tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post6435683214128498991..comments2023-07-13T05:01:01.343-07:00Comments on Holistic Recovery from Schizophrenia: Bob Chiarelli speaks for the first time about his son's schizophreniaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-32065643843578595732012-10-26T08:14:46.444-07:002012-10-26T08:14:46.444-07:00I think it was the diagnosis and treatment that ne...I think it was the diagnosis and treatment that neglected his health, as you suggest. His tragic and too early death was preventable. The medical profession did him, and continues to do to thousands of others, a huge disservice. The profession, IMO, has been only too willing to say "there is nothing that one can do" (other than take medications) if you have a diagnosis of SZ. So, if you want to smoke, well, go ahead, because it soothes you. I don't know if niacin (nicotinimide) in high doses was ever considered, but doctors routinely dismiss these natural remedies as "dangerous and untested." It takes a lot of courage to go against what a doctor authoritatively states, and a lot of people just aren't inclined to take their health into their own hands under these conditions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700295858497275586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894514913516471357.post-27519124795250327342012-10-26T07:49:04.132-07:002012-10-26T07:49:04.132-07:00"...about 3 out of 5 (M.I.) die from mostly p..."...about 3 out of 5 (M.I.) die from mostly preventable diseases"<br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-05-03-mental-illness_N.htm<br />The schizophrenic son smoked.<br />Why did he neglect his health?<br />From the diagnosis and treatment possibly.<br /><br />Treatment like<br />"The antipsychotics block 70-90 percent of the dopamine receptors in the brain. In (response) return, the brain sprouts about 50 percent extra dopamine receptors. It tries to (compensate) become extra sensitive. So in essence you've created an imbalance in the dopamine system in the brain. You (now) have too many dopamine receptors" Robert Whitaker<br /><br />Nicotine from smoking "In small concentrations, nicotine increases the activity of these (brain) receptors. Nicotine also has effects on a variety of other neurotransmitters through less direct mechanisms." wikipedia <br /><br />Drug for a drug for a drug...Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.com