Q & A Subjects
Q - I have clinical depression and have been on anti-depressants for approximately 10 years. I am currently on Zoloft at a very high dosage. I find that every year or two the medication does not work as well as it did initially. Would you recommend that I come in for an initial assessment, or would you recommend that I try some of the tapes and products for depression that are available on your web site?
A - When we are dealing with a chronic condition such as the one you describe it is necessary to proceed with neurotherapy. We see many clients with long term depression and with difficulties associated with habituation to medication. Our goal is to correct the brain deficiencies that are associated with the depression and restore them to normative functioning. Coming off the medication would also be a longer term goal of the neurotherapeutic treatment but the titration off medication in conditions such as yours requires a long time and VERY slow reductions. The harmonic products on the CDs are not designed to deal with clinical depression. We do use them in treatment to sustain gains made in therapy and to facilitate further improvements. The first step is to come in for an initial brain assessment and determine the exact nature of the problem from a neurological perspective. |
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