Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by
Alternative to Meds Editorial Team
Medically Reviewed by Dr Samuel Lee MD
Table of Contents:
- Video: Antidepressants FAQs
- Alternatives to Escitalopram Can Be Safer, More Effective.
- Alternatives to Escitalopram Include:
- Cleansing is Important for Mental Health
- Counseling a Proven Alternative to Escitalopram
- Escitalopram Alternatives Include Nutrition and Exercise
- Joyful Alternatives to Antidepressants
- Should Antidepressants like Escitalopram Be Called Depressants?
- Alternative to Meds Center Information on Alternatives to Escitalopram
Natural escitalopram alternatives (Cipralex®, Lexapro®) are not taught in medical school. Natural alternatives to escitalopram can be utilized gently and safely to reduce and eliminate symptoms. Orthodox medical doctors automatically rely on prescribing toxic drugs as first-line treatment. We’re all about natural alternatives for better health at Alternative to Meds Center.
Escitalopram may have been useful during a time of dire crisis. After a crisis has stabilized, or where there is time to consider other options, there are sound reasons to explore alternatives to escitalopram for superior health benefits.
Do Your Symptoms Require Escitalopram?
Thankfully, Alternative to Meds Centers uses its 17 years of experience to help clients reach their health goals, and our published evidence clearly shows our success. If you would like to address and resolve root causes and underlying issues in much less toxic ways and explore alternatives to escitalopram, we can help. It could very well be that biological, environmental, or medical conditions were missed, that precursors that contributed to the original crisis have since been resolved, or that you were simply misdiagnosed.
This video covers the remarkable recovery journey of a woman who was technically disabled, had lost the ability to work, and could barely walk. It was an overwhelmingly dismal situation. Her story of getting off of antidepressants and benzos is truly heroic. She also went back to work as a professional counselor and can even power-walk. Most people calling ATMC think they are the worst. This video should bring you comfort that there is hope.
We invite any person to take a new look at escitalopram alternatives, especially if the drug could not be tolerated, or caused concern because of burdensome side effects. Escitalopram carries a risk of heart damage, and as with all SSRI drugs, comes with a black-box warning for suicidality.1 We know from our own experience at the center as well as from a wealth of clinical research, that natural alternatives to prescription medications can be as effective or even more so, and safer to use. This could be especially true over the long term. We developed our programs on several fundamental pillars that support mental health. First, we provide the opportunity to achieve natural mental health without drugs. Our safe tapering programs allow the CNS to adjust without distress. We also acknowledge that addressing toxic overload with deep cleansing is crucial to the full restoration of health.2 Nutrition is another fundamental based on orthomolecular principles, including diet and supplementation. In addition to these fundamentals, a wealth of adjunctive holistic therapies including CBT 3 and relaxation techniques as outlined below in more detail, can provide opportunities for calming, invigorating restoration of the person as a whole.
Colon hydrotherapy, chelation, sauna in conjunction with nutrients that convert fat-soluble toxins to water-soluble for safe elimination) 2,16
Neurotoxins are often overlooked in assessing mental health issues. In a review article published in the Journal of Neurotoxicology, Genuis sounds the alarm on the “swelling repertoire of potentially toxic chemicals” that we may easily come into contact with on a daily basis.16 Toxic mold is another factor that is important to check for where symptoms resembling psychiatric disorders may be stemming from mycotoxins in the home, or workplace.9 The 2021 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published a brand new meta-analysis of 49 studies that outlined the dangers of some of the most common volatile organic compounds found in households in what are termed “high-income countries.” Underscoring the problem, authors Alford and Kumar note that in HICs, people spend about 2% of their time outdoors. There is an increasing need for awareness of what’s in our food, air, water, personal and cleaning products, homes, and workplaces. In high-tech regions, we need to keep pace with health technology and information that can be used to minimize these risks. And we need to get outside and breathe more! 18
In addition to purging out the burden of toxic load from the body, nutrition 5 and exercise 14 are two other essential elements that each play vital roles in the support of natural mental health. For this reason, during escitalopram recovery, we give our clients detailed and individualized programs. We give each person the appropriate 
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