I recently received a common from Alex about the over the counter mental health supplement ‘EMpower’ from the manufacturer True Hope. He wrote in response to my blog post on the potential dangers of EMpower and other such natural supplements. I have replied below.
Hi Julie,
My father killed himself when I was only two years old, after only a few weeks of manic behavior (his condition went undiagnosed at the time). Twenty years later, my sister was diagnosed with Bi-Polar disorder after a few months of insane and dangerous behavior. She spent two days in a mental institution before being released. She slept about four hours every two days, and would swing from extremely hyper to drowsy/lethargic in a matter of minutes. My family and I spent two weeks keeping her on round-the-clock suicide watch. During this period, we kept her on the proper loading dose of EMPower (which I think was something like 24 pills [ Read More ]
