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Chapter Ten
Pre-Taper For
Antidepressants,
Anti-Psychotics,
and ADHD Medication
(Abilify, Adderall,
Anafranil, Adapin, Celexa, Concerta, Cymbalta, Effexor,
Elavil, Haldol, Lexapro, Luvox, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron,
Risperdal, Ritalin, Seroquel, Serzone, Strattera, Thorazine, Wellbutrin, Zoloft,
Zyprexa etc)
“I am doing great on the Taper Program. I have
successfully gotten off Elavil. I had been on it for about 10 years.
I have tried in the past to go off cold turkey and I got so sick each time that
I had to go back to it. I finally realized it wasn't the new medications
making me sick. It was withdrawal from Elavil. (No doctor recognized my symptoms
as withdrawal and I went to 3 different ones trying to get off of it and onto
something with fewer side effects.) I have followed the program as
indicated and have had no withdrawal effects. I am amazed. I have
been completely off for 10 days now. Thank you for making this solution
known to the general public.”
“I made the mistake and quit my antidepressant cold
turkey. The side effects were nausea, constant headache, anxiety, no sleep, that
brain zap and a whirling in my head. James, your assistance, and guiding me
through the first days has made all the difference. Nausea is gone, headache is
gone, brain zaps quit within one hour like you said, and the remaining side
effects are so small I can deal with them. I do not know how I can ever repay
you for saving my life. Unless someone has been through this, they may not know
what I am talking about.”
“I am like many others. I decided to come off Prozac by
myself in one week. Long story short, you saved my life. Deepest gratitude.”
"I am officially off of all SSRIs. I
have been "drug free" since Saturday and so far I feel great. This is the
longest I have gone without taking either Paxil or Celexa in about four years
and I have no regrets!”
G.Q. Green Bay,
WI.
If you have not read the
entire chapter “General
Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions,”
please do so before continuing with this chapter. Reading and understanding the
chapter “General
Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions”
is vital before starting the pre-taper.
Starting Your Pre-Taper
Note:
This pre-taper addresses several types of medication as noted in the chapter
title. Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and ADHD Medication are completely
different, but the method to do the pre-taper is identical.
Some of you reading this book may be on one or more of these
drugs and experiencing problems or extensive side effects from anxiety and/or
insomnia, fatigue, hearing voices, seeing things that are not really there, or a
host of side effects.
The pre-taper for these medications is divided into two
separate pre-taper programs to accommodate the side effects you currently
experience.
If you are suffering
from anxiety and insomnia or are using an
antipsychotic medication, use the Anxiety Insomnia Pre-taper.
If you do not have anxiety and insomnia, use the Fatigue
Pre-taper.
As mentioned in the chapter,
General Pre-Tapering and
Tapering Instructions,
new supplements have been added to this third edition of the book for this
pre-taper.
The new supplements for
this pre-taper and taper are:
- Beta 1, 3-D Glucan
- RenewPro
- C From Nature
- Advanced Probiotic
Blend
It is strongly urged you
include the Beta 1, 3, D Glucan, C From Nature and the Advanced Probiotic Blend.
The RenewPro has replaced the Power Barley Formula if you have anxiety or
insomnia and is part of this pre-taper and taper program and needs to be used.
The Advanced Probiotic
Blend can be used for 60-days and then discontinued if you wish. We have not
included the Advanced Probiotic Blend in the steps below in an attempt to keep
the daily schedule easier to follow. You can take 2 capsules of the Advanced
Probiotic Blend any time during the day with food. If you use birth control
pills or have taken an antibiotic in the past, we do urge you to use the
Advanced Probiotic Blend for the 60-days. Clinical trials have shown at least
18% of all people that use or have used an antidepressant will have Candida
yeast overgrowth. With that in mind and with side effects associated with
Candida yeast overgrowth, we urge you to use this probiotic.
PRE-TAPER PROGRAM
IF YOU HAVE
DAYTIME ANXIETY, AGITATION OR INSOMNIA
OR ARE
TAKING AN ANTIPSYCHOTIC
As you are experiencing chronic anxiety
during the day and insomnia at night, as side effects of your medication, you
will start your pre-taper with Body Calm, Body CalmSupreme, * Beta 1, 3-D Glucan
and Essential Protein Formula.
