The problem may not be so much the medications themselves as the ravages that
psychotropic medications cause to the system. First, all medications leave an
acidic residue (or ash) which must be metabolized.

When you add that to the fact that Americans have (on average) a very highly acidic-reacting diet, (especially from wheat and red meat) you're going to be feeling the effects of an overload of acid in tissues and fluids.

We need to change our diets to overcome the effects of these acidic residues.
Squeezed lemon juice in a glass of about 8 oz of water will help with that. It
takes about two lemons in water. If you don't feel better within 4 hours, repeat
the process. That will help calm things and give you a much better feeling tone.
I use it occasionally when I feel a little irritated or down.

Then, too, medications are going to take their share of valuable nutrition from your system just in being metabolized. We need to have bloodwork done by our private physicians to determine if we're low on any vitamins--particularly D3, the B series, vitamin C, A, E, etc., right down the line.

Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown now to have a beneficial effect on mental
illness. They really are excellent help for feeling tone.

Things of this sort make a difference in our effort to live with medications. Being
pro-active in your care is a real way to get better quicker.