Strangest Medical Treatment That Actually Worked

Staying positive and laughing

Increase sodium intake for POTS- i was shocked to hear my doctor say MORE sodium!!

For POTS episodes, salt😉. Eat some straight up salt 🧂

Taking a digestive enzyme for Gastroparesis. Turns out your stomach stops producing acid and taking an acid works wonders with fixing digestion! I can eat solid foods again without any pain or issues!

Say I'm a fish and your hiccups are cured

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EMDR. It's such a weird concept but it's amazing how effective it is.

Therapy. I didn't want to go into therapy. I don't even remember why

Mindful walking

I went to a therapy center in 2021 to be scheduled for CBIT to treat my Tourette Syndrome. CBIT was recommended by my pediatric neurologist and then my primary care physician. I was very skeptical, but also desperate. My tics were so bad that I was injuring myself. The therapy center said there was an OCD specialist in the area who was starting to work with tic disorders, so I thought, "Sure, why not." In the first few sessions, I was coincidentally diagnosed with OCD. Suddenly all of my anxieties made sense. I started talking with her about my OCD symptoms and it actually helped my tics a lot. She didn't even focus on my tics. The mere act of talking to a therapist, someone professionally trained to help me understand and deal with my problems and specifically my OCD symptoms, lowered my stress so much that my tics decreased significantly. Unfortunately, that therapist switched employers and I could no longer see her. I still haven't found a new one out of fear. I would like to go again, though. It was wonderful.

Know you. Know your body. Know it's ok to disagree with others about what you are experiencing. Know it's ok to say no, that is not for me. The veterans hospital drs I see usually dismiss my symptoms. "Oh, just take this psych med, it will cure all." No, I don't need psych meds to handle gi upsets, hives, anaphylaxis, meningitis. I finally realized my drs are only going by averages for the human species. My body is not within those averages. Only I can advocate my needs. If a Dr recommends something I know won't work on my body, I don't do it.

Cutting out plastic, soy, and flax for endometriosis! My cramps have gotten waaaay less severe!

This wasn't a 100% cure but I didn't notice it help for a lot of years. Years ago, I went to a holistic/healer. He told me to lay on my back. He then proceeded to perform, what I only could describe as Raki…. I have only figured it out years after visiting him. I noticed that ever since I did visit him that I had not gone in the hospital those many years after. It must've worked some how

Visual and guided meditation. I've had therapists in the past try to teach me meditation before but it's impossible and frustrating to clear my head. Having something else to focus on when I'm panicking has helped.

B-2 and magnesium for headache control.

I got suggested to have a comfort water bottle and stuffed animal for anxiety. It strangely always works

Quite a few strange treatments have worked for me. From acupressure to crying it out, warm/hot showers, many things have helped me ease my anxiety. During the Summertime, I purchased an empty plastic spray bottle and filled it with cold water. The hot weather used to give me a lot of anxiety and panic attacks, so having the spray bottle really helped. And for the wintertime, getting plenty of sleep or taking naps helps out a lot as well, and getting sunlight through my windows has helped me the most. I now tend to get anxiety at night right now, especially since I am sick and hate being unable to breathe through my nose sometimes. I try my best to remain calm and distract my mind by playing calming games or talking to Wysa (a therapy robot for anxiety) 😅

Hypnotherapy! I had an incident with my father in the past that was causing me problems, so one of my medical providers at the time suggested I try hypnotherapy. I’m still amazed that it actually worked and helped me overcome that incident.

yes I used to flinch or freeze whenever someone hugged me or touched me in anyway. (Molested) So I didn't like anyone touching me not even family. I slowly got better but then I forced myself to work at a massage therapy clinic. Massage therapist are very touchy feely. So I have gotten used to friendly and safe touches. Also pets and animals touch and are so innocent so they teach loving.

Supplements - suggested by my dad actually. I thought all that jazz was just bs until I finally took an inflammatory supplement to help relieve inflammation and was shocked at how well it helped my knee and neck pain. It was at least 40% better over night. However if I don't take them (which I didn't for a few days while sick), the pain immediately returns and takes a while to subside again.

Sticking my hand in ice cold water or on a warm surface because I felt numb and dead inside

Discovered it myself, but ASMR videos on YouTube. If you don't get it, you don't get it. But for me it can be as good as xanax. I follow Gentle Whispering, Goodnight Moon, and VisualSounds1

I wouldn't call it "extra strength" but they definitely have overlapping benefits. A lot of ppl find benedryll sedating and it is often used in sleep medications "tylenol pm, nyquil pm, etc". I dont think theres much harm in trying it (but maybe on a day without a lot to do in case you need a nap) I personally found hydroxyzine to be unhelpful but didnt have any negative side effects. Benedryll can also cause people to have what my mom calls "a benedryll hangover". I wake up more exhausted if I've taken it at night and often feel "weird" or like a headache in the morning

Emgality for my migraines, and pills for my mental health. I felt like I could breathe again! Also doing a PHP program for the anxiety was a huge help.