These products have been specifically formulated to
help relieve these symptoms.
With either anxiety or insomnia present, there are sure to be
other symptoms, as well, that are likely caused by your anxiety during the day
and lack of sleep at night.
You will begin your pre-taper
by taking Body Calm, Body CalmSupreme, Beta 1, 3-D Glucan and the Essential
Protein Formula as directed in this chapter. These four supplements should take
care of all or most of the daytime anxiety, panic attacks, and sleep problems.
If you or your patient is hearing voices, Step 1 of this pre-taper may very well
eliminate those as well. Remember, as soon as you start the pre-taper, you will
simultaneously start keeping track of your days in the Daily Journal.
Make sure to note when existing side effects stop or when there is a
major improvement. This is very
important.
You will then know which
supplement turns off which side effect(s) or caused the major improvement.
You will need to know this in order to complete both the pre-taper and
the full taper successfully. The design of the pre-taper is to address the
normal cycle of anxiety/insomnia/anxiety that takes place because of medication
usage.
Anxiety first thing in
the morning and a return of the anxiety in the afternoon are both
very
common side effects.
When using these medications, on any given day, by the time
you are ready to go to sleep at night, you are too stressed out and fatigued
from dealing with the difficulties of the anxiety all day long.
Sleep simply may not happen, and you could easily end up feeling
depressed due to this continuing cycle of anxiety, no sleep, anxiety, no sleep,
endlessly.
If you are
also experiencing depression to some degree, do not be surprised if the
depression goes away during the pre-taper, as your ability to sleep improves or
the daytime anxiety abates. But,
even as you start to experience relief from your symptoms,
do not change anything;
just continue with the program, as there are still many, many gains to be had as
you move through to full completion of The Road Back Tapering Program.
If you are taking an
antipsychotic medication, I strongly urge you to have a blood test to measure
substances called IL-2 and IL-6. IL-2 is associated with anxiety and insomnia
and IL-6 is associated with depression and stress.
Step 1
Goal:
Supplements you will take:
Day One:
Action:
-
Rate your daytime
anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and other side effects. Use the Daily
Journal and rate anxiety, sleep and any additional symptoms you may be
experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate, with number 1 being the worst and number 10
being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
Essential Protein Formula: 1
teaspoon mixed in a liquid of your choice.
Body CalmSupreme capsule: 1 capsule.
Time:
At bedtime.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate your daytime anxiety,
panic attacks, insomnia, and other side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate
anxiety, sleep and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to 10.
Rate, with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect or
symptom remaining.
Take:
Essential Protein Formula: 1
teaspoon mixed in a liquid of your choice.
Body CalmSupreme capsule: 1 capsule.
Time:
First thing in the morning
when you awaken.
Take:
Beta 1, 3-D Glucan. Take 1 capsule of 100 mg Beta 1, 3-D Glucan.
Time:
Any time in the morning. Make sure to only use as much liquid as needed
to wash the capsule down and do not have any other liquid or food for ˝ hour
after taking the supplement. Ideally, you would not have food ˝ hour before
taking the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan.
The rest of the day and up
until bedtime, you will be alternating the Body CalmSupreme and the Body Calm
every 4 hours.
Example: You wake up at 7 am. You
would start the day by taking 1 capsule of Body CalmSupreme and 1 teaspoon of
Essential Protein Formula.
At 11 am, you would take 1 Body Calm capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein
Formula.
At 3 pm, you would take 1
Body CalmSupreme capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
At 7 pm, you would take 1
Body Calm capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
At bedtime, or 11 pm, you
would take 1 Body CalmSupreme capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein
Formula.
Action:
The morning of Day 5
–
Rate your sleep from the night before and have a look at your Daily Journal
regarding daytime anxiety. If you now rate your daytime anxiety at a 7 or higher
and your sleep is at a 7 or higher, proceed to
Step 2.
If you do not rate yourself
at a 7 or higher for daytime anxiety and sleep, follow Continue Step 1.
