Catalincata94 said:
Any solutions for tiredness in the afthernoon? Usually in the afthernoon i feel tired and have lack of motivation and this is going now for some months. I'm doing yoga, the 5 tibetan rites which helped me in the begining but still, im still having tiredness and i'm also programing the energy from the yoga for healing the body mind and emotions.
I don't think this is because of the benzo as you said, i already changed it with another and even if it would be because of benzos i can't go off them untill i am totaly healed of paranoid schizophrenia because the psyhiatrist said that people with paranoid schizophrenia are restless and anxious and if i would be all the time restless or at unease that wont help me heal myself, it would just hinder the healing. I already was at unease and restless all the time when i reduced the benzo before this that i have now, it happened when i was on a low dose just 20% of a tablet, i reduced it gradualy by 10% every week. On the internet it was recomended if it is hard to get of them while on low dose then it is best to stay on a lower dose for a longer period then i can go ahead and reduce it and get off them because that would be easier. But as i said the psychiatrist said that people with schizophrenia need benzos because hey are at unease or restless.
Was this something that occurred before the benzos, or when you were off them? I am curious if this can be attributed more directly to the schizophrenia if the disorder messes with your energy balance. The reason I focused on the benzos earlier was because pharmaceuticals in general are very yin, let alone a benzo. I figured this was decreasing your yang and making you feel tired. I don't think changing the brand would alter it too much, because the whole idea of the medicine is slowing the body down. It could be both the benzos and the schizophrenia together, as well.
I understand you still need them, and it would be correct to stay on them if this gives you more productivity. You will have to go off them eventually, anyway, though. Do you think your previous reduction of dosage was too fast or too great in magnitude? You should reduce it as much as you can without having any feelings of restlessness. I think this is the best middle ground.
I think the best solution that can be undertaken now would be a SaTaNaMa working. I would leave it generalized instead of targeting only the schizophrenia in the chance that the tiredness is due to something else. Given that this should heal on all levels, including soul and genetic, I think it has the best chance of healing something like schizophrenia, whilst simultaneously working to balance the body's yang energy. It should also be used to aid your body when you come completely off the benzos or other drugs.
It is unfortunate you had a bad response to the past TCM herbal treatment. When googling about acupuncture for schizophrenia, I came across
this article
that mentions:
"Taking a look a this most recent research, a 63 year old woman suffered from chronic hallucinations of a bird “pecking her back.” She experienced physical pain as a result of these hallucinations. The hallucinations persisted but the patient “felt less disturbed by them.” The pain and depression, however, reduced significantly. This was accomplished in 12 acupuncture treatments at a rate of once per week for 3 months. A 3 month post treatment follow-up documented lasting results.
Related research concludes “that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia would benefit from acupuncture treatment alongside conventional treatment.” Acupuncture was effective in alleviating schizophrenia and the side effects of psychiatric medication. Acupuncture also improved energy levels, sleep, physical disorders and motivation.
The study documented a group of patients treated with acupuncture two time per week for a total of 10 weeks. Acupuncture caused a decrease in the “side effects of antipsychotic medication; decreased auditory, visual and tactile hallucinations; decreased anxiety and paranoia; improved sleep patterns… increased motivation including increased sex drive and ambition to further themselves in education and work; improved socialization and concentration… reduced addictive behavior in relation to alcohol and cigarettes; improved diet and weight loss; and improved exercise regimes.”
Whatever can be fixed through acupuncture can also be fixed through the correct prescription of herbs. It appears there are clinics in Romania, although they may or may not be near you. If they offered Telehealth appointments, you could use this for guidance on diet and herbs. Online it lists "TAHH Taoist Association for Holistic Healing" as operating in Romania.
I also found this
"Romedic" website which lists clinics by location in Romania.