How's my mental health?
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- I've been using the ketogenic diet along with other metabolic therapies to treat my schizoaffective disorder. I give an update on how my mental health is, including what my experience of symptoms has been, how my mood is, and any problems I'm facing.
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Your channel is great, I think it is very much needed. But please, in the future, don't give people false hope every time you find a new diet, or hobby, or work out routine that (takes away your symptoms). You're old enough to know by now that symptoms come and go. Sometimes you feel like a rock star and sometimes you feel like a slug. I don't think it is fair to dangle carrots in front of people who are struggling as if this new fad, or diet or work out routine is going to fix their brain worms. Now if you do Keto for 5 years and have no symptoms for 5 years, feel free.
@@joshuaedwards3322 i think a good diet and exercise and spending time with loved ones and friends is important for mental health. she's been doing more than just the keto diet and she's explained this.
Are you going to be on keto perpetually now? There are some risk of malnutrition, heart disease on so on.
Read that being on it 100% of the time is not recommended by the majority.
This is great! I have bipolar and I haven't gone pure keto, but it is still a *very* low sugar diet. It was life-changing. I was able to stop taking 1 mood stabilizer altogether and dropped the other one to a miniscule dosage. It is wild how much cutting most sugar/carbs had an effect on me. 3 years now I think and still going strong.
I am so afraid to go keto, beacuse I have elevated colesterol due to my genetics, and I am afraid of the high fat intake. I have bipolar too
Do you recommend to go to a low sugar diet even if I don’ do keto?
@@AgnesBalla9602 me too, and the meds cause high cholesterol. Check out Chef AJ, her diet made me feel great and loose weight. I don't do it fully though as I need eggs and a bit more protein for my menstrual cycle.
Has keto also had a positive effect on your sleep?
@@AgnesBalla9602it would be worth a shot just to try getting rid of processed carbs and seeing how you feel.
I have bipolar 1 w/ psychotic features. I started strict keto thanks to you. I am experiencing the exact same thing you are describing. I'm blown away! Hope it lasts!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I also have schizophrenia and I have been following your progress and am in week 6 on the metabolic ketogenic therapies lifestyle. It is like having a different experience of life without positive or negative symptoms. My antipsychotic medication dealt with the positive symptoms pretty well, but I was being affected by negative symptoms badly and for the last five and a half weeks I haven't experienced any of the negative symptoms. I am stunned by change after 24 years of being on the schizophrenic spectrum.
Wow, congratulations!
So happy for you!
Wow, that is amazing. Happy for you 👍
Love to hear that there is hope for long-term suffers of this dreadful illness.
I feel that way down to a T! Except I've only been diagnosed for about a year with schizophrenia- I started the keto diet not too long ago, and for the first time in a long time, I don't have as severe negative symptoms
I’m so glad to hear you’re experiencing less symptoms and better sleep.
Keto has been wonderful for me on and off for over 10 years.
Consistent sleep with proper sleep hygiene has been a game changer as well as exercising 6/7 days a week.
My father took his own life when I was a child. His illness, schizophrenia, took him and dragged him from me. However, this has inspired me to truly understand the ‘sick’. I go to war with Bipolar every day. I have never seen a previous video you made. Notwithstanding, I am exulted to see the evident transition that has taken place in your life. Thank you.
I've recovered but I've been in an active hightened state I don't want to call hypomania almost constantly the past three years and my sleep has become completely disrupted. I have my second round of blood work coming up with Mark Hyman's Quest Labs project and I'm pretty positive I have a methylation issue but I'm seeing a Functional MD after the blood work is complete. Feeling up isn't a problem but this sleep thing really concerns me. I think one of rhe reasons you may be doing so well is you started all of this being in relatively excellent physical shape. Your personal case is quite exceptional. What's cool is you're pretty meticulous the way you've been focused on the smallest details. You're constantly monitoring, you're on top of the macros, you follow the diet strictly, you're a single person study because it's beyond anecdotal. You're filming your recovery in real time Lauren. You and your husband ate quite amazing.
