Nathan,
I am seeing this post many years later. But in case you ever come back to this, or if any one else is reading this that could be helped, I thought I would reply. My heart goes out to you. Congrats on breaking some very difficult addictions. That is a huge win !

I have several friends and family with schizophrenia, and I have done quite a bit of reading on the subject to try to help them. The voices that bother you could be related to schizophrenia which can be triggered by heavy marijuana use. It also can strike out of the blue, men in their late teens and early twenties and women in their thirties due to a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors and trauma.

I have a friend with marijuana induced schizophrenia. Abilify (Rx) along with diet and lifestyle changes has helped him tremendously. He has tried numerous times to wean off the Abilify but it just leads to manic episodes every single time. William Walsh Phd has written a book called Nutrient Power which looks at nutrition and meds, combining whatever works best. He has found that both meds and certain supplements are needed in most cases. Rarely has he found that someone can go completely off meds, but they can usually taper them down to just one from three or more and lower the dosages.

Abraham Hoffer has written many books advocating for high dose niacin and vit c therapy with amazing results. Schizophrenia symptoms mimic those of pellagra, which is a severe vit b3, ie niacin, deficiency. Dr Hoffer was able to get many people off their meds completely with his protocol, but they had to take the niacin and vit c permanently or else they would relapse. I have unfortunately seen this relapse in another friend of mine.

My other readings have suggested that vit d, b vitamins, vit c, vit e, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and iodine can all be very helpful. I would also think that liver support like milk thistle, dandelion root, and bitters would also be helpful. And I would not rule out past and current exposure to mold or candida while looking at contributing factors and activated charcoal can help with flushing mycotoxins out of the gut.

Dr Jockers has a plethora of great information that I think would be helpful to try. Brain health and health in general is all about reducing inflammation from the root source, and giving your body the adequate nutrients it needs to heal itself. Inflammation can be caused by parasites, toxins, illness, nutrient deficiencies, allergies, diet, lifestyle, genetic polymorphisms. etc. We all have to be patient detectives to piece together the puzzle of what needs attention and seek wisdom from those who have dealt with similar issues successfully. I hope you find a great source of information, hope and comfort. Ask, Knock, Seek and go to God about it first and foremost.

There is healing power in prayer and reading God’s scriptures. and in speaking God’s promises of healing over one another and reminding ourselves and one another of the health and healing that God wants for us. We are all Mind, Body and Spirit. They are all interconnected. We need to address health from all angles and not neglect one at expense of another. Also, no matter what your situation, look at forgiveness as a huge puzzle piece; choose forgiveness for others and for yourself. You might be surprised at the miracles that can happen when you make a conscious intention to give that gift of forgiveness to yourself and others.

I hope this was helpful and I wish you success and blessings in your journey.

Some people have the GAD gene problem which keeps them from converting Glutamate to GABA. You can do genetic testing. Its very common in people of Russian ancestry. One of the reasons they drink alot of alcohol, I read. Magnesium Glycinate is excitable for me because I am one of the people that glycine is excitable for while in most it is calming. I take liquid magnesium called REMAG and it works well for me. I take a supplement called GAD Enhancer on Amazon and its for people that have the GAD gene problem. I have also had high cortisol at night issues that woke me up everynight. I take Seriphos which trains your HPA axis to stop making cortisol at night when it should be low.

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