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"'But I will restore you to health Michel B.L. - (South Carolina) Effexor
Everything is going great for all of us. It still amazes me how good I feel mentally and physically! Things I took for granted before getting sick and then not being able to do just the most simple things. Gabe and Shaggy and I walk a mile every night. I am closer to my boys and Gabe than ever. I was standing in the line at the grocery store the other night, and my heart wasn't beating fast, I wasn't sweating, and I was not freaked out that the line was really long, and I just smiled and at that moment I realized how much we all take for granted. I guess I would never have appreciated everything that happens to me now. It all seems TOO easy. I did have a panic attack the other, but I took my calm supplement, chalked it off as a POWER SURGE of my brain, and went to sleep! I still check your website and it gives me goose bumps when I read more testimonials of the people you have helped. We will be indebted to you and the rest of the staff forever for the kind words, and persistence from you(in my case ) and just knowing we were not broken forever. Take care of yourself and stay cool Love, Janet, (Texas) I am doing well. Life has been very busy and haven't had time to properly reflect just yet, but I can say this: I am stillnox free, for I think two plus months and have lost the final withdrawals. I sleep most, but not all of the time, which is ok by me. I know that this too will resolve itself as my life slowly becomes my own again (manifesting big changes in my personal life). I have confidence in my body's ability to sleep again and do what it needs to do - incredible!. Its like re joining the rest of the world! I can't tell you how this feels, to have a basic belief in my ability to sleep again without being held ransom to these life/mind sapping drugs - they really were doing me in! It only begs the question - How did this happen to me in the first place?? Thank you dear Alesandra and your team. If you didn't personally understand it so well, I would feel frustrated in being unable to describe to you the extent of my relief and delight, as well as my enormous heartfelt gratitude to you and your wonderfully liberating programme. I am healthy and expect to get even healthier as time goes on. I have not come down with the flu and chest infections which were a normal part of my winter - I am able to fight of bugs properly for the first time in years. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. with Love - Anna B., Australia - Stilnox
I will always be indebted to the great help you gave me during a critical time in my life. You were there for me and sometimes someone like you may not get all the thanks they deserve. I will be forever grateful to you because my life has changed DRAMATICALLY! I'm not even getting anxiety attacks anymore (which I got for months even after I was off the meds). My body is getting stronger and stronger...and my brain function is getting better and better too. I can still tell there is still healing and rebuilding going on...but I don't feel like an anxious, sick, 80 year old anymore! I saw you on Geraldo and how AWESOME was that. Thank you for caring and being a life changer! Love and blessings, Kristie - California
I'm not sure if I'll ever forget April 20, 2007. But, I am sure that I'll never forget June 1, 2008. April 20, 2007 was the night that, while on a leisurely walk with my dog and about 100 yards from home, I had an anxiety attack. I made it home, but the odd sensations persisted. So, my wife took me to the hospital. The emergency room doctor ran a barrage of tests, including some x-rays, before declaring that there was nothing wrong with me. Two days later it happened again. , I saw my family doctor the next day. By this time I felt extremely tired and “low”. He confirmed that I had experienced anxiety attacks, and that I was probably also depressed. He immediately prescribed two medications which I had never previously heard of, Xanax and Celexa. So, I took the prescriptions and filled them. I took one of each pill and within a short period, I felt far worse! So, I stopped them. The next day I called my doctor back and told him how I felt. He told me that I was “profoundly depressed” and needed to check into the hospital. I followed his advice and did so. At this point, I really did feel awful. It never dawned on me till months later that I felt so much worse AFTER I took those two pills. Well, after spending 3 days in the hospital and after various other tests I was sent home already started on two different medications, Prozac and Klonopin. By now, some time had passed, and some natural “calming down” had occurred. So, although I was still shaken up, I was feeling better. But, I was feeling some symptoms that seemed a little different than before, but I didn’t connect the dots that side effects from the Prozac might have been the cause. I was ignorant of such things back then. So, I continued on the Prozac as per the doctor’s prescription, but only took Klonopin when I felt a little worse. Something told me that something wasn’t right, but I trusted the doctor (again) so I continued with the Prozac. The dose was 20 mg. After a few weeks, at a follow up visit with the doctor, when I wanted to discuss stopping the Prozac, I was told I needed to do the opposite. That nagging feeling of something “not feeling right” continued, so I followed his advice and upped the dose to 40 mg of Prozac. Within a few days, some terrible side effects, not the least of which was terrible jerking movements of the extremities, started occurring. So, I went back to the doctor and told him what was happening. He ordered me to reduce the Prozac by taking 20 mg one day, then 40 mg the next as perhaps 40 mg a day was too much. Then, while driving to work