I would love to meet you and let you talk with my son for some inspiration and encouragement! I love him so much and want him to know that what his brain is experiencing is nothing to be ashamed of, and this is when he will take the first steps toward healing. If the world would look at it with the same eyes as something like diabetes that can be treated or at the least made to be less severe and manageable/survivable, then the stigma of mental illness can be eradicated.
You have offered me so much hope for him and for the future of mental health in general ❤❤❤❤❤
I am in the same place with my son xx
Totally agree with you. On this road with my two sons. Seeing that there may well be a brighter future for mental health has also given me hope. We all need to spread the word.🔊
Me too with my daughter. These videos offer a lot of understanding of this disease. I wish my daughter would admit that her dilutions and hallucinations aren’t normal and she needs help.
Got to say, Great comment. I feel for you. My significant other has Shizophrenia for 12 years, with a stubborn resistance to any INSIGHT. Its the worst case when they refuse to admit a problem. I am in care taking role for past 5 months and have struggled to make diet changes for her. Its a real battle. But any thing helps. a Bullet proof coffee always gets her on the right track. But remaing keto longer is rare. This is why I follow this channel, Dr. Chris Palmer and Dr. Georgia Ede.
First of all you are a great mom. Second of all there is so much hope for people suffering with mental illness! So many breakthroughs are happening in research about the brain. People are starting to think schizophrenia may be caused by the inflammation of the central nervous system. In the future it may be treated by calming down the inflammation with immunotherapies. Please watch the movie brain on fire it’s about a woman with autoimmune encephalitis and this helped pave the way for a lot more research about how inflammation can impact the brain and that may be where most mental illnesses stem from. Just a bit of hope for you. You’re doing great and your son is so lucky to have you as a parent. He’s going to be okay and he has nothing to be ashamed of❤ people with mental illnesses especially those with schizophrenia are freaking warriors and are amazing 💖
I love that concept of “reemergence,” and wonder if this may have resulted from a combination of science (ketosis) and psychology (empowerment). Congrats on coming back to yourself, Lauren! I’m rooting for you. ❤🎉
Thank you for sharing your journey. I started using Keto for weight loss about three years ago. You are encouraging me to check ketones. I have Bipolar Disorder.
Make sure to have a full thyroid panel done too, many people with bipolar have thyroid issues.
You look SO healthy!
I just wanted to share for anyone this may help, when i transitioned from vegan after 6 years to carnivore/keto, my psychotic symptoms have subsided dramatically within less than 1 year.
Hey Lauren so uplifting and encouraging to hear about your positive keto experience. Really does encourage me to keep going with my own keto journey to treat chronic depression ❤ xx
I also have schizophrenia too. Only WE know how that goes. I changed my life around too. No Keto, but a better diet with no more alcohol. Anyways, you look great!
How can you tell if the voices are real or not?
This is brilliant. I’m over the moon for you and your family. ❤
I just came back to your channel after a while and I have tears in my eyes seeing that you´re doing better and that you have something real, tangible to guide you to hope. I´m so happy for you :)))
How can you tell if the voices are real, or they are not?
Wooow!!!! So excited for you and your family❤️❤️❤️
Food is our first medicine -- regardless of our wellness and illness combination. Bravo on your health journey!
Well spoken! You have developed an expert lived experience ability to reflect and express in a professional way. I like how you ended it too that any medication changes will be considered by your psychiatrist and care team express it is safe to reduce meds and dial in more on your metabolic therapies! Excellent Job!
I hesitate to say “amazing” because I already know about this, but I will say it about you and your family. Bravo for trying it and sticking it out!
I congratulate you both. I think it has helped a lot of people challenged with it. You are very brave to be so open for people with the same or similar challenge
I’m so happy for you. You’re an inspiration for so many because of your candour and your determination.
So glad you're encouraged because you're feeling better. It's great that you're carefully moving forward, step by step. I'm really excited to see how your diet and therapies continue to help you long term. I'm really rooting for you no matter what happens, and wish only the best for you. Keep up the good work!
I am so happy for you, keep up with your keto lifestyle.
So glad you're doing well, Lauren! Thanks for keeping us updated! 😊❤
Congratulations on your amazing progress, Lauren. I have been following your life adventure for some time now and want you know that you can be very proud of your success in working your way back to where you are now. You give hope to thosends of others with your effort and the documentation that you provide. We all love you so much.