Continue Step 1
In this stage, you will be
adjusting the time you take each supplement and/ or the quantity of each
supplement used during the day or at bedtime.
Locate the scenario that
fits your circumstance:
Daytime anxiety below a 7
rating and sleep at a 7 or higher
If your sleep was below a
rating of a 7 and is now at a 7 or higher, you are responding very well to the
Body CalmSupreme.
a.
Replace the Body Calm during the daytime with the Body CalmSupreme. Take
1 capsule of Body CalmSupreme every 4 hours during the daytime and continue
taking the 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula at the same time as the Body
CalmSupreme during the day.
Rate your daytime anxiety at
the end of every day, before bedtime and rate your sleep first thing in the
morning and post in your Daily Journal.
Follow Step a. for 3 days.
The goal is to have three
consecutive days with anxiety and sleep at a rating of 7 or higher. As soon
as you have 3 consecutive days at a 7 or higher, move to Step 2.
If you improve to a 7 rating
at any time, DO NOT CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE
DOING.
Example: You are on day number 2 of Step a. and you now rate yourself at a 7
with anxiety
and sleep.
Do not change anything you are doing, but continue for 2 additional days
and see if this new trend holds. This would give you 3 full days at a 7 rating
or higher.
Make sure to continue taking
each supplement at the same time each day and night that you established during
this step for the rest of the pre-taper and taper process.
If this new trend of a 7 or
higher rating for daytime anxiety holds for three consecutive days, proceed to
Step 2.
If you are not at a 7 or
higher after 8 full days, following Step a., use the following sequence:
Continue with the 1 Body
CalmSupreme every four hours but increase the Essential Protein Formula to 4
teaspoons with each serving.
Rate yourself each night for
the anxiety level of that day. If you feel an improvement, but not to a rating
of a 7, continue with this step for 2 full days. If there is no change, or you
are still not up to a 7 rating after 2 full days, do the following:
Decrease
the Essential
Protein Formula
back down
to 1-teaspoon every four hours.
Begin taking 8 Beta 1, 3-D
Glucan daily. Take 2 in the morning, 2 additional capsules near noon and 2 more
capsules before 4 pm.
Increase the Body CalmSupreme to 1 capsule every 3 hours.
Continue this for 3 full
days. Make sure to rate your daytime anxiety each night before bedtime. If on
day two or three of this procedure you now rate yourself at a 7 or higher,
continue taking the supplements exactly as you have been in this stage until you
have 3 consecutive days of a rating of 7 or higher with daytime anxiety, and
then move to Step 2.
If the daytime anxiety is
still not rated at a 7 or higher, do not get discouraged, there are still
options for you.
The Anxiety Reduction Chart
located in the chapter “General Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions,” shows
how anxiety tends to drop with as time passes when using the correct supplement.
Give this some time.
Other Options
There are other options
available with using the Body Calm, Body Calm Liquid and the Body CalmSupreme.
The next section provides further ways an individual may use, change or alter
these products for anxiety and or insomnia.
Body Calm capsules – You can
add 1 Body Calm capsule with each Body CalmSupreme if needed. You can take as
many as 3 Body Calm capsules at bedtime for sleep.
Body Calm liquid – For some,
but very few, the Body Calm liquid was the answer for daytime anxiety and or
insomnia. Making the switch from capsule to liquid can be magic.
Body CalmSupreme – As
described in the chapter “General
Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions,”
reaching a “steady state” can be different for each person. If you are feeling
some relief from anxiety, but it is only temporary, you may need to change the
frequency or amount of Body CalmSupreme. You can take the Body CalmSupreme every
2 hours during the day to achieve this. For some people this made astounding
results.
Suggestions: If you have felt
any improvement during these procedures, you have something to work with. If the
anxiety has at least moved from a rating of 3 to a 5, rating, and the anxiety is
holding at that level, using these supplements will be the answer for your
success. You just need to adjust them further, allow a little additional time,
or adjust the time of day you are taking them. Adjust supplements 1 one-by-one
every third day. Keep good notes in your journal. The answers will either be the
quantity taken of a supplement or it will be how often the supplement is taken.
