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The Road Back Future Events Ireland June 27-29 How to Get Off Psychiatric Drugs Safely Forward A Note From James Harper, Founder, The Road Back Table of Contents
Part One
3. Suggested Nutritionals for The Road Back Program 6. General Pre-Tapering and Tapering Instructions 9. Pre-Taper For: Benzodiazepines, Anti-Convulsants, Anti-Anxiety & Sleep Medication 10. Pre-Taper For Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and ADHD Medication 11. How to Taper Off Benzodiazepines, Anti-Convulsants, Anti-Anxiety and Sleep Medication 12. How to Taper Off Antidepressants, Anti-Psychotics and ADHD Medication 14. What to Do If You Have Already Started to Taper Off Your Medication or Quit Cold Turkey 15. How to Taper Off Multiple Drugs 16. What You Can Do If You Have Never Taken Psychiatric Drugs 17. Science Behind The Road Back Program 18. Additional Taper Reduction Schedules
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News Letter Beta Glucan Article 2 Beta Glucan Article 2 Click here Subject - Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Several of the words used in this article may not be completely understood. The Web Site answers.com has been used to define many of the terms. You will begin with the definition of Interleukin – 2 (IL-2). Within that definition you may run across other words that are not understood. Those words will be defined, in sequence, under the Interleukin definition. Definition: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) – A lymphokine that is released by helper T cells in response to an antigen and interleukin-1 and stimulates the proliferation of helper T cells. Definition: Lymphokine – Any substances released by T cells that have been activated by antigens. They function in the immune response through a variety of actions, including stimulating the production of nonsensitized lymphocytes and activating macrophages. Definition: T Cells – T cells originate in the bone marrow but mature in the thymus. The T stands for thymus. The thymus is a gland located behind the top of the breastbone. T cells primarily mediate cellular immune responses, such as graft rejection and delayed hypersensitivity. Definition: Helper T Cells - Any of the T cells that when stimulated by a specific antigen release lymphokines that promote the activation and function of B cells and killer T cells. Definition: Antigen - A substance that when introduced into the body stimulates the production of an antibody. Antigens include toxins, bacteria, foreign blood cells, and the cells of transplanted organs. Definition: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) – IL-1 is a cytokine that plays a role in the inflammatory process and in the immune response. Definition:
Cytokine -
Any of several
regulatory proteins, such as the interleukins and lymphokines, which are
released by cells of the immune system and act as intercellular mediators in the
generation of an immune response. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Drugs, Anxiety and Symptoms Communication, called “crosstalk,” takes place
between the immune system and the
neuroendocrine
system. This “crosstalk” plays an essential role in the response of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis to the stimulatory influence of cytokines and stress-related
mediators. You can read more about the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and how it relates to this program by reading the chapter, Science Behind The Road Back Program.
So, we have the immune system talking to parts within the brain that regulate
hormones, adrenal glands, insulin, plus quite a bit more. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) will be low, high or in a normal range for all of us. If you are familiar with the pre-taper program used with The Road Back, you would have noticed the similar pre-tapers for a person with anxiety or insomnia, no matter the type of medication they are taking. When this program is explained in simple terms, it is stated; you have people on the left side of the line with anxiety, insomnia, and agitation, a type of “hyper-ness” or “uneasy-ness” feeling and on the right side of this line you have a person with fatigue, depression, dullness, and lethargy of both body and mind.
Many people were prescribed psychiatric medication
for many of the feelings listed above.
Human clinical trials have shown; people with
anxiety, insomnia and agitation, a type of “hyper-ness” or uneasy feeling
will usually
have low levels of IL-2, while people
with fatigue, depression, dullness, and lethargy of both body and mind will usually have high levels of IL-2.
Benzodiazepines are designed to increase IL-2,
while antidepressants are designed to lower IL-2.
There are ample clinical trials that show the unbalance between the IL-2 levels
and HPA are present with schizophrenia and the goal of the typical or atypical
antipsychotic medication is to alter the IL-2 and the HPA and hopefully get the
communication between both balanced. The alteration of the IL-2 is toward
increasing it.
What does this mean for the
person with anxiety, depression or other diagnosis?
You can go to your doctor and ask to have your IL-2 levels checked. If you have
depression, have your physician also check the level of IL-6.
If they are too high the doctor can treat it one way and if too low it can be
treated another way.
This gives you and your physician a “real” medical test that can be used as a
guide for tapering off psychiatric medication or a way to specifically treat a
condition that can be defined objectively.
However, what has been shown in human clinical trials, time after time is; you
could put every person in the trial with specific symptoms on the left or the
right side of a line, based on their symptoms and the IL-2 test levels will
always match the symptom. Always.
There is a drug that will increase the IL-2 levels. However, the IL-2 drug has
side effects that usually will not warrant its usage. The IL-2 drug has mainly
been used with HIV patients, however sparingly.
Sleep – During the process of sleep IL-2 should
naturally increase. To reach the stage of a deep sleep, your body requires ample
amount of IL-2.
You can research through all of the side effects listed for psychiatric
medication and you will find most of the side effects associated with
psychiatric medications has a relation with too low or too high levels of IL-2,
and some with IL-6.
Antidepressants lower IL-2 for most people. Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics
increase IL-2 for most people. If you
have depression you do not want to take anything that will increase IL-2
production and the opposite is true if you are anxious, can’t sleep or have
schizophrenic symptoms.
News reports come out more often these days of how antidepressants might be
beneficial with a certain disease. If you were to research the disease you will
probably find the relationship of high IL-2 levels associated.
Before I proceed further I do want to make one thing very clear about the text
above and the text that follows below:
1.