Microdosing psilocybin 🍄

hold ice in your hand to stop a panic attack

As a teenager, my psychiatrist wrote me a prescription to 'watch cartoons often', after my mom mentioned I enjoyed them. Self care looks different for everyone!

Forgetting about it. Yes it has worked surprisingly well. ADHD helps me forget about it. I will focus on other things and just do the stereotypical switching focus that ADHDers do and that just makes me forget most of my problems. Weirdest thing ever.

watching fnaf related things ( talks about death and depression stuff ) it relaxes me

B-2 and magnesium for headache control.

Man oh man do I want to crack a joke right now but my sarcasm will get me banned.

Gabapentin (yes,the nerve medication) to reduce panic attacks

I was 4, woke up with a really bad earache. I was screaming lol. My grandpa made me pee in a cup, then laid me on the edge of the bed and poured my pee in my ear. I laid there, but when I woke up, my earache was completely gone. Most gross relief I ever felt. Lol

Black cohosh tea for menstrual cramps.

One time my leg was cramping and I was told to massage the opposite arm and it totally worked. One time acupuncture for migraine was magical. Haven’t done it since though. It was literally a single needle! On another note one time I got a splinter in my palm near my thumb (like where the muscle is below the web) and while I was struggling to get it out with the tweezers I started feeling panicked/weak, felt very difficult to breathe and then totally passed out!! My roommate thought I was scared of needles 😆 but I swear it’s some acupuncture nerve stuff going on.

If you struggle with self harm when you get the urge run your hands under the hottest water you can stand till the urges to harm yourself stop. This helped me stop my self harming many years ago.

This isn't the best advice but when I'm having super bad moments like big time panic attacks or I'm super upset in a situation where I need to collect myself quickly or my anxiety is just so bad one night my eyes are shot wide open I find that microdosing xanex works super well in just giving me the little boost of calm and control I need. I'm talking like a 4th of a piece of a low doseage prescription pill. Super micro but its perfect for those situations. I definitely don't rely on it but knowing its there for an emergency is helpful.

For nausea, lay on your left side and gently rub your stomach clockwise. I don't remeber where I learned this but it was a long time ago and it continues to work magic for me!

For impulse spending: Using *physical cash only* to pay for things—I’ve found its a lot harder to overspend when the money is physically leaving your wallet. It’s been sooo helpful to curve my impulse spending habits—I’ve also started recognizing where I spend the most money and have *actually* started making alternative hangout spots to accommodate for it. (I’m a huge foodie, and a study-aesthetic geek, so if I go to a coffeehouse I am wrecked!)

Just water. My GP says I'm really dehydrated. 😅

Ear drops for migraines.

Isolation for anger and water or 0.5 mlg of my zyprexa and not taking about it for about up to 2 hours before returning to that situation

Reiki 🙌

ATR therapy for PTSD. Truly works miracles. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 🙏 🙏

DNA swab for accurate medicine prescriptions 👍

Color therapy

Reparenting my inner child

that once i’ve done my half it’s not my burden that i have to carry anymore

Emdr. I had 3 migraines a day after surgery until we did this for a month. Btought it back down to my normal 1 per day.

Had poison oak for a few weeks, nothing seemed to help, finally realized the best help was cold water, slowly leeched out the irritants, numbed my skin, Since then I use cold water to fight allergies, I can be weed whacking in shoulder high grass covered in pollen but if I can keep soaked and cool down my sinuses, then I don't sneeze or have runny nose Cold water also helps wake me up, and reduce back pain,

EMDR and shock therapy. I did both. Both did nothing to help.

EMDR trauma therapy. Thought it sounded like a bunch of nonsense but it’s been incredible

Anxiety grounding method: tapping your legs or arms (opposite sides of your body) back and forth. Always thought it was oof but asked someone to try it on me when I was freaking out and it helped a lot. It takes you out of your mind somehow Tried doing it on myself but always got too caught up in my own fear to actually make it work

Weed gummies, they help so much and don’t have bad symptoms along with taking them.

Positive affirmations

5HTP combined with Melatonin to fight Seasonal Affective Disorder. It worked.

Bite lemons when I Wana be mean 😂

Tai chi. It's excellent for my schizophrenia and releases a unique cocktail of endo-cannaboids, dopamine, and serotonin. Makes you feel really good and is super for overall health. :)

It wasn't a suggestion but I've been happier ever since I've started making myself coffee

Apple juice 👏

Coping skills. 5 senses

I was an alcoholic after both my kids were taken from me or at least showing signs of becoming one. I'd never would have drank if I had known how easy it was to become and alcoholic but I had no idea I was showing all the signs even before drinking. The strangest suggestion I got was to go to rehab. Claim to be an alcoholic even if I wasn't one which at the time I didn't believe I was one cause it wasn't taking over my life, YET. I claimed to be an alcoholic and went anyway. They had the best therapists, the best meds that finally worked, and if you finish the program they help you with housing and so on. Although I didn't finish the program, the meds and therapy I got there helped me alot and had I not gone I would've been a full fledged alcoholic cause that's where my cptsd was leading me.