one day about a month after he reduced the dose, I started crying uncontrollably in the car for no reason whatsoever. I wasn’t even sad. When informed of what was happening, the doctor stated, “Well, just stop taking the Prozac. Its not working for you. I want you to take this instead.” The “this” was a free sample bottle of Pexeva, 10 mg. Now I knew he was experimenting! The feelings I was having which led to the drugs were caused by fear of symptoms, the symptoms which were likely caused by the huge quantities of caffeine and artificial sweeteners I was ingesting. On a daily basis, I was ingesting ¼ to ½ a gallon of strong black coffee as well as a 2 liter bottle of Coke Zero! So, now that I was sure that “I” was fine (I had ceased all ingestion of coffee and soda by this time), I decided to just slowly trim a little bit off each pill to wean off. Please recall that I had only been taking the Pexeva for 6 weeks at this time. Over about 2 ½ weeks I tapered down off the Pexeva fine. When I was down to roughly 2-3 mg dose, I awoke one night in a terrible sweat, and couldn’t feel half my body. I knew at this point, that this could be withdrawal from the drug. And, I stayed on this dose for another 5 months, where I researched all about SSRIs madly. I then knew for sure that what I experienced WAS withdrawal and that countless others had experienced the same things when trying to discontinue the drug. This is when, like other times to come, when an angel came my way. But, mine didn’t have wings (at least I don’t think so) and was named Laurie. I found Laurie on www.paxilprogress.org. She, like many others on that board, experienced the horrors of SSRI withdrawal. But, unlike so many of the others, Laurie also seemed to have a way out. So, after a number of emails back and forth, I had the number of Point of Return. This is where I found my other angels! That very day I called and spoke with Alesandra, Andrea and Terry. They got my whole story (much like this letter is becoming) and their warmth and compassion radiated through the phone. I could tell that they were genuinely concerned and genuinely compassionate. To this day I am thankful I made that call. It took me just under 5 months to wean off of the Pexeva, which is nearly as long as I was on it before I started the taper. And this is what brings me to the second date mentioned in the first sentence of this letter. I'm happy to say that on June 1, 2008, I ended the taper! To be ultra-conservative, I actually tapered the Pexeva all the way down to 0.05 g before ceasing it. Overkill perhaps, but I was taking no chances! For general health, I plan to continue the POINT OF RETURN supplements for life (albeit in dosages reduced over what was required during the taper). In ending, I need to acknowledge that I could never have been so successful in tapering off of this drug without the help of the POINT OF RETURN program. While the products obviously handle the physical parts of withdrawal, the emotional supported offered is equally as valuable. Just knowing there is someone to talk to if you need to provides a wonderful feeling of not having to feel as though you are “going it alone”. Today, I feel absolutely fantastic. I know this ordeal is “behind me”. My favorite quote, and one in which I have endeavored to live by during this experience-- "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." You have all been the single candle. Mine has been lighted from yours and for that I will be eternally grateful. -Larry J., Florida (Paxiva)
Thank you so much for your quick response & the concern & caring that you have & give to everybody who calls on you for help. This program is truly a miracle & I don't even know how I found it, but it was meant for me to find. I can't give you guys enough praise for starting this program & for putting in all your effort to save people who need help so desperately. Please take care of yourselves! Lots of love, Lois P., North Carolina - Cymbalta, Lorazepam
Hooray! I simply can`t believe I`ve been Citalopram (Celexa) free for over a week! I was first prescribed anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants 10 years ago and truly never thought this day would come. The side effects of the various medications have always been far worse than my original symptoms but trying to come off the medication seemed impossible. Having gone cold turkey several times with devastating withdrawals I was trying to wean myself off of the Citalopram slowly. Again the resulting withdrawals were such agony that I was thinking I would just have to increase my medication again and come to terms with the fact that I would probably be on anti-anxiety medication and antidepressants the rest of my life. I felt lost, hopeless and a complete failure. I was surfing the web in a last ditch attempt to find someone – anyone – who had withdrawn successfully from Citalopram and all I kept finding were more stories of other desperate people like me trying to withdraw but unable to. I then came across POINT OF RETURN's website and well…… as they say…….. the rest is history!!!!!!!! This program is truly the way to freedom from these awful medications. Thank you Alesandra, Andrea and team from the bottom of my heart. Your patience, knowledge, wisdom and love were my saving grace. The debt of gratitude I owe you is something I can never repay. My family and I will be forever grateful. I HIGHLY recommend this organization and program if you are looking for help with anti-anxiety medications and antidepressants. The only side affects of this program are great skin, glossy hair and a big smile!!! If you are reading this and wondering about the program PLEASE don`t hesitate – start the program as soon as you can - it will be the VERY BEST thing you ever did! You CAN be FREE! - Rachel, Canada - Citalopram (Celexa), Paroxetine (Paxil)
