Many people with mental health conditions rely on medications to manage their symptoms, but these medications often come with metabolic side effects like weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and sexual side effects. (1/8)
Many people complain of feeling less "bad" but also emotionally flat. As someone who does couples therapy, I can tell you these side effects come into the session with the couple.
There are costs to these side effects. (2/8)
In addition to the financial cost of medications, these side effects can come at a high quality-of-life cost, which is why many people don't stay on them, even when they're helpful. (3/8)
#Medications in treating a mental illness are an important tool, but they're not always effective or palatable. (4/8)
There are other options for managing mental health conditions, including nutritional and metabolic interventions like the #ketogenic diet. (5/8)
What does a #win look like in #metabolicpsychiatry exactly?
It's a person with depression, anxiety, or other #mood or psychotic disorders for decades getting partial or even full symptom relief without the burden of side effects. (6/8)
It's important to have different options for treating mental health conditions. Individuals should have the right to make informed decisions about their mental health treatment. (7/8) #ketoformentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #metabolicpsychiatry #brainhealthmatters
And that means access to mental health professionals that are educated about the #metabolic roots of mental illness and able to educate and support the use of #ketogenic diets for those who choose that option. (8/8) #levelup #MDs #counselors #therapists #psychologists

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