READ, if you know ANYONE ON DEPRESSION/ANXIETY MEDS! This a story of emotional determination and strength.
“Anonymous Ann” reverses her AIH when the doctor told her she couldn’t. (We respect her anonymity) Please note: AIH occurs in many ways. Most contract it because of all of the HEP B vaccines and flu shots they’ve had. Some, get it from the SSRI drugs, (plus Hep B shots), others develop it from a combo of strong prescription meds and lots of different vaccines, etc.
“ANN’s” story is heart wrenching …but has a HAPPY ENDING!
She was depressed and on psyche meds for decades before she read CURING COURTNEY and found a new way of living!!!
Here’s her story: (It’s long, but worth reading)
My bad eating habits and depression started when I was very young sneaking sweets. In high school I became bulimic. At that point my parents took me to a psychiatrist and he diagnosed me bipolar and started me on medication. I have been on psychiatric medication for 20 plus years since that point. Some of the medications I’ve taken through the years were Seroquel, Lithobid, Trazadone, Ambien, Prozac, Ambilify, Effexor, and many others. Part of my eating disorder was eating tons of sweets and breads. At my top weight, I weighed 264 pounds. In 2009 I had a breakdown and suicidal thoughts so I ended up in a mental hospital. At that time, I was on a large amount of psychiatric meds (or SSRI’s). When I came out of the hospital, my blood values were tested in a routine doctor’s check-up and discovered elevated liver enzymes. My ALT /AST levels were in the 300/100 range. Although I had many tests done including 3 liver biopsies they could not confirm a diagnosis of anything. My gastroenterologist was the one to tell me that it could be my medication. But when I asked my psychiatrist if it could be any of my medications, he told me “IT COULD NOT BE ANY OF MY MEDICATIONS.” The Gastro doc said it could be my weight or fatty liver. Autoimmune hepatitis was suspected but not confirmed through any test. Around 2010 I was able to overcome the bulimia part of my eating disorder but continued with the overeating on sweets. I lost a great deal of weight by exercising but was still overeating. My weight dropped to 180 but my liver values were still high. I was then sent to a hepatologist in a large city out West and they did another biopsy. The only thing they added was that it could be medication related, even though my psychiatrist disagreed. I was frustrated and started researching on my own and found the book Curing Courtney. After reading it, I tried to contact Denise Otten. To my surprise she emailed me back and I started some of the vitamins and gradually made the dietary change. She was the only one to push me and tell me that I needed to stop taking the medication, with the help of a doctor.
I was taking Ambien for 3 years and was highly addicted to it for sleep. It was a struggle to get off all of my meds and have had many doctors lecture me about this since then. In November of 2015, after 9 months of being off all psychiatric medication and gradually making diet changes; MY AST/ALT DROPPED TO 41/65. This was the HAPPIEST DAY I’ve had for a long time. I learned that no matter what the doctors say; it is so important to research on your own and trust your own gut instinct. My instinct all along was that the medication was harmful to me. Now my challenge is to battle bipolar without medication. (The truth is that it NEVER really helped me in the first place.)
My eating habits are completely different from what they used to be. I eat whole foods, no flour (wheat or white), protein, fruits, veges, very limited sugar, and avoid anything that is processed. To battle depression and the bipolar, I exercise daily, do yoga, and do the things I love including riding horses.
I TRULY FEEL MUCH OF MY DEPRESSION CAME FROM EATING SO MUCH SUGAR AND JUNK ALL THE TIME.
And the LITER OF DIET SODA a day didn’t help either!!!
(I’ve given that up for water)
I currently don’t take the all the vitamins but stuck to the diet change. Also once I got off Ambien, I slept better than when I was on it! I am so grateful that I found Denise and she challenged me in a way no one had and one day at a time I am getting better. She also brought my attention to the fact that I’m sensitive to the energy and people around me and how this could be affecting me. So I now try to surround myself with positive people and animals.
I am so grateful and thankful for all the improvements I have made even though they have been gradual! “Anonymous Ann”
And thank you “ANN” for being so coachable. Getting off all those meds is an inspiration to all of us. You are my new Hero!!!
Love you Bunches!
Denise O.