I was diagnosed with Hepatitis A in 1999. I felt as if I was dying. My doctor gave me Ambien to sleep. I was eventually told to take it for 10 days and stop for a day and then resume so as not to become dependent. Too late! I already was. For the next 8 years, off and on, I required AMBIEN to sleep. I tried herbs, melatonin, sleep teas, 5htp…everything that I knew about. I began to develop respiratory symptoms in the nature of repeated pneumonia, year after year, never making any connection with the possible root cause being AMBIEN. Doctors were puzzled about my depressed immune system when I was doing all the “right things”. As a result of the antibiotics for the pneumonia, I needed more AMBIEN. Yeast infections were next necessitating strong anti fungal drugs which required more AMBIEN. Strange digestive problems began to surface. Food became my enemy. Weight gains from eating almost nothing. Anxiety fought to control all my thoughts. I wondered at times…am I losing my mind? But I was determined to get off that drug and re-train my body to sleep on its own again. The folks at POINT OF RETURN have so educated me now that I can look back and recognize why there were so many strange health issues. The cycle was debilitating and frightening, even tormenting. As a born again Christian I believe that the Lord Jesus heals all diseases. I was praying but not getting any “apparent” results. However, good things, it seems, take time. My healing was not to be just about me. I found a doctor who helped me get off the AMBIEN by prescribing LORAZEPAM and I got addicted to it. After one year of treatment using this prescription plus other alternative treatments , he stopped and prayed out loud for me. As soon as he finished praying, he remembered POINT OF RETURN. My heart raced with excitement. I contacted Alesandra immediately who helped me not only get started with the nutritional support my body would need to begin the tapering process from LORAZEPAM, but also spoke in such a calm and reassuring way that I was able to calm myself from the frustration and fear that had followed me like a black cloud for almost 10 years. I followed exactly the protocol, kept my diary daily, and was able to get off that drug without losing my mind. When I told my doctor about my success, he hugged me and congratulated me over and over. He even reduced my bill ! Other doctors told me that most people cannot get off this drug or that they end up paying thousands of dollars to go into a rehab hospital. I do discipleship counseling at my church and almost everyone who comes to me are on a “cocktail” of these drugs and feel awful. They have given up on doctors and feel hopeless. In addition to helping them recognize and deal with unresolved issues that may be contributing to their illness, I can point them to POINT OF RETURN, raised up by God for such a time as this. I believe that God led me to POINT OF RETURN and gave me three precious angels to walk me through this difficult time in my life. Thank you, Alesandra, Andrea, and Terry. Freedom feels good. - Pam A., Texas - Lorazepam Dear Andrea and Alesandra - I just wanted to thank you both for the wonderful program you have developed. I thought I was at dead end and had no other options to successfully quit XANAX. After 2 seizures and no health insurance I didn't know where to turn. Someone told me about your program and once I spoke with Alesandra I wasn't as scared anymore. Your program helped me more than I thought it would. In a few months I was able to wean myself off completely with little or no withdrawal symptoms. It has completely gotten me back on the right track with every department of my life. I feel better than I have in years and being only 23, I have a long, happy life ahead of me. . I was young and wasn't aware of the dangers of benzo abuse until I tried to stop. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I will forever spread the good news about your program and the dangers of benzo abuse. - Rachel D., Connecticut - Xanax Dear Alesandra,Terry and everyone at POINT OF RETURN. A few weeks ago I emailed Alesandra about the fact I had gone off effexor cold turkey and was suffering horribly. I called and talked to Terry and ordered the program. At nearly two weeks out I can say that I am feeling SO much better. The electric shocks to my head have diminished and the dizziness is pretty much gone. I am still rather tired, but not that bad. As a matter of fact I start a new job on the 6th doing what I used to do and left due to burn out and simple drug poisoning. I will be seeing to the recreational needs of the elderly in a nearby nursing home. Its smaller than the last one and should be alot easier. I also notice in a general return of being interested in living. I haven't been excited about anything for so long! Now I do look forward to getting out and meeting people like I used to. And while I do have tearful moments of grieving for what life dealt me, I also know its time to move on. Thanks for being there and letting me know,life needn't be hopeless, or without light and possibilities. I will stay on the program to the end and am sure I will continue to mend. - Don N., New York - Effexor My name is John. I am a 63 yr. old commercial photographer living in LA. 2 years ago i had a series of shoulder operations that left me dependant on valium. I had no clue how addictive they were. In Nov. of 07 i realized that i would have to double my dose and also that i did this, i would be "stupid" on the job. I decided to stop, not knowing what an ordeal I was in for. After about a week of stumbling, I found POINT OF RETURN on the internet. They saved my sanity and my life. They coached me and had product that really worked. Tapering off VALIUM was one of the hardest things in my life. My sleep was totally messed up and without sleep, life can get pretty scary. Alesandra, Andrea and Terry were always there for me, always had time for my phone calls. It has taken me 5 months to "get straight". I am clean as a whistle and sleeping great. Without POINT OF RETURN and the 3 angels who own and run POINT OF RETURN, it would have been a millions times harder, if not impossible. - John D., California - Valium
