Who all is treating their disorder the natural way, no meds?

Question

I am diagnosed schizo-affective with severe anxiety and have tried lots of meds and finally decided to stop them. Im living a very happy life dealing with the things on my own and being spiritual with my God. i've found this is all the help i need, and with the guidance of my guardian i can live a happy successful life. Thus said, i have made my first plan and am sticking to it, something very hard to do with my bipolar manic phases. im going to join the Air Force next year as it will be one year i have been off my medications.

who else is taking it the natural way? and do you like it better cuz i sure do!

Answer 1

I did it the "natural" way, I used weed to self medicate, and when I stopped, I relapsed, really BADLY.

It depends on the severity of the disorder. If its manageable, I think people don't even notice they have the disorder, thus never get medicated.

If it is moderate, then some people try to do it the natural way, but it comes back to haunt them eventually, but sometimes it might never show itself again, as long as the triggers are being managed too.

If its serious, I don't think anyone should/anyone does not take medicine. Most people that don't take medicine with a serious form of a disorder end up living pretty messed up lives.

So either your disorder is really mild(which doesn't sound like it) or you might feel normal/able to handle you problems alone, but you might relapse into a bad episode sooner or later.

Schizo-affective disorder is partly(not sure if fully) a biological disorder with psychological effects. So there is no way to tell if you might get hit with a bad episode, but since its biological, something could eventually trigger it.

Also, I didn't know you could be allowed to enter the Air Force with a bipolar disorder/schizo-affective disorder. That's pretty cool.

Answer 2

All the best for the Air Force.  Good on you for taking such a big step.  Life can only get better!

Answer 3

I am currently off my meds. I am bipolar and get very manic and very depressed. I have taken some negative things outta my life..like bad friends...and other stressors. I have been taking vitamins and running and doing ok right now..the mania is worse then the depression. But so far so good. I just got so sick of all the meds..you feel like you arent yourself. It really sucks..I want to be me..not some doped up version of myself. Good luck with the military.