However, the answer can be both quantity and how often a supplement is taken.
Experiment with this as
needed and keep your Daily Journal. Give this some time to work. If you have had
some improvement, such as from a 3 to a 5 rating, and it is holding steady, but
will not move beyond a 5 rating, give this stage 30-days to fully work.
After 30-days, if still at a
5 rating, move on to Step 2 and keep rating the daytime anxiety each evening. It
may very well improve to a 7 rating later in the pre-taper.
Daytime anxiety above a 7
rating and sleep below a 7 rating
a.
Keep doing exactly what you
have been doing during the daytime during Step 1.
b.
One thing here to keep in
mind as you increase the supplements for sleep, the changes made during the
daytime for the anxiety may very well help with the sleep, as well. If a person
who had daytime anxiety no longer has daytime anxiety, the chances are very high
that his or her ability to sleep will improve greatly as well.
Do:
Increase the Body
CalmSupreme to 2 capsules at
bedtime and continue to take the 1-teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
Stay at this level for 3 nights.
Make sure to rate your sleep each
morning when you awake for the night before.
If you rate yourself at a 7 or higher any of these 3 nights, continue with
exactly what you are doing until you have 3 consecutive nights of a sleep
rated at 7 or higher. Then move to Step 2.
If sleep drops below a 7 after being at a 7 or higher for one or two days, but
not the 3 consecutive days, increase the Essential Protein Formula to 4
teaspoons at bedtime and continue
taking the 2 Body CalmSupreme
capsules at bedtime
as well.
See if this will get you the 3 consecutive nights of sleep at a 7 rating or
higher and then move to Step 2. If it does not, reduce the Essential Protein
Formula back to a 1 teaspoon serving.
c.
If b. did
not result in the desired
rating of a 7 or higher, include 1
Body Calm Capsule at bedtime,
along with the 2
Body CalmSupreme capsules and
the 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
If there is no change in 3 nights, increase the Body Calm capsules to
2 at bedtime along with the 2 Body CalmSupreme capsules and the 1
teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
Again, wait 3 days and see if sleep
improves to a 7 or higher, and then
move to Step 2 after 3 consecutive days of this 7 or higher rating.
d.
If you are having difficulty going
to sleep, try taking all the supplements ˝ hour before bedtime for 3
nights. If still no change, try taking the supplements 1 hour before bedtime for
3 nights. If you begin to feel tired before your normal bedtime, go to bed a
little earlier than usual. This may be your window of opportunity for going to
sleep with ease, and we do not want to miss the chance.
e.
If you are waking up in the middle of the night and are able to go back to sleep
with little effort, that is very normal. If you have difficulty going back to
sleep, take 1 Body CalmSupreme in the night when you awaken.
f.
If at any time you begin to sleep well with a 7 or higher rating, but you wake
up tired, reduce the last supplement that was increased slightly. You can open
up any of the capsules and remove ˝ of the supplement powder.
Remember,
have 3 consecutive nights at a 7 rating or higher for sleep and then move to
Step 2.
Body Calm capsules – There
have been a few people that needed to take 3 Body Calm capsules at bedtime,
along with the other supplements to reach a good night sleep at a 7 or higher
rating..
Body Calm liquid – For some
but very few, the Body Calm liquid was the answer for sleep. Making the switch
from capsule to liquid can be magic.
Body CalmSupreme – As
described in the chapter General Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions,
reaching a “steady
state” can be different
for each
person. If
you are feeling some relief
from insomnia but it
is not enough,
you may need to change the amount
of Body CalmSupreme.
It may
take 3 Body CalmSupreme
capsules to fully handle the insomnia.
Suggestions: If you have felt
any improvement during these procedures, you have something to work with. If the
insomnia has at least moved from a rating of 3 to a 5 rating, and the insomnia
is holding at that level, using these supplements will be the answer for your
success. You just need to adjust them further, allow a little additional time,
or adjust the time of day you are taking them. Adjust supplements 1 one-by-one
every third day. Keep good notes in your journal. The answers will either be the
quantity taken of a supplement or it will be how often the supplement is taken.
However, the answer can be both quantity and how often a supplement is taken.