Dear Alesandra and Andrea - I wanted to write to you today to let you that I have now been KLONOPIN free for 7 days! This is after being on KLONOPIN for 11 years! Thanks to your program, nutritional support and emotional support, I was able to taper successfully and with very little or no side affects. Incredible! I am now sleeping better than I have in months and years. I have energy to spare, and my hair and skin look better than they have in a long, long time! I came across your website while searching for a natural way of dealing with the side affects of the drug and the tapering process. I didn't want to put any other medication in my body and that is what my doctors seemed to be insistent on. After 11 years, I wanted to see what the real me was really like. I had a lot of questions about the nutritional supplements, as I have tried the "other" program and found heir supplements to be sub-par. Andrea answered the phone when I called and stayed on the phone with me until I had every answer I was looking for. She was very knowledgeable and very supportive of my efforts. She guided me on what supplements I needed and even sent along things I didn't order to ensure I had everything I needed to be successful. Thank you Andrea! I recently had a super bad cold, but I was determined not to let that hinder my tapering process. I contacted you and Alesandra was wonderful and knowledgeable in what I could and couldn't take with my KLONOPIN to deal with my cold. She knew much, much more than my doctor, whose attitude was "Try it and see". How scary is that? I cannot believe that I waited so long to get off of the horrible drug. I was blindly placed on the drug long ago when my son was born, and no one ever suggested that I stop taking it. I was told that KLONOPIN is one of the safest drugs that you can take, that it does not interact with anything, and I could go off it with ease. Boy were they wrong on so many levels. I cannot wait to see what the future me will be like. Thanks to the POINT OF RETURN Program, I am well on my way of finding that out. I am also well on my way to a healthier and natural way of living. I can't thank you enough! Debbie S., Maryland - Klonopin Dear Alesandra – Vitality, Enthusiasm for Life, Energy and Joy – thanks to your wonderful Organization. I have recovered my zest for life after a very short time of following your Program and taking the wonderful all-natural products SUPPORT, RELAX, MOOD and SLEEP. Four months ago, when I was experiencing depressive symptoms and writing suicide notes due to the side effects of ZOLPIDEM (AMBIEN) the sleeping medication to which I had become addicted and tolerant, I was only getting 2 hours of sleep per night. I ended up in a psychiatric hospital where I was given MIRTAZIPINE (REMERON). I was already aware of the warnings on this drug and as soon as I was discharged, I withdrew too abruptly from both drugs – I now know from your literature that ‘tapering’ would have been a safer option. This led to very unpleasant withdrawal; nausea, panic, disturbed sleep, loss of feelings in my legs below the knees and extreme fatigue. It was at this point that I found your website POINT OF RETURN. I knew my prayers had been answered when I phoned and heard your voice of encouragement Alesandra. I instantly knew that I would find my way back. Your comforting words gave me hope and confidence. Within 3 days of commencing the Program, the feelings had started to return in my legs and the nausea and panic had subsided. The fatigue lasted a little longer but each day I noticed a difference which gave me so much hope. Now I have the energy to engage with my 4 grandchildren, walk and play 18 holes of golf and have resumed my professional working life in a part time capacity and all this within 4 weeks of using the supplements. I now wake after wonderful restorative sleep each night ready to face the next day. I cannot thank you enough for your wonderful support and kindness and wish you all at POINT OF RETURN continuing success in helping people worldwide to be released from the shackles of these terrible drugs. Yours very sincerely – Eileen, United Kingdom - Zolpidem (Ambien), Mirtazapine (Remeron) I will admit that when I was looking for help and found your program what made me go back to your site and order, was all the people who gave feedback on your products and program on amazon's site. Not that your site didn't already explain your successes, but to find the same feedback elsewhere at a credible source that stands behind the outside vendors they use was comforting because I just didn't know if this was a scam. It sounded too good to be true. But guess what --- IT IS!!! Totally heaven sent - to save us from the fires of hell that hurt us more than just physically. I am sure you already know what you mean to people going through this, but you are like a Mother Teresa to all who have suffered or are yet to suffer from the dangers of these "legal" drugs. I am more than tired of seeing these depression commercials that show people how to pop a pill to feel good again. When I started them myself, it was much more innocent and what I thought helped my life for so many years I want there to be a day when we get away from popping all of these pills. Physicians don't even know what they are prescribing to people and how much harm they are bringing to their futures. There are still good pharma drugs out there that are needed for other important illnesses like cancer, heart disease, aids or MS, but the drugs you have listed in your program are advertised like they are wholesome or for recreational purposes or just plain fashionable. That is what really drives me crazy having gone through so much. Just know, you guys are on my mind and when the day comes to make that really big step towards the truth about these drugs and that we will see the change. Lots of love - Nicole R., New York City
