“When you were 14, you took up to sixteen (16) Xanax per day,” Bill Maher said to comedian, Sarah Silverman, commenting on her new book about her life. (Xanax (alprazolam) is an anti-anxiety drug.)

“By a doctor… a doctor prescribed it,” Sarah replied.

“I don’t remember feeling anything.”

“I can’t believe… that… you just… back then, but probably still now, that people don’t question doctors at all...,” Sarah continued.

“This doctor kept upping my dose and upping my dose until I was taking four (4) Xanax, four (4) times per day… 16 Xanax a day.”

“I remember, I kept the empty bottles.”

Drug and alcohol problems are the result of biochemical glitches. They are not caused by a lack of will power and cannot be solved with talk therapy. Prescription drugs such as Prozac cannot correct these problems either. I believe the exact same thing is true for anxiety and depression.

In this audio clip, you will hear Dr. Julian Whitaker describe the research of American biochemist, Dr. Roger Williams.

He found that “alcoholic” rats could be cured of their desire for alcohol with large doses of nutrients.

You will then hear Dr. Whitaker interview Joan Mathews Larson, PhD whose son committed suicide about 30 years ago after returning from talk therapy.

Dr. Larson committed her life to finding a better way, and came across the research of Dr. Roger Williams.

In this 3rd part of Dr. Julian Whitaker’s interview with Joan Mathews Larson, PhD, she notes that drugs are not the answer for alcohol and drug problems, nor for the treatment of anxiety and depression.

Dr. Larson notes that she is bewildered how doctors can believe that drugs can solve the problem rather than using the natural chemicals that we are made of.

Obesity is associated with a 40% increase risk of anxiety disorders compared to people of normal weight according to an analysis of 16 studies. An increase was seen in both men and women.

Gwen Olsen, author of “Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher”, who worked as a sales representative for the drug companies for 15 years calling on doctors, tells how she was addicted to the anti-anxiety drug Xanax (alprazolam) for 10 years.

She also says that after stopping Xanax, she experienced withdrawal symptoms for 6 months.

Gwen Olsen, author of “Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher”, who worked as a sales representative for the drug companies for 15 years calling on doctors, notes that all psychiatric drugs can cause withdrawal symptoms which are often worse than the initial condition.

Traditional psychiatrists will often tell you that that you are having “rebound anxiety” or “rebound depression” or “rebound psychosis”, and that you need to take these drugs forever and will never be normal without them, but this is not true Gwen notes.

The withdrawal, according to Gwen, is your body trying to detoxify from these drugs.

Gwen Olsen, author of “Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher”, who worked as a sales representative for the drug companies for 15 years calling on doctors, states that you should NEVER stop a psychiatric drug on your own.

You should ALWAYS be supervised by a health care professional because stopping these drugs will often cause withdrawal symptoms such as “rebound anxiety” or “rebound depression” or “rebound psychosis”.

Gwen Olsen, author of “Confessions of an RX Drug Pusher”, who worked as a sales representative for the drug companies for 15 years calling on doctors, suggests looking for an alternative doctor or a doctor who is involved in “Integrative Care” to supervise withdrawal of psychiatric drugs.

She says that traditional psychiatrists are opposed to this because many psychiatrists have a vested interest in giving patients drugs.

Hypoglycemia can cause all kinds of symptoms, many of which feel like a psychiatric disorder, as noted in this video clip which describes Joan Mathews Larson’s own experience with hypoglycemia, her being misdiagnosis by her doctor as having a psychiatric disorder, and having been given tranquilizers and anti-anxiety medicines instead.

In this video clip, Joan Mathews Larson notes that in patients she has seen with depression caused by low thyroid, they have a “Black Depression”.

Pyroluria can cause life-long anxiety and depression as noted in this video clip of Joan Mathews Larson, PhD.

“[Chemicals in our environment] are so capable of ruining our lives… you have no idea.”
— Joan Mathews Larson, PhD

Here is the case history of a 40-year-old woman who had been suicidal all her life who came to see Joan Mathews Larson, PhD.

She was on 5 medications including: Prozac, Lexapro, Adderal, Depakote, Estazolam (Prosom for sleep).

They found she had allergies to wheat (gluten) and dairy (caesin). 

Food allergies can cause:
• depression
• panic attacks
• anger

This is the because allergies cause inflammation and water retention which block the uptake of nutrients which causes nutritional deficiencies.