We are not trying to cure
any disease or illness
2.
We are not trying to
prevent any disease or illness
3.
The information provided
here is for informational purposes only
4.
These statements have not
been evaluated by the FDA
How can you increase IL-2?
Clinical trials have shown a product, Beta 1, 3-D Glucan, raises IL-2
significantly. There may be other non-drug products that will raise the level of
IL-2 safely but I am not aware of them.
If you
feel like you have anxiety, insomnia, have been diagnosed as schizophrenic or
maybe even bi-polar and you take Beta 1, 3-D Glucan and you no longer have those
symptoms after using Beta 1, 3-D Glucan; it was your immune system that made the changes
and it had to have been a misdiagnosis in the first place because Beta 1, 3-D
Glucan does not cure, stop or prevent any disease or illness.
To put this simply and to further explain the
paragraph above to avoid a medical claim of any type:
Your body
just needed
water!
You might be diagnosed with all type of disorders but your body just needed some
water and probably sleeping inside your home to handle the anxiety caused by the
crawling critters. No one cured
anything in this example by giving water. We could go into all that is taking
place within the body when it is able to hydrate but the simple act of putting
water into a body that is dehydrated is really all that was done.
The same holds true here with Beta 1, 3-D Glucan.
The Beta 1, 3-D Glucan will increase IL-2. When IL-2 is increased the rest of
the immune system can begin to work and will “crosstalk” with the part of the
brain that is holding back or dumping hormones into the body.
People have been shown to be less anxious when
their IL-2 levels are raised from a low point. People have been shown to sleep
better when low levels of IL-2 were increased. People diagnosed with
Schizophrenia and bi-polar will probably have low levels of IL-2. People with high levels
of IL-2 will usually not be found to have Schizophrenia and bi-polar.
You give an antidepressant to someone with bi-polar
and they will react negatively to the antidepressant. Antidepressants lower
IL-2, a bi-polar symptom usually needs a higher level of IL-2.
Again, I am talking about the immune system, not
curing a disease or illness. Do not take
Beta 1, 3-D Glucan if you have depression. Always check with your physician before taking any supplement. What Beta Glucan do we recommend and why? There are many Beta Glucan products on the market. As I stated in the last newsletter, the reason Aktivated Barley is in the Power Barley Formula and Essential Protein Formula is due to it having Beta Glucan. We needed and wanted a higher concentration of Beta Glucan, so we kept researching. We only recommend Beta 1, 3-D Glucan. There are capsule forms of Beta Glucan sold in
retail stores and on the Internet. These other Beta Glucan products do not have
the amount of isolated Beta glucan of
Beta 1, 3-D Glucan. It is the isolated Beta glucan that is the crucial element
as well as the purity of the product in the capsule.
Some manufactures of
Beta glucan products have actually used a large capsule; a capsule meant to hold
200 mg of a product, filled it completely with their Beta glucan and advertise
it as 100 mg Beta glucan and that it is one of the strongest on the market.
For a Beta glucan to
be effective, enough fats and proteins must be removed. When removing fats and
proteins from Beta glucan the molecular structure must not be compromised or you
lose the effectiveness.
Other than the Beta
1, 3-D Glucan brand, there is only one other Beta glucan we would recommend.
That Beta glucan is manufactured by a research company, Sigma-Aldrich, and 100
mg of Beta glucan is sold for $590.00. Their Beta glucan is not sold
over-the-counter but to universities for research purposes. Their price for
research purposes seems like when a government pays $500 for a hammer found at
the local hardware store.
This is why The Road Back
only recommends Beta 1, 3-D
Glucan at a price of $29.95 for 60, 100mg capsules. Beta 1, 3-D Glucan has been
tested repeatedly for purity and content and what you read on the label is what
you actually receive. You can purchase Beta 1, 3-D Glucan from
TRB Health by
clicking here if you
wish or you can purchase it elsewhere. Most if not all of the healthcare
providers using our program will also have Beta 1, 3-D Glucan in stock.
Click here for a list of healthcare
providers. But, don’t waste your time or money with
a different Beta Glucan product.
The Beta 1, 3-D
Glucan comes with 60 capsules in a bottle and each capsule has 100 mg of Beta
Glucan.
How much Beta 1, 3-D Glucan should you take
each day?
The bottle label
recommends 2 capsules each day. It is important to not have any liquid or food ½
hour before or after taking the Beta 1, 3-D Glucan. The absorption of Beta 1,
3-D Glucan is not through the stomach but via the small intestine. The Beta 1,
3-D Glucan is carried across the lining of the small intestines into the
lymphatic system.
Current research
suggests an effective amount of Beta 1, 3-D Glucan is between 2 mg and 25 mg of
Beta glucan per kilogram of weight. Depending on your situation, you may benefit
from taking more of a daily amount.
To find your
optimum amount of Beta 1, 3-D Glucan, first convert pounds to kilograms (2.2lbs
= 1 kg) For example, if you weighed 220 lbs, then you would weigh 100 kilograms
(220 divided by 2.2 = 100). This means you would want to take at least 200 mg of
Beta 1, 3-D Glucan everyday, but no more than 2500 mg everyday (research shows
if you were to take more than 25 mg per kilogram, there would be no added
benefit).
Our suggestion
is to always start any supplement we recommend at a low amount and increase
slowly. The moment you feel a positive change, stay at that amount of the
supplement. Only increase the supplement slowly again if you did not achieve the
full desired results within 1 full week.
American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org/ American Psychiatric Association - http://www.psych.org/ Medscape - http://www.medscape.com/
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Jim Harper
The Road Back
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