Alesandra was the first person to offer the truth and then provide concrete solutions that reflected that truth. I remember the first time I heard the warm, compassionate voice of Alesandra Rain on the phone, sharing her understanding, experience and wisdom. I felt hope….something I had not felt for a very long time. At that moment I felt myself awaken – awaken onto a path that was illuminated, one that held a future of health and energy and relief from the physical and emotional limitations of medications, addiction and withdrawal. A light that had been dim inside for so long began to brighten, strengthen and expand. I re-claimed my power in those moments as I spoke with Alesandra, and that was a force of energy I so welcomed back into my life….into myself. For months I had reached out in desperation to the medical community for help– to understand what was happening to me. I went from doctor to doctor in an effort to get help for the physical distress I was in and each one offered more drugs to control what they concluded as anxiety, depression and stress. Each drug they prescribed was addicting and/or created more problems in addition to the original. The doctors reassured me they were necessary and that I shouldn’t worry about longterm effects. When I stopped a very addictive medication on my own and suffered protracted withdrawal, the doctors simply offered more addictive drugs to help with the withdrawal symptoms. It was a never-ending cycle and I felt as if I was in the middle of the ocean screaming for someone to hear. Alesandra and Andrea heard. I feel stronger every day. I love nurturing my body, mind and spirit with the Point of Return products. My energy is greater and more constant. My moods are evenly balanced. My sleep is deeper, more consistent, natural and restful, I experience greater and greater memory function and I feel more alert. My blood pressure is increasingly better and my heartbeat stays strong and steady. In additional to all of this, my skin is healthier and clearer, my hair thicker, shinier and longer than it has grown in decades. The most wonderful result of all of this is a great sense of peace and comfort, inside and out. I feel energized and inspired, looking forward to accomplishing and experiencing my most inspired, passionate goals and dreams. In the deepest appreciation and gratitude. Peace and light, Kristin W., California - Ultram Life is going good. Starting week 10 of 18. Can't wait to get to the end of April. Going scuba diving for the first time in 2 years! What joy my heart sings. Tears are flowing down my face as I write this. Thank you for being there. My joy has returned in a way I never thought I would ever experience again. Thanks again for who you are. - Mark R., Arizona Collectively, you have all changed my life! In fact, you’ve changed my husband’s life as well. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for doing the work that you do so that we could get our lives back! My husband and I both quit drinking and smoking about 15 years ago when we decided to start having a family. We were blessed with 2 beautiful children! When our daughter was 6 months old, I went to my ob/gyn complaining of depression and frustration. I just felt that I was losing my patience too quickly and just couldn’t cope well with life. Out of desperation I began taking PROZAC and, I did feel better. Little did I know that this would begin years of being put on one antidepressant or another. I would feel better for a little bit and then go back to the doctor complaining that I just didn’t feel “right”. The medication was often increased or changed and I had even been sent to psychiatrists because the doctor felt they would better be able to help me. I had repeatedly been told that I had a chemical imbalance, was depressed. I would – every once in a while - try to get off of the meds but then felt awful. I didn’t realize this was from withdrawals and would go back to the psychiatrist with my tail between my legs. They would tell me that the more I take myself off of the meds, the more I would become dependent on them and that I may NEVER be able to stop taking them. Deep down, I always knew that something was not right but couldn’t figure it out. I felt ashamed that I needed these medications and the medical world definitely added to that shame. Depending on the medication I was on from PROZAC, LEXAPRO, WELLBUTRIN, EFFEXOR XR, KLONOPIN and a few others I can’t remember, I never felt like myself. The doctors couldn’t fix me and I felt like a human guinea pig as they tried different meds, different levels and different combinations. I was constantly tired and finally went for a sleep study. They diagnosed me with idiopathic narcolepsy – I now realize that was the EFFEXOR XR. They then put me on another medication for that which elevated my blood pressure. When I finally had to rush to the doctor because my blood pressure was 176/106 – I was chastised for being on such a high dose of EFFEXOR XR and told that the other medication was increasing my blood pressure to dangerous levels. In May of 2007, I decided enough was enough and reduced my EFFEXOR XR from as high as 300mg a day to 75mg per day and stopped taking the other meds as well. I stopped completely from 75mg to nothing and was absolutely miserable. I couldn’t sleep, was irritable, was crying constantly and just felt horrible all around. I simply felt that I couldn’t function and was in an incredible fog. The sad thing is that I never put it together with stopping the EFFEXOR