I pushed back and after a 45 minute appointment he agreed to read the information. I need his help to get the prescription for the doses I need as I taper off over the next few years. So I needed to get him on board. He actually admitted by the end of the appointment that this info may help other patients of his too. So that was a huge win. But this is what we're up against. I'm in Canada...so private care isn't an option and I have to work with what I have access to. But as for this type of info -- like needing more magnesium -- is something I can use AI to help me. Cause my dr sure as hell isn't going to help out in that area!
I need to do this for being able to ask questions as I taper off of SSRIs. I've been able to use chatgpt on its own to learn that the medication can deplete magnesium, and low magnesium can make withdrawal worse. My doctor's first reaction to me bringing in research (textbooks and research papers) about ssri withdrawal was "I'm not going to read that". An LLM is not ever going to gaslight me in that way.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Interesting to hear how others go on this journey. For me it started with my eyes opening on the corrupt food and pharma system, which led me to Bitcoin. Different starting points...but they are all connected!
This is super interesting. I'm on an android device and have used both amethyst and primal. Does amethyst use the legacy or new DM format? Primal seems pretty active with their development. I'm curious why they wouldn't have updated to the new format. Is there a reason for that, do you know?
nostr:nprofile1qqs2fz5lzk0x5lwt6f9nmqmex4m958lyqs8y2cgeske5ad4mx4vfxccpzamhxw309ucnjv3w8yujudpk9ccnzv36xsurgwqpzamhxue69uhkzapwdehhxarjwahhy6mn9e3k7mgpsd7af - I've sent a private message from a different client. Let me know if you don't get it 😊
...follow up. I just checked to see if I could see my existing private messages in amethyst that were here in primal. I didn't see them at first. Then I updated to use the same relays in the amethyst client, and boom..they showed up. So that makes me believe that yes you can get the messages in another client. But then if you go from client to client, you need to ensure you're using the same relay to ensure you can read them in both clients. Does that make sense? Lol
I haven't done many private messages here on nostr, but I think so. I can send you a message from Amethyst to test it out if you like.
Is it also open to the public? I would love to hear what is being talked about.
I had no idea this was a thing... Who is this event targeted to? I'd love to sit in on some of these talks! Any chance they'll be making these talks available after the event online?
Such a sophisticated girl. #catstr
I approve of these alerts 😂
I haven't found much being talked about #ssriwithdrawal here on #nostr so I'm bringing my story to the #nostrverse
Part 1
18 years ago, my mother was dying and I was in a very unhealthy marriage. I was mentally and emotionally unwell. I went to the doctor. I wish I had never made that drs appointment. But I did.
I was prescribed an SSRI. My doctor never gave me the full details to really understand what I was getting into. To be fair, I've also learned that big pharma tailored their trials and info to not actually inform the doctors either.
The drugs helped numb some of the negative emotions. But what I needed was real community and support, not medication to numb me from my life experiences.
Four years later, I had left my marriage and said goodbye to my mother and grieved that loss. I decided I was tired of the side effects from the medication and wanted to get off them. I followed my doctors advice and came off "slowly"... It is was no where near slow enough.
The panic was unbearable. I could barely function. I had gone back to university and thought I was going to have to drop out when I was so close to getting my degree. I went to my doctor and was diagnosed with a panic/anxiety disorder. So back on the meds I went.
I didn't understand at the time that I was experiencing SSRI withdrawal, and not a new diagnosis. I now know what was happening.
I'm going to split my story up over the coming days. This was just the beginning of experiencing how horrific SSRI withdrawal could be.
I think we need more cats on #nostr #catstr
I'm working on it and making good progress. I'm trying to balance paying the last of the mortgage and saving in Bitcoin. I've got a max 5 year goal to get there.
?v=1750170546I don't eat in restaurants anymore (#seedoilsareevilandeverywhere) but I appreciate this index 😂 🚀
Your episode with nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgppamhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwgqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsxxn50k was excellent... I'll be queuing this one up next!
Listened to another nostr:nprofile1qqsg86qcm7lve6jkkr64z4mt8lfe57jsu8vpty6r2qpk37sgtnxevjcpzdmhxw309akx7cmpd35x7um58g6rsd3eqy28wumn8ghj7ct9va5hxtn4w3ux7tn0dejsgxtdrz podcast. I've heard your message Jeff... I've deactivated my X account 🙌🏼😂. I'm choosing to be a part of the system I believe in. I would like to see more of the accounts that I followed regarding SSRI withdrawal here on #nostr But with time...I hope more will come.
I'm a software developer...and I'm spending some of my off work time (the bit that I can find) to learn about developing with #nostr May as well jump all in.
Enjoying the colours of spring and the return of my little buzzing friends 🐝
