel sad and low of energy , cant talk to any one , digestive problems( indigestion, gerd , constipation, bloating), EVERY ONE IN MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAYS YOU ARE CHANGE , YOU DONT TALK , DON'T ENJOY, ALWAYS FEEL DEEPRESSED Please help me 😭😭😭😭 No one is understanding my situation