XR until I was on a field trip with my daughter’s class and it dawned on me that I had stopped the medication too fast. Out of desperation I started my search online and found POINT OF RETURN. I read EVERYTHING on the website and finally e-mailed them very late one evening. I was so shocked when I actually received a reply from Alesandra herself. She couldn’t have been more supportive, kind, patient and most of all a friend!! I started taking the SUPPORT along with the MOOD and RELAX and felt noticeably better within 2 days!! Here we are in February of 2008 and I still take both SUPPORT and MOOD on a daily basis as does my husband. We intend to start our children on it as soon as it is feasible. I’m still struggling with balancing my thyroid and hormones but have no desire or need to EVER get on antidepressants or anti-anxiety meds again!! I have over a hundred pounds to lose and am able to tackle that for the first time in a decade! I have never had such mental clarity before and have such a sense of being in the NOW. I never, ever realized what a fog I was in and how confused and just out of it those meds made me. I was just letting life pass me by. My husband and I have the best relationship ever and are both working on getting our health back completely. We have learned to actually communicate, as we are no longer numb. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Caroline and Rick, Georgia - Effexor I am 2/3 of the way through my withdrawal from antidepressants and things are working out well so far. I cannot believe how much your products have combated the horrible side effects I had trying to withdraw from them in the past that made me go back to taking them. I look forward to getting to the end and finding the vigor I lost. Keep up your marvelous work! Be well. Love to you, Nicole
May God richly bless you and help you to help others get off these horrid drugs. - Laurie C., Ohio - Paxil
I have been so busy (back at work) and have been meaning to write to you to thank you for all your help this summer. My health is great, the nerve pain is 99% gone and I feel wonderful, better than I have in at least eight years. My energy level is great and I am able to stay up until 11 p.m. and wake up at 6:30 a.m. fully refreshed, no aches or pains! Last night, I was gardening, something I haven't been able to do all spring and summer due to the pain in my right arm and hand. With your help and personal advice, my detox went smoothly. I have one remaining prescription that I am almost done weaning off, and then that's it! I'm done!! I will continue to take Protect for years to come. You have wonderful products and provide a much needed service to those in need. Please let me know if you ever visit Philadelphia as I would love to meet you! Also, a big thank you for Terry for always making sure that I have what I need in plenty of time. Love - Anna E., Pennsylvania
In mid-May I called Point of Return and spoke with Andrea. She was the first ray of hope I had received in months. She understood and assured me that much of what I was experiencing was due to the prescription drugs I was on. She offered hope. She was patient, willing to help, kind and not pushy. By this time I had contacted other programs and none offered the type of genuine kindness she presented. I must admit that I had no faith in the products she offered. But amazing things began to happen immediately. I was sleeping through the night and not having any narcolepsy during the day and by this time I was on no prescription drugs for sleep. My family and friends that had been on guard for failure, recognized my vast improvement and began to embrace the positive results of the program. The reality is that each day improvement is seen. I cling to the first conversation with Andrea, there is no quick fix from this. It has taken years to get to this miserable condition from prescription drugs and it will take time to get away from them. BUT there is hope. As she has promised, our goal is to be able to live our days while gaining complete health to their fullest. You have given me that hope. It is tangible, it is reachable. Each day proves that and with that a new better life emerges. I am returning to health. Your light, but a pin prick months ago, now fill my days with its brilliant glow. I thank you for that hope, for my life and for your selfless mission to reach out and help us through kindness, understanding and dignity. - Kathy G., Illinois Firstly I would like to thank you for saving my life. The products that you sent me had a truly amazing restorative effect, and within a few weeks of taking them, I was feeling a lot better. I also enjoyed reading Alesandra's wonderfully generous autobiography, Deeds of Trust. I think to self-disclose to this extent, in order to help others was a beautiful thing to do. Thank you once again and all the best. Elisabeth C. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago (the doctor who did my gastric by-pass) and for the first time since I had the surgery (7-2-01) he said I was HEALTHY!!!! I was so excited!! The best part was telling him that I was no longer taking ANY medications. It's been 18 months since I'd last seen him and as you know, it's been about 15 months since I've stopped the medications. He said that all my labs were great and I looked good! I've been waiting a long time to hear that! I'd been so sick for so long and to hear that I'm was doing so well....especially OFF all the 12+ meds I was on was great. Thank you so much for your help. It took both of us and a few others to get me there but I couldn't have done it w/o you. Thank you again. And remember, if there's anything I can ever do to help...please let me know. Kasey