Sounds like things are working out for you on Keto. Congrats! I'm doing better on my Keto now that I'm over the Keto flu part. My psychiatrist has lowered my meds too. I'm hoping to feel less sedated because of that.
Good to hear! I appreciate you continuing to make it clear that you are working with your care team closely.
Thank you for sharing Lauren! I am so happy you are doing better❤ and I really hope it stays that way.
I am so happy for you that things are going well so far. I'm the mother of two adult sons who have both developed mental illness - schizophrenia and delusional disorder. They are not taking any medication and may never try the Keto diet but it has given me such hope that this might be a treatment that can put these terrible illnesses into remission so others don't have to suffer. That alone has helped me so much. Much appreciation for what you are doing. Following along from Ireland.
It is so difficult - as a parent of adults- nothing you can do…heartbreaking
@@carolynb2457 I am still Trying with my son. Its so hard x
I can’t imagine experiencing it with two sons, My one son has it and the other does not. Wishing you strength and your sons recovery. My son is now doing better, it took a few hospital visits and finally found a great team of doctors.
@@user-bn9se1qn4d Thank you for the good wishes. Unfortunately our experience with the mental health system here in Ireland has not been good. Our son with delusional disorder has had 3 involentry hospital admissions and we - his parents - can not face that again, even though he needs it at the moment. The message from the mental health team was, that they are there for our sons, if our sons come to them. As they are lost in their illnesses, with little if any insight that they are ill, it is beyond me how that could happen. Metabolic psychiatry and what it promises for the future has lifted my soul. That parents in the future might not have to travel that very dark road of losing a son or daughter to mental illness, is a lot to be grateful for. I still hold out hope for my sons but as adults - 41 and 42 - there is little I can do. I'm glad your son is getting help ..... it's half the battle. Stay strong.
@@carolynb2457 keep going! Your there mother, you will get them help. Speak to your family doctor, maybe they can refer you to someone.
Lauren, I am so very happy for you and hoping that everything stays well ❤.
What an exciting update, Lauren! So very happy for you! 🤗
It's great to hear you're doing so much better!
I’m with you on your journey….my son had schizophrenia and we aren’t able to connect. Maybe someday we will. You should be so proud of yourself for taking charge of your health. You are a strong woman….God bless you on your journey.
Julie, Have you mentioned to your son perhaps joining Lauren’s peer support group listed in the first comment? ❤
Help..how can you tell if the voices are real or not?
That is wonderful! Thank you for sharing your journey. It's very inspiring. I appreciate your willingness to share !
Hi. I went through psychosis and just returned from the ward last month. I love to hear about your experiences and relate with someone who has went through the same / knows what it's like. 😅
I find that when I do low carb diets, my energy is neither greater nor lesser, but it is definitely more even and consistent throughout the day.
That's amazing! Congrats!!! So happy for you and it brings hope - I hope to see similar results asap! I have quite a different experience on keto so far (a bit over 8 weeks in) 😟and so going to start working with Nicole Laurent to figure out what's the deal and hopefully reap the benefits I need
Exited to see your healing journey! When I tried the keto diet, just wanted to share that I also had some troubles to fall asleep, due to feeling more productive, clearer and sharper ! 😊
This is amazing, well done keep it up. Regarding sleep, I used to have issues with sleep too but now I prioritize it otherwise I can get a bit unstable.
You have inspired me to start the keto diet myself, I have struggled with anxiety, depression, ADHD and addiction issues my while life.
Love how inspirational you are and always trying new things!😊💖🤗
You give me hope to keep working on my mental health recovery journey and not feel ashamed of my diagnosis.I hope the diet continues to make positive changes in your life?💖
Wow, Lauren! Such good news! You go girl!
This makes me 😭 cry tears of joy my son is wish I could get him to try keto God bless you🙏
Mine will try anything but keto.
