Welcome to another edition of Common Ground Online. Here's what's in this week's edition:
- Amber's Story
- Share The Hope: Share Your Story
Hi, my name is Amber and this is my “Truehope story”. When I was four years of age, I was diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed Ritalin. I spent my whole childhood, youth and young adult life on medications. I was told that I would always be on some sort of med for the rest of my life. There was even a time when I was on
Lithium, Clonazepam, Loxapine, Baciofen, and Macrobid all at once.
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“My perspective is that EMPowerplus helps the brain to move to its natural state of balance or homeostasis. Psychiatric meds alter the homeostasis in the human brain so they work at counter-purposes to each other.”
– Dr. Scott Shannon
University of Colorado Children’s Hospital
Denver, Colorado.
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I have tried suicide several times, causing me to be hospitalized more times than I can remember. The last time I ended up in the hospital was from March to June 2007. I had just had a visit with my doctor and he told me that I would never be able to reduce my meds, let alone get off them. I returned to the group home where I was living and proceeded to break into the med cupboard, where I took over thirty Lithium. When the staff found me, I was not breathing, and they called 911.
The Kingston General hospital is where I woke up from a coma. I had a breathing tube down my throat and my hands were tied to the bed. Three months later when I left the hospital, I was on very little medications, and it was then that I switched to the Truehope program.
I have been on EMPowerplus for two years now last June. I was able to get a job working 5 days a week, a big improvement from when I was on medications. Back then I was hardly able to work one full day a week.
I have weighed as much as 400 pounds, caused greatly by the side effects from all the medications I was on. I now weigh 200 pounds less, but my physical and mental well being has been affected greatly by the weight loss and the surfacing of all stored medications. Some days I feel like I am going backwards. I have sad days and sick days, but the support people at Truehope and I are working together once again. I am gaining an understanding of how and why these drugs continue to surface, how to deal with them when they do surface, and how to rid myself of them.
I felt like I was stoned all the time from the medications. From all the attempts to take my life, it was obvious that I was living in a constant despair. Then Truehope came along.
The road ahead is going to be bumpy at times, but I hold onto the hope that I will one day be truly well. Thank you Truehope. If it wasn’t for you, I know I would not be here today.
-Amber
 By sharing your life-altering experiences with others, you can give powerful encouragement to those at the beginning of their road to wellness. If you would like to send us your story, please email us: success@truehope.com. If you feel comfortable including a picture with your story, that would be great too. Thank you for helping others realize the benefits of EMPowerplus and the Truehope program.
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We want to provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date program information so that you can continue to make informed decisions regarding your health. Our hope is that you will find hope, healing, and health through education and continued support.
Yours in health,
The Truehope Staff
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