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At the recent Micronutrients for Mental Health conference held in San Francisco, California in December 2009, Dr. Scott Shannon introduced one of his patients, Brooks W*, who had successfully transitioned from psychiatric medications to EMPowerplus. Brooks recounted his experience to a group of about 100 researchers and health care professionals who attended the conference.
Over the course of 8 years, Brooks was on 18 different medications – sometimes between 5 and 7 at a time. He and his family had consulted with psychiatrists throughout the United States on how to best manage his serious condition, but no combination of medications seemed to give him relief. For example, Brooks commented, “At the age of seven I was put on Adderall for a diagnosis of ADHD, and although I was taking the medication in hopes of taming some of the problems that I had focusing in school…it only made things worse. I began feeling the side effects of depression, cognitive dulling, and anger. To help with the side effects I was put on Ritalin, and that really started the rocky road for me and my family.”
After years of struggling with his condition, Brooks was referred to Dr. Scott Shannon, who recommended EMPowerplus. “The whole idea of transitioning off of prescription meds to [EMPowerplus], or something like it, is not something that most people are interested in – and the risks that are involved," Brooks says. “But at that point we were so fed up with the side effects that I was experiencing and just how it was bringing my whole family down, that we were ready to take that risk.”
Soon after Brooks began taking EMPowerplus he enrolled in a mainstream college-prep boarding school. He graduated with the school’s highest honor. Today Brooks is a freshman at University.
To watch Brooks tell his story, click on the video icon below:
*Note: Name has been changed.
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