I’ve been
Diagnosed as bipolar, I have audio and some times visual hallucinations, watching your story has really helped me so much! I know I’ll have good days and bad days but watching ur videos make me feel like I’m not alone! I take caplyta for my Rx and it has helped managed my symptoms! Watching ur videos is why I started taking medication again!! Much Love!
I don‘t think you‘re bipolar…. To be honest. Maybe schizoaffective disorder?
I am bipolar (Type 1) and only experiencing delusional symptoms while I am in a manic state.
This is what I learned.
Bipolar is diagnosed if you only have psychotic symptoms during depression or mania. Usually mania.
Schizoeffective is diagnosed if you have psychotic symptoms even when you are not manic or depressed.
I am half way through reading Brain energy and am so pleases to see these results. Cant wait to see your reflection on this in the future
Amazing! Thank you for sharing ❤
Usually, for psychiatry patients, especially for psychotic disorder, remission is confirmed, or certified by specialist psychiatrist when there are no symptoms at all of your psychotic disorder for at least 6 months and above. That's the protocol, in my country, not sure of yours.
Even that, patients still need to take maintenance dose (minimum dose of medication)- in remission period to maintain wellness and maintain remission.
Remission (no symptoms at all)- could last from 6 months to years (like 5 years or even 10 years).
Also, changes of medication or lower down medication dosage (psychiatry)- is done after observation and follow up appointments of at least 3 months and above. Our psychiatrist won't lower down our dose in 1 month. It is always done and decided by psychiatrist and specialist, after careful monitoring over at least 3 months & above, and after weighing all aspects and all options. They want to be safe for the benefits of the patients.
Wishing you all the best in this journey of improving your mental health.
She's in Canada, and I'm not sure where you are, but the U.S. is typically six months as well (and in fact, diagnosis usually includes having active symptoms for more than six months. So yes, six months is a marker for mental health on multiple levels.)
Praying for you Gurl! ❤
Oh I’m so interested in keto for mental health!
Have you read Brain Energy by Dr. Chris Palmer? Very helpful...healing w keto
Thank you so much for these videos Lauren. I have been following you for over a year now as mr son has psychotic illness . Yours and others experience of the ketogenic diet has given me so much hope . I decided to start it myself with a view to learning all about it so I can help my son if he decides to do it. I didn’t expect that I would feel better myself even from day one. Im a carb lover , chocolate lover . Not overweight , but I do struggle with anxiety at times . It’s early days but I think the diet is helping with that.
I’ve just donated to your channel to say thank you 🙏
That’s so lovely to hear that you’re willing to learn through experience to help your son! Thank you for being a caring ally and keeping an open mind.
@@80islandia❤
So excited for you!!!
This is great, I've really enjoyed watching this progression. Would be amazing if this enabled you to go back to school like you were hoping.
you are such an inspiration.
I can relate to reemergence ❤ currently reducing my Zoloft dosage with the help of my doctor. Feeling more like myself. Thank you for sharing your journey
Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Know you are "normal" always too, no matter what. You are beautiful. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for your videos. So very informative. Have any of your therapists ever mentioned to avoid saying “ My disorder”. Your brain will remember you owning it by always saying “My”… I have been told not to take ownership of the situation I deal with, Again, thank you and your husband, you both are very articulate.
This is huge. I don't work in the research area at CAMH but I do work on a psychosis recovery unit and am super intrigued by this, especially for patients that have residual symptoms. I can't recommend this at this to point to my patients but I am tempted to drop a comment about them checking out your channel at the very least. It breaks my heart when I see patients who have such strong negative symptoms and poor quality of life. I can understand why the signs you're seeing are concerning. It's new. Also, I'm wondering if part of the sleep thing comes with ketosis territory. I know I certainly had that effect with AN. I'm going to think about this and chat with the pharmacist and dietitian to see if they have heard of good results on a broader level or at least research studies.
Hey there. I’m someone who has been hospitalized for psychosis. If you could also encourage trauma competency, cultural awareness, and abuse literacy amongst your colleagues, that would be wonderful! These things were all missing from my medical experience, and were subsequently the keys to my healing-but I had to do all the work on my own.
Thank you for your work and for investing time into gathering lived experience expertise from channels like this one.