Experiment with this and keep
your Daily Journal. Give this some time to work. If you have had some
improvement, such as from a 3 to a 5 rating, and it is holding steady, but will
not move beyond a 5 rating, give this stage 30-days to fully work.
After 30-days, if still at a
5 rating, move on to Step 2 and keep rating your sleep each evening. It may very
well improve to a 7 rating later in the pre-taper.
Special Note: If you have
insisted on taking calcium and you still are not at a 7 rating or higher, you
need to remove the calcium supplement. If you are taking other supplements that
are not part of The Road Back Program, it is time for you to quit
taking all of them.
If your healthcare provider
suggested other supplements, let the practitioner know what you want to do, and
take the practitioner a printout of this page or the book. Once you are off all
other supplements for 3 full days, you should feel a remarkable difference.
Daytime anxiety below a 7
rating and sleep below a 7 rating
Follow each action found
earlier in this chapter: Daytime anxiety below a 7 rating and sleep below a 7
rating.
If you complete all stages
for anxiety and sleep and you still rate anxiety and sleep below a 7 on a 1-10
scale, one of these six things is happening:
1.
You are one of the few
who need to continue taking the supplements for additional time before
they will work for you.
This does happen but is rare.
2.
You need to reevaluate how
you are rating yourself. Are you being a little too rough on yourself, and how
you are judging yourself?
Reread the section in the chapter, “General Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions.”
Keep in mind, if you had anxiety throughout the day and the anxiety was extreme,
and the anxiety is now only in the morning when you wake up, and then disappears
for the rest of the day, you have had a major positive change.
Review all the sleep scenarios in the chapter, “General Pre-Tapering and Tapering
Instructions.”
Before starting Step 1 of the Pre-Taper, if you used to wake up in the middle of
the night and have a difficult time going back to sleep, but now you wake up in
the middle of the night and instantly go back to sleep, this is a major positive
change.
3.
You are taking
other supplements and
the real
reason you
will not respond
to Stage 1 is the
other supplements. This is
when you need to reevaluate calcium, if you are taking it, B vitamins, and all
other supplements. The other
supplements, herbs or concoctions may have been causing the increased anxiety or
insomnia for some time.
These other supplements might be excellent but not when you are taking
medication from this group.
See your doctor. Ask your doctor if
you can quit taking the other supplements that are not part of The Road Back
Program. If ok with your doctor, discontinue the other supplements, continue
taking the supplements used during Step 1 of the Pre-Taper, give yourself 3 days
and see how you are doing.
4.
You are changing something.
5.
You are not taking the supplements as outlined.
6.
Maybe you are changing the time of day when you take your medication.
7.
Look at the weekends. Are you sleeping in a few hours later and not taking the
morning medication at the same time? Are you staying up later in the evening and
not taking the medication at the same time?
Have you changed anything in your daily routine?
8.
You have
started The Road Back Program after you have already made one or several
attempts to come off your medication and you were having withdrawal side effects
before starting the program.
You should give Step 1 additional time. Many people respond quickly to this
step, even if they fit in to this category, but some require from 14 to 30 days
to fully complete Step 1 when they fall in this group.
I suggest that you give it some time, at least the 30 days.
9.
The Road
Back Program is not for you. I wish I could say this program works for everyone,
but it does not. From 8 years experience, I know the percentage is very low that
this program will not work for, but there is that percentage, nonetheless.
At least you have not caused additional harm by your attempt.
Step 2
Goal:
Supplement you will
introduce:
Day One:
Action:
Take:
2 Ultimate Omega 3 softgels of
Ultimate Omega 3.
Time:
First thing in the morning and around noon, but before 4
pm.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate your mood and other side
effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate mood and any
additional symptoms
you may be experiencing from
1 to 10. Rate, with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect
or symptom remaining.
Take:
3 Ultimate Omega 3 softgels.
Time:
First thing in the morning,
when you awaken, and around noon, but before 4 pm.
After the rigors of Step 1,
you will find Step 2 to
be quick and easy! You are
finished and ready to move to Step 3.
