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Lithium in very small dosages can be used to cure schizophrenia in a surprisingly effective way. It’s fragile and the patient must be checked regularly, but it works.

84 sats \ 9 replies \ @k00b 1h

afaik they use very large doses when treating schizophrenia. have you seen supplemental doses (like 5mg) help?

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140 sats \ 3 replies \ @sox 1h

Whoops! I meant Bipolar disorder, not schizophrenia. In fact, if I remember correctly, lithium is not that effective when treating schizophrenia, but can be used as a supplement.

I also think I need to revisit my perception of "small" since 300-900mg actually isn't that small ...

The thing is, tinfoil hat on, lithium has been heavily undermined by pharmaceutical companies in general. Independent studies actually prove lithium can be really effective and should be studied more.

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most people wud rather lie down on the forest floor and breathe in fresh air than go around sucking on lithium tablets; on another note, why not go straight to spacesuits?

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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 56m

I get what you're saying, but some people need to go around sucking on lithium tablets to even be able to lie down on the forest floor and breathe in fresh air.

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yes, that is a temporary cope if absolutely necessary;
also this (non-toxic nicotine lozenges):

(lol, i just imagined darthcoin waiting until i say that beer is OK too; spoiler - kind'a yes, kind'a no);

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there is no one magic 💊; do anything and everything that helps ur body function at a high level, then figure out ways to source the clean-natural-non-toxic ingredients in a streamlined manner;

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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @pory_gone 1h

Eating healthily is certainly good, but I think it has a lot to do with our minds. I suppose "eating well" makes our brains feel good.

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the material and the mental are inseparable, quantal, and fractal;

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15 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 1h

I mean I wish that nature and natural ingredients could help in these cases but they truly ... don't

We evolved as humans and extended our lifespan thanks to our will to bend nature. Ironically the opposite is also happening by doing so.

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as u think so shall be; i recommend against thinking about shortening ur own lifespan willingly, and think about the fact that the integrity of the flesh-mind complex is dependent on the

  • evironmental benignity & non-toxicity
  • resilience thru endurance training and synchronization with nature
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personal experience? really now, how large is the patient population?

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38 sats \ 1 reply \ @sox 2h

Never did it! I was terrified of electricity since I tried to stick my fingers in the wall socket, and I always associated batteries with electricity.

But rather than personal experience, I was just amazed by the usage of metals in pharmaceuticals, kinda weird isn't it??

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we cud open a whole can of worms here; let's have this one simmer for a bit;

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