@@80islandia thanks for reaching out. It definitely gets covered but sadly a lot of patient histories as similar and I admit I get things mixed up. It's well built into the training we do and continuing education models, but there should definitely be better laid out charting that highlights individual triggers. We cover it on admission, but patients are bombarded with questions and often don't get a chance to answer at another opportunity. I'm so sorry you've been treated poorly.
@@manbrains Thanks for your reply! And I know you all are doing the best you can within the limitations of the health authorities and established practice.
I hope we can come to a place where people with lived experience and mental health practitioners can meet from a place of mutual respect and begin to have some transformative conversations.
Until then, thanks for taking part in one-off conversations like this one :)
My child was diagnosed with Schizophrenia aged 14, negative symtoms… took a long time to diagnosis. He’s been on clozapine for years now and in a much better place. We are so grateful.
So happy for you!!!
Such exciting developments!
i have been happy to see you up.
I'm very happy to hear that the keto diet is helping you! Hugs!
I’m so hopeful for you ❤
U are to be admired…..bravo !
Lauren, SO happy to see you doing so well. I am thinking maybe today being a bit blue could be PMS - just a thought. You go girl!
Such exciting news!
Happy for you
YAAAASSSSS🎉❤🎉
Team Rob & Lauren
This is AMAAAAZING and I couldn’t be happier for you and yours!! Honestly! Brilliant! 😁❤️🧠👍🏼
How can you tell if the voices are real or not?
Thanks!
This is so exciting
I’m so happy for you.
Yes I think what you describe is what we without a mental illness experience in daily life. We definitely have bad days where we feel “off”. We have days when we feel low and days when we feel anxious or excitable. Also many of us have trouble sleeping. I often stay awake for hours at night if I don’t take a sleeping aide.
All my love 🫶 So proud of you ❤ You're such a kind human being.
You are so strong, so intelligent, and we love YOUUUUU and you being uniquely you 🫶
The sleep issue is quite common. Maybe you should try to up your fat along with your calories? Elisabeth Bright talks about how straight up fat can help to blunt cortisol and help you sleep better. And undereating is triggering a stress response. Whenever I lay awake in the evening I go to my fridge and just eat a thick slice lf butter. And wouldn't you know I fall asleep within 10 min. The fat is just so relaxing.
Love to you and best wishes
Chin up ❤ you're doing brilliantly, maybe occasional dips are to be expected, be vigilant but try not to worry on this tough but sunlit path of convalescence.
Your changes amount to a mindfulness-based reevaluation of yourself.
you're awesome
Huge love & respect & appreciation. It's wonderful. Don't you worry about mania you've passed that point. Plus you have Rob to help you if you need help. But you don't. You're safe and will continue... Bless you and your family!
You never pass mania. It'll come back unmedicated.
its interesting to learn about keto. I will never try it, I heard it can be hard to comply with and I trust my p.doc and other drs I am friends with enough to not take chances with fiddling with my meds. I hope you get well enough to return to school and succeed, having something to aim for could help you comply with the diet. I could have returned to school at your age and didn't and I regret it. I am glad to see you quit drinking, I had heard once you are diagnosed you should never drink again and quitting has many benefits. best of luck.
Well done sweetie with your progress keep going 😊
YaY! Good for you! Thank you!
what was ur diet like before?
(so glad u are talking more about schizophrenia! i was worried ppl i recommended to u dealing with it might be turned off if it seems too much about just keto)
also so glad the diet is helping
what we put in our bodies or minds REALLY effects our mental health (& sleep)
I love this video I know exactly what you mean and how you feel, the only difference is although I know what you mean I am not as well as you, I am not on the Keto either. I’m happy for you, I hope to get to your way of well being asap. Best wishes
That's massive. I really didn't believe it would work.