Ketamine! Somehow it worked even though I thought it was some dangerous drug. I mean it is, but when administered correctly it’s a miracle worker! I’m so glad I found out about it and am so thankful to my doctor who administers it!

That almost nothing is more important than you surviving and coping with a panic attack when you’re having one. Everything else can wait.

Practicing mindfulness and regularly acknowledging gratitudes

Cannabis. Everyone thought I would wig out on it, but I didn't.

Yes especially if you work...but who cares ..stay 🙏

Maybe not “strange” but literally, supplementing w vitamin d :| I’m a poc in the south, but I work in an optometry clinic and most of my work area doesn’t even have windows 💀 had no clue I had seasonal depression!

Blood pressure medication for an autoimmune condition or a contraceptive to make me more fertile. 🙃

Caffenieted beverage and a banana for migraines. It doesn't make it completely go away, but it's made them tolerable.

Lighting those sticks that smell good. What are they called? Incense? Sure my lungs are sensitive and I couldn't breath for a solid minute, but it was actually pretty calming.

Aroma therapy with essential oils and meditation works for my bipolar type 2 disorder. Aroma therapy is a game changer

Acupuncture for migraine. And leg cramp massage opposite limb (Right leg cramping? Massage left arm) crazy but they worked

Chase your motivation

Get yourself to the beach! Salt water cures everything

Musical therapy 😊

If you can’t think of anything to say in a social group, don’t put pressure on yourself to do so. If you’re going to be boring, be boring and eventually you might get tired of it. Listen to other people, don’t keep thinking of the next thing you’re going to say, enjoy the conversation.

Movement is medicine.

Mindfulness

I started getting I.V. infusions of the Amino Acid Glutithione. That stuff is liquid GOLD! It helps clear the free radicals from the body, resulting in a major boost in your energy level. I'm quite chronically ill, and have a great deal of chronic pain. This supplement gave me my life back, for the most part. I could clean my house, prep my meals for the week (and most of the time cook as much as I was going to eat for the whole week), do all my laundry, and more. The best part is, after having such a busy day, I didn't wake up feeling drained the next day. There are daily doses of glutithione available, and that's what I've been using since the infusions didn't synch up with the $$$ in my bank account. I'd have it done at least weekly if I had the $$$. It's amazing stuff.

Exercise

Talking it with someone you trust or confronting the person that might be bothering you

Using an ice pack or heat pad on my perineum for bladder related pain. It's an uncomfortable place to put anything of any temperature but it works.

The carnivore way of eating.

When having shortness of breath, eat white bread. Sounds crazy, but it actually helped me each time.

When I’m anxious I should draw on myself

JC0201 Same!

Prayer. Give me a break.

To stop an oncoming sneeze look directly into a bright light and say pineapple. It works every time.

Taking Vit B17 ( Laetrile) for PC. My PSA started to drop before I jumped to traditional treatments. It went from a 96 to a 78 before any radiation or hormonal treatment began.

Football

Telling someone to not worry is easier said than done

Nothing is strange or weird when your life is just matter of time , we all will die someday butt you 🙏 for more time 💕

Iron infusions

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Insides are not feeling normal

Agree CBD helps a lot, I just wish my wife would take my condition more seriously. I look and act normal healthy butt insides are feeling normal !

Marijuana… and it’s crazy that it’s illegal but helps with so many things

Yes Benadryl in theory would work for anxiety! Antihistamines are often prescribed for anxiety (I’m on hydroxyzine) and they block histamines in your body which cause anxiety, and itching!

Witchhazel is good for a lot of stuff! It stops pain, burning and itching! Example....usually used for hemroids...well can also be used for (outer parts) yeast infections and like I said much more!!

I have recently been put on Hydroxide 3 times a day

I have that vagus nerve. Makes me crazy.

Reminding myself that what others think of me isn’t important.

To lay down on the floor during a heart episode with high heart rate

CBD

Baking soda water for stomach ulcer pain. Weirdest thing but it works better than prilosec or whatever and has no side effects besides the taste.

QNRT, it’s weird but it works ✨

Accupressure mats and pillows. They look like torture devices and are uncomfortable at first, but I love mine now

Acupuncture but u GOTTA dedicate ljke 6 months so they can pinpoint ur locked meridian channels mostly about lost loves and death etc. torture etc.

to sit with worry, “make” myself worry, let myself feel uncomfortable, think about what I would do in the situation, and let it pass

Eating mostly animal products raw milk and fruit

*nighttime anxiety

A weighted blanket to help with extra nighttime due to my delusions and hallucinations. The thing is a miracle, honestly.

Go Vegan! I didn't think I would get enough protein on a vegan diet, but I do and it gives me more energy and mental clarity.

my therapist has always told me that i shouldn't worry too much about things out of my control and that helps me get through everything

It worked for me, helped me to relax but if you do it all the time you’ll find it won’t work as good

Lmao self isolation it made me feel like I was really alone but after a week I was really comfortable with just being alone (sorta) but it helped me really think through, and work past just being emotional

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Same