Treatment of disease without the use of drugs. V. Phasing out of benzodiazepine and amitriptyline medication with thought control
Sim, M.K.; Ratnam, K.V.
Singapore Medical Journal 21(4): 655-657
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-5675 PMID: 7221578 Document Number: 164167
Four human subjects volunteered to phase out their benzodiazepine and amitriptyline medication by learning to increase their palmar skin resistance (GSR) with a method of thought control. This method involved a form of daily mental exercise which produced an accompanying increase in palmar GSR and a decrease in arousal level. Following 2 wk of daily exercise, subjects began to phase out their drugs and by the 8th wk were free of their medication. In the 3 mo. of follow-up, subjects practiced the daily exercise at their own discretion and the symptoms which required drug medication did not return. Five other subjects each suffering from 1 of the following diseases: hypertension, hyperthyroidism, parkinsonism and gastritis (and were prescribed diazepam in addition to the drugs used to control the symptoms of their diseases) participated in the same program. All 5 subjects were able to phase out their diazepam by the end of the 6th wk. There was no aggravation of their diseases during the 3 mo. of weekly observation and the 3 mo. of follow-up.