SO❤HAPPY FOR YOU
Have you sat back and thought about what this could mean for Teddy and how as parents we can have hope that our kids will not have to suffer through years of mental illness? I am also cautious about celebrating because it does feel too good to be true. But what a concept, to not have all that worry and guilt of passing down this suffering to our kids, by having a means of potentially preventing it. Thank you so much for taking us along your journey ❤
She just lowered her meds. It hasn't even been a month. One can only be cautiously optimistic right now. At best. She is self-reporting. A doctor is not weighing in. She's making money from this. There is bias and there is the fact that she could be just wanting it to work because she wanted to reduce meds. There is no way to tell if she is being truthful with herself or others which is why I'm not a fan of her reporting on this herself to a group of people who are sick, have fewer financial resources than her, and may just try this and get hurt following a patient's reporting. It's been a month and a half. That's not remission yet.
I think that ‘don’t want to sleep and want to get productive’ feeling can be a sign of what you said: that you are re-emerging and you feel like yourself again so you want to make up for the ‘lost time’ because of your illness in the past. I get that every time I am feeling better, beacuse I have a thought that now I am feeling myself and good, lets do everything I love and can do 😊
Hope it goes well! ☀️
Love your channel love that u are feeling better ❤ always think positive and if you think positive and do always the positive n good things things will always get better trust me… sucks to have schizophrenia I’m taking varlar 5 mg and sometimes I get paranoid sometimes I don’t is hard to see reality but thinking positive and always doing good things always makes a difference and life gets easier n happier thinking positive always Dow don’t let negative thoughts bring you down 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 love your channel makes me feel happy all the time thanks😊 ❤
If you have a negative thought make try your hardest to think positive tell your husband to always tell you what’s reality n what’s not.
Wow. i can barely imagine how bizarre/exciting it must feel to have such a massive shift in your experience!!
I also started doing keto in the beginning of January. I have bipolar 1 with psychotic features. All my loved ones notice that I'm doing much better than before mentally. I feel more energy as well.
Thank you for continuous update, Lauren. My current medication gave me speech impairment and inability to focus on reading. I hope I can find right medication for me, and I want to be articulate like you, for speech wise(I wanna go back to Invega soon even though it caused weight gain and anhedonia
My sister gained weight too, she was so slim and the medications made her put on a lot of weight and they also make her depressed at times.. and panicked.
im feeling great too right now no negative symptons and no hallucinations but im on meds
Ive had similar results on the candida diet which is also low sugar low carb. Increased capacity. Felt like a different person but i was never able to maintain it.
Woohoo! Congratulations. It sounds like you are describing hypomania where life is exciting and vibrant and you have energy and desire to be the person who you want to be. A state that with healthy metabolism is where we could all be
And this could go into full-blown mania
Hypomania is all that you say but it is rarely sustainable.
Keto diet has made me manic in the past. My opinion: Lauren is starting to go manic, or at least hypomanic, but she believes in the Keto diet as a promising "cure" and doesn't recognize the signs of mania starting.
@@BeingBetter Hopefully her husband and the professionals will recognize if she is getting manic even if she doesn't.
@@BeingBetter The tale as old as time. Manic people thinking they're "cured" after quitting meds. Happens to most bipolar people.
Yay! ❤️
Thank you for your video. I am interested in keto for two years because in 2021 I started taking Zoloft and gained weight fast and cannot get off of it. (no its not that I eat more or move less - unfortunately it somehow alters my metabolism). I want to start keto because I am 31 and the last 16 years I have depression and anxiety and cannot build my life like I want. Everyone thinks I am just stupid or lazy but in fact I was very depressed for a long time and suffered.
You are so beautiful. I love watching your videos, thank you for sharing with the world.
With more education, people are having spontaneous remission of all kinds of mental illnesses. My friend was on Disability for depression and had in total 39 medications over 40 years of hell. A forward thinking doctor checked her zinc levels which were low. Upon treatment she had immediate recovery which has lasted for years. The only thing she had to work through was the incredible trauma of 40 years gone and the idea she was "mentally ill" when it was just metabolic. It took a LOT of courage for her face her life afterwards, but she is doing it. Probably ALL "mental illness" are really just a feature of biology/ecology/evolution/chemistry etc. Step away from the diagnosis when you are ready.
Amen to this comment....I believe what you said.....evolutionary changes are real. I have a testimony coming in a book. Thank you for this comment.
i did this and had the same effect. since then, i addded back non-wheat non keto foods. and my result is about the same as keto. Just eliminating wheat works well for me.