I wanted to let you know that I am doing well, and working. I even ride the train to downtown every morning then transfer to the bus!!! This is coming from a woman who did not even want to talk on the phone a few months ago! Every day is a new miracle for me. I cannot believe I was ever that person. I now take over 500 calls a day at my new position, and I am the receptionist. I love to be around people again, and only have positive things to say. Everyone always wonders why I am in such a good mood. I just tell them I am happy to be alive. That works for me! Happy Fourth of July. I will definitely celebrate Wednesday in a whole new way. I will celebrate it as "My Independence Day!" Thanks again for all of your support. Janet M., Texas Last week was a record week. It was one full week without any type of break down. My energy level gradually improved over the course of the week and I had positive thoughts of the future. This past week was the first week in months that I was able to sit in front of television without it sounding muffled. I am really grateful for the small changes that are taking place and am looking forward to the continued improvements that have yet to happen. I am praying that this week will be as good or better than last week. With Love - Susan C., Oregon Alesandra and all staff. Good morning to you. Here is an update on my life thanks to you guys and Dr. Bill Code. Anyhow my life is good and I've been Psychiatry Drug Free for quite awhile now. Because of you product, my mind is clear and I am peaceful and productive. Congratulations on job being done well. It has been easy and I feel very well. So again, I say to you all Thank You. Warm Wishes, Debbie I can't thank you enough for the time that you give so freely and your dedication in helping me (each of us) to feel better both mentally and physically and to better educate ourselves on not only the prescription drugs but also the many other things that can interact with our body's chemistry. I don't even trust most herbs or things without reading more about it. Best of all, I feel soooo much better!! Thank you!!! My only difficulty now is not sleeping well but once I do fall asleep, I sleep very soundly. I have so very many thoughts going through my head that I think part of my problem is - thinking about all of what I want to do to catch up for lost time. It's sooo very exciting to think about LIVING again!! Thank you so much for all of your help and time. Take care, Caroline If you were to look up KLONOPIN withdrawal symptoms, my name and picture would be right next to it. Struggling through a myriad of symptoms, wavering faith that any type of normal recovery even existed and trying to stay focused on the internet for searches and answers out of KLONOPIN hell... I finally found POINT OF RETURN. I am the biggest skeptic you will ever have the pleasure meeting ;) BUT... Desperation talked the talk and walked the walk at this moment in time... Alesandra Rain called me 10 minutes after an email submission that asked for help. She stayed on the phone with me for half an hour. Halfway through that call, I had my Visa out ready to order their products. During this time as well, Alesandra had: eased my fears, wrapped her voice and words around me like a life jacket and felt I had found my force that KLONOPIN now had to deal with. From the moment I started the program, I experienced relief. The RELAX was helping to squelch my KLONOPIN ridden anxiety just moments after ingestion, the SLEEP helped enable me to re~establish my natural sleeping pattern and dissipated my nighttime issues (vivid nightmares, body burning, etc.), the MOOD was slowly pulling me out of "cog fog", and the mightiest of all products, SUPPORT was doing it's job to help support my body. Three Rounds of SUPPORT and MOOD, 2 months later... I am symptom free. Although Label Me Sane's products are top-notch and work extremely well... One cannot deny the power of healing through the: voice, emailing and phone calls, overall support and love from Alesandra Rain. She was and to this day still has been the largest proponent toward my recovery. Some day I will have the: pleasure, honor and greatest gift of meeting Alesandra in person one day. Thank the universe for POINT OF RETURN and Alesandra Rain. Monica K.,California - Klonopin Alesandra - Thank you for the support you gave Stephanie during the program, I really believe that your ready availability and the "personal touch" were a tremendous help. So keep it up and may God bless you and your work. Regards - Michael S. CANADA Hi All! This is my "Birthday Week" and I'm So Excited! It’s not only m birthday tomorrow but This Week Marks my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of When I Started to Change My Life and Get Off ALL the Medications I had been on for so Long. Last year, when I woke up on my birthday I didn't know what day it was until a family member called to wish me happy birthday. I was so out of it on medications. That was more than just a wake up call - it was a wake up call that changed my life. That very day I started my search on the internet to gather information on how to get off everything I was on. I remember finding a website that talked about how to get off WELLBUTRIN and from there I found POINT OF RETURN. I remember your kindness as I was coming down off the meds and I remember getting your book, Deeds of Trust in the mail with Alesandra’s hand-written words of encouragement on the inside. It was those words of encouragement, your e-mails and our conversations on the phone that kept me going through the roughest points in the withdrawal. Because I couldn't afford the supplements until a month and a half after I had started coming off the medications, I had a rather interesting time coming off but I did it. Simply saying "THANK YOU" has never been enough - but it's all that I can think of to say to you for everything you've done for me. Now, a year later, I am doing so much better. I have my rough days but I think that we all do and it's just part of life. After coming off the meds, I went back to school for a semester and I did quite well considering everything I'd been through and the amount of time (approx. 