You are finished increasing
the Ultimate Omega 3. Move to Step 3 even if there has not been a major positive
change with the last increase of Omega 3.
Step 3
Goal:
-
Overall brightness of
feelings and mood.
-
Nice and smooth energy
level.
-
A lessening or
elimination of other medication induced side effects.
Supplement you will
introduce:
Day One:
Action:
-
Rate anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your mood, anxiety,
sleep, and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to 10.
Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect
or symptom remaining.
Take:
1/2 scoop of RenewPro.
Time:
First thing in the morning.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate
anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the
Daily Journal and rate your mood, anxiety, sleep, and any additional symptoms
you may be experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate, with number 1 being the worst and
number 10 being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
1/2 scoop of RenewPro
Time:
First thing in the morning and
around noon.
Step 4
Day 1:
Begin
taking 200 i.u. of vitamin E first thing in the
morning. Take the
vitamin E with the rest of the morning supplements.
Begin
taking 1 capsule of C From nature any time around midday.
Keep taking all supplements
exactly as you have established during the pre-taper.
You
are completely finished with the pre-taper when:
You do need to wait the
22-days from the date you started Step 1, even if you are at a 7 rating or
higher for anxiety and insomnia.
Continue taking all of the
supplements exactly as you are now during the tapering portion of the
medication.
If you have tried to quit
these medications in the past, you may be a little apprehensive about reducing
the medication again. You can remain at this stage of the process for as long as
you like. You do not have to rush.
When you are ready, follow the procedures detailed in the
chapter, “How
to Taper off
Antidepressants,
Antipsychotics and ADHD Medication.”
PRE-TAPER PROGRAM
IF YOU HAVE
FATIGUE and DO NOT HAVE ANXIETY OR INSOMNIA
Supplement you will introduce:
-
Power Barley
Formula.
-
Special Note:
You will be increasing the Power Barley Formula slowly over a number
of days. The word “Power” in the name is not a joke. This barley formula is
powerful and is unlike any other barley product.
At any
time during
the pre-taper,
when you
feel an increased energy, a new brightness about yourself, an overall
good feeling, DO NOT
INCREASE THE POWER BARLEY FORMULA FURTHER.
The pre-taper
schedule has you
increasing the
Power Barley Formula over a number
of days
but if taking
the Power
Barley Formula
only once
in the morning
gives you
an increased
energy, a
new brightness about yourself, an overall good feeling, do not
increase it further.
If an
amount of
barley that is
less than 1 tablespoon
brings on
the positive change, keep taking that amount of barley for 7
consecutive days before moving on to Step 2.
Day One:
Action:
-
Rate fatigue, anxiety,
sleep, and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your fatigue,
mood, anxiety, sleep, and other additional symptoms you may be experiencing
from 1 to 10. Rate, with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no
side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
1/2 teaspoon of Power Barley Formula.
Time:
First thing in the morning.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate fatigue, anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your fatigue, mood,
anxiety, sleep, and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to
10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect or
symptom remaining.
Take:
1/2 teaspoon of Power Barley
Formula.
Time:
First thing in the morning,
around noon, and once again before 4 pm.
* Remember, this barley
formula is not like other barley products. When you feel the positive change,
remain where you are at and do not increase further. If you went past the
positive point and you do not feel as well, return to the last amount of barley
you were taking.
Day Five, Six, Seven:
Action:
Rate fatigue, anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your fatigue, mood,
anxiety, sleep, and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to
10. Rate, with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect or
symptom remaining.
Take:
1 teaspoon of Power Barley
Formula.
Time:
First thing in the morning,
around noon and once again, before 4 pm.
If no major positive changes,
continue with Day Eight, Nine and Ten. If the major positive changes took place
during this part, move to Step 2.
Day Eight, Nine, Ten:
Action:
Rate fatigue, anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your fatigue, mood,
anxiety, sleep, and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to
10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect or
symptom remaining.
Take:
2 teaspoons of Power Barley
Formula.
Time:
First thing in the morning, around noon and once again,
before 4 pm.
Day Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen:
Action:
Rate fatigue, anxiety, sleep,
and all side effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate your fatigue, mood,
anxiety, sleep, and any additional symptoms you may be experiencing from 1 to
10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10 being no side effect or
symptom remaining.
