My daughter gained a massive wieght increase after her doctor put her on long term medication for anxiety. A few years back we sweated off 50 lbs. with 15-20k daily bike rides over the summer and weaned her off the pharma poison. She then dropped another 50lbs through jogging and yoga.
A few years later and her doctor is so pleased how she is doing that she cut back on her dosage which she has not used in over 4 years!. Shameful that they take all the credit and so little interest.
Oh my goodness, @novacadian! I am so glad your daughter regained her health.
I was on handfuls of pills 3X a day, and weekly shots at the time when I lost weight. I have a few serious conditions that were seeming to all be doing better. When I asked my 4 doctors if I should cut back on any of them since I was now "half my size" they all said no!
So I spent one year with all four of them weaning off all of it. I planned to add back what I needed, but it turned out I needed none of it and still felt fine. That was all done about 6 years ago, and I have never taken any of it again.
I agree with you - it's a big pharma racket for the most part.