This is according to a book called “Trace Your Genes to Health” by Chris Reading, MD as noted in this video clip by Joan Mathews Larson, PhD.

“I have seen transformations [out of depression] faster than almost anything else we do “[ by eliminating foods that people are allergic to. ]” notes Joan Mathews Larson, PhD in this video clip.

The most common cause of depression and mood disorders are due to brain allergies.

This is according to Joan Mathews Larson, PhD who has been treating people for 30 years with natural supplements.

She has seen the most amazing recoveries from depression by addressing brain allergies.

Joan Mathews Larson, PhD gives a couple Tablespoons of Fish Oil (omega-3’s) to all of her patients.

Dr. Larson has been treating anxiety, depression, and addiction natural supplements for 30 years.

Here is a case history of a women with suicidal depression, whose depression went back to childhood, who was successfully treated with natural supplements and her depression lifted in 2 weeks.

This woman previously spent 6 months in a Florida treatment program for depression, where they had been unable to help her.

Here is a list of risk factors for depression as noted in a speech given by Joan Mathews Larson, PhD in September 2007.

Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) found in Evening Primrose Oil is converted in the body into a powerful antidepressant called Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) as noted in this video of a speech given by Joan Mathews Larson, PhD.

She notes that even though Borage Oil seems like a cheaper source of GLA, Evening Primrose Oil is much better than Borage Oil because it is taken up by the brain much better than Borage Oil.

Dr. Larson gives a “loading dose” of one capsule with each meal in other words, 3 capsules per day and then backs off to 1-2 capsules per day according to an email I got from her office.

I’ve been taking Evening Primrose Oil for the past few months and I do like the effects.

I started off with 3 capsules per day each containing 1300 mg of Evening Primrose Oil.

I noticed lots of energy immediately.

But then after several days I felt a little anxious and had a little trouble sleeping, so I stopped for a couple days, then started with 1 capsule.

And after a couple of weeks, I increased it to 2 capsules per day and I feel great.

My muscles also feel better when I exercise.

Here is a video clip of Joan Mathews Larson, PhD speaking at a conference in San Francisco in Sept 2007.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

Dr. Larson is the author of “7 Weeks to Sobriety”, “Depression Free”, and “7 Weeks to Emotional Healing”.

Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) found in Evening Primrose Oil is converted in the body into a powerful antidepressant called Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), however, it should NOT be given to people with schizophrenia because it will make them worse.

Here is a video clip of Joan Mathews Larson, PhD talking about this in a speech she gave in September 2007.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

Dr. Larson is the author of “7 Weeks to Sobriety”, “Depression Free”, and “7 Weeks to Emotional Healing”.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

In this video clip, she tells how a deficiency of vitamin B6,, pyrodoxine, can cause extreme anxiety, nervousness, confusion, and melancholy.

She also notes that old large doses are required, and if you don’t take enough, nothing happens.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

In this video clip, she tells how a deficiency of vitamin B3, niacinamide, can cause anxiety depression and fatigue.

She also notes that vitamin B3 can eliminate a kind of alcohol psychosis that causes paranoia and feeling quarrelsome.

Note: the doses of vitamin B3 used for this are several thousand milligrams, which is a much higher dose than is found in multiple vitamins.

Dr. Larson also points out that anti-anxiety medicines such as Valium, Xanax, Ativan, and Librium attach to the same anti-anxiety receptors in the brain as vitamin B3.

She also notes that when the patent for Valium ran out, the drug company, Hoffman LaRoche, admitted that they got the formula for Valium by trying to copy the chemical structure of vitamin B3.

Imagine that.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

In this video clip, she tells how nutrient deficiencies can cause symptoms that feel like a psychiatric disorder.

She tells how vitamin B1 ( thiamine ) can cause problems with memory and concentration, numbness and tingling in the arms and legs, a sensitivity to noise, and belligerence.

She notes that they inject vitamin B1, and that a deficiency of vitamin B1 is very common in alcoholics, and often requires massive doses.

For 30 years, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD has been treating addiction, anxiety and depression with natural supplements in order to correct the underlying biochemical problems which cause these conditions.

In this video clip, she tells how Nutrient deficiencies can cause symptoms that feel like a psychiatric disorder.

She tells how vitamin B1 ( thiamine ) can cause problems with memory and concentration.  numbness and tingling in the arms and legs, a sensitivity to noise, and belligerence.

She notes that they inject vitamin B1, and that a deficiency of vitamin B1 is very common in alcoholics, and often requires massive doses.