
07/18/2025
As a holistic practitioner, one of the things that really frustrates me is hearing when my clients tell me stories of seeking help for pain and injury through their general doctor only to be prescribed anti-depressants (SSRI’s) with some protocol physical therapy that doesn’t address the core problem.
I get it, it’s depressing to face the way pain and injury take over your life. Managing all the appointments, trusting the process even though it takes so much energy to keep everything on track.
I even understand how some drugs address pain in the body through reducing nerve irritation or inflammation.
But all those drugs are just bandaids. They aren’t meant to be a long-term solution.
In fact, when I listened to this evidence of how many people go off of these drugs with so many complicated withdrawal symptoms, I wanted to remind you there are other ways to manage returning to living a better way.
Listen Here https://www.npr.org/2025/07/13/nx-s1-5464831/a-new-study-renews-the-debate-around-withdrawal-from-stopping-antidepressants
Even though this study points to inconclusive results in the study, it shows how important it is to look closer at this phenomenon.
There are so many questions that need to be asked. Like, why do they work for some people while creating almost manic effects in others?
I’ve seen this firsthand, the side-effects that start to emerge when the drug is not a good match.
In Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, we know that some body types or constitutions need to be considered when finding help with drugs for emotional stress and symptoms.
That’s why looking at the individual is an essential part of problem solving in my approach to lifestyle wellness.
In my clinic room, I’ve helped thousands of people going through debilitating pain and injury through matching the variety of services I have for what they’re going through.