Take:
1
tablespoon
of Power Barley Formula.
Time:
First thing in the morning,
around noon and once again before 4 pm.
You are ready to move to Step
2.
Step 2
Goal:
Supplement you will
introduce:
Day One:
Action:
Take:
2 Ultimate Omega 3 softgels
Time:
First thing in the morning and around noon but before 4
pm.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate your mood and other side
effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate mood and any additional symptoms you may
be experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10
being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
3 Ultimate Omega 3 softgels.
Time:
First thing in the morning
when you awake and around noon but before 4 pm.
Day Five, Six, Seven:
Action:
Rate your mood and other side
effects. Use the Daily Journal and rate mood and any additional symptoms you may
be experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10
being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
4 Ultimate Omega 3 softgels.
Time:
First thing in the morning
when you wake up and around noon, but before 4 pm.
After the rigors of Step 1,
you will find Step 2 to be quick and easy! You are finished and ready to move to
Step 3.
Step 3
Goal:
Supplements you will take:
Day One:
Action:
-
Rate your daytime
mood, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, fatigue, and other side effects. Use
the Daily Journal and rate anxiety, sleep and any additional symptoms you
may be experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and
number 10 being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
Essential Protein Formula: 1
teaspoon mixed in a liquid of your choice.
Body CalmSupreme capsule: 1 capsule.
Time:
At bedtime.
Note: If you begin to feel
tired during the daytime at any time during this Step, go back to the amount of
Essential Protein Formula, Body Calm, and Body CalmSupreme you were last taking
before you felt tired, and remain at that level.
Day Two, Three, Four:
Action:
Rate your daytime mood,
anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, fatigue, and other side effects. Use the Daily
Journal and rate anxiety, sleep and any additional symptoms you may be
experiencing from 1 to 10. Rate with number 1 being the worst and number 10
being no side effect or symptom remaining.
Take:
Essential Protein Formula: 1
teaspoon mixed in a liquid of your choice.
Body CalmSupreme capsule: 1 capsule
Time:
First thing in the morning
when you awake.
The rest of the day and up
until bedtime, you will be alternating the Body CalmSupreme and the Body Calm
every 4 hours.
Example: You awaken at 7 am. You
would start the day by taking 1 capsule of Body CalmSupreme and 1 teaspoon of
Essential Protein Formula.
At 11 am, you would take 1 Body Calm capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein
Formula.
At 3 pm, you would take 1
Body CalmSupreme capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
At 7 pm, you would take 1
Body Calm capsule and 1 teaspoon of Essential Protein Formula.
At
bedtime, or 11 pm, you would take 1 Body CalmSupreme capsule and 1 teaspoon of
Essential Protein Formula.
Step 4
Day 1:
Begin
taking 200 i.u. of vitamin E first thing in the morning. Take the vitamin E with
the rest of the morning supplements.
Begin
taking 1 capsule of C From Nature any time around midday.
Other Options
If you are still feeling any
depression, you can take up to 3 softgels of CLA daily. Take 1 in the morning,
one near noon and the third softgel before 4 pm. CLA has been clinical proven to
significantly stop the production of IL-6, a marker of depression.
If you have not added the
Advanced Probiotic Blend to your daily supplements, you might have Candida yeast
overgrowth. Adding the Advanced Probiotic Blend for 60-days may just be the
assistance your body needs.
Your other option to further
lower the IL-6 levels is with RenewPro. You can add up to 2 full scoops each day
to your routine.
Keep taking all supplements
exactly as you have established during the pre-taper.
You
are completely finished with the pre-taper when:
You do need to wait the 22-days from the date you
started Step 1 before you begin the taper process.
Continue taking all of
supplements exactly as you are now during the tapering portion of the program.
If you have tried to quit
these medications in the past, you may be a little apprehensive about reducing
the medication again. You can remain at this stage of the process for as long as
you like. You do not have to rush.
When
you are ready, follow the procedures detailed in the chapter, “How
to Taper off
Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and ADHD
Medication.”
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