8 years) I'd been medicated. I started working again (two part time jobs) and was able to pay off several bills including what I still owed on the car that I lost last summer because I could no longer afford it. Most importantly though, I've been able to help my son in a way that I don't think would have been possible had I not stopped the medications when I did. I would not have been as successful in fighting for him NOT to be medicated had I not been where I have been in the past and had I not come as far as I have, drug-free. I am now able to say that he brought his grades from 4 D's and 1 C to 1 A, 2 B's, and 2 C's. And, the best part is that he did it w/o ADDERALL!!! I love that part. It took a little bit of everything to make it work but he did it - a little determination on his part, some support from me and his counselor, and taking the MOOD, SUPPORT & SLEEP all came together to help give him what he needed to do better in school. I've also been able to help a very dear friend of mine avoid getting started on medications by getting her on your program and I am happy to report that she is doing very well. Well, it's late but I wanted to share my joy & happiness with you all because without you, it would NOT have been possible. I cannot thank you enough. I will always be grateful. Thank you again. KC I'm so grateful that you put those photos up on your website of Alesandra. That took a great deal of courage and letting go of ego - not an easy thing to do so I applaud you. If you didn't show us what it looked like, we'd never know what it looked like to live through your journey and emerge with such presence and grace. You are our shining star..... xxooo L.M. 30 May 2007 Dear Alesandra, last summer while I was visiting southern Ontario, I developed respiratory problems that sent me to emergency. I was diagnosed with a panic attack and given a prescription for ATIVAN. The so-called panic attacks continued and I continued to take the drug as prescribed. Within weeks it was obvious to me that I had become physically addicted to the drug –ATIVAN. I was horrified – and concerned – until I found on the Internet a way to help myself withdraw from the drug – the Point of Return Protocol. At first I was skeptical – as I am about many things I see on the internet. But I decided I had nothing to lose by making a phone call. I can remember the morning I first called and spoke to Alesandra. She understood that one of the side effects I was experiencing was shortness of breath. I was in near panic mode as I had severe allergic asthma even before I was prescribed the ATIVAN. Now ATIVAN was exacerbating those symptoms. I doubted at the time that the program would work for someone with my health history and the thought terrified me. The doctor I was seeing at the time fueled my doubts when he remarked, “You will be on that drug the rest of your life.” The Point of Return Protocol was my last hope for help. As I listened to Alesandra, I knew I had found someone who had been where I was and knew what she was talking about. Her voice was calm and reassuring relaying a confidence to me that I no longer possessed due to the drug. In just those few short weeks of being on that drug I had come to feel that I had lost all control over every aspect of my life. As I hung up the phone, I clung to Alesandra’s re-assuring words like a life-preserver. I now had one single-minded thought in my mind - to order the books and supplements for the Protocol and start the program as soon as possible. That was in September of 2006 and since that time, I have finished the Point of Return Protocol– proving that doctor wrong. It is a joyful time for me – one which we (my husband and I) will be celebrating with friends at a breakfast/brunch this morning. My interest in life is returning and I am rediscovering my sense of purpose. I am forever indebted to Alesandra – my many phone calls to her during the last couple of months of my program were met again with her compassion, knowledge and understanding. Alesandra walked me through a change in compounding pharmacists as well as a necessary change in doctors, and pretty much did the problem solving with me when I was unable to do effective problem solving myself. I had not fully realized how much of my life had been taken from me by the drug until one day in April my husband remarked to me, “You’re in the kitchen!” to which I replied, “Aren’t I always in the kitchen”. His reply stunned me: “No – you haven’t been in the kitchen for months!” Had I not come to understand at some point – the terrible harm the drug was doing to me, I don’t know where I would be today. Even my weight was affected – a size 7 all my life – I rapidly gained weight to a size 10 on ATIVAN. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Team at POINT OF RETURN and want to extend my sincere thanks as well to Dr. Bill Code for his very vital work in co-developing the program as well as Terry and Andrea Crocker for their helpfulness to me while I was on the program! - Stephanie S., Canada - Ativan Alesandra..I love you! I am holding on..believe me!! Thank you for all your support, love and determination to see me through this.. in my darkest and weakest moments you were there..you were there when I didn't have my mind, fear filled my brain and the tears just kept shedding day after day..only you knew my pain ..no one else..I thank God for you..but especially for the unique person you are. There are not many people in this world with your devotion and commitment for another human being..YES Alesandra Rain is a gift from God! My acupuncturist is the founder of acupuncture and the first to liscensed in this country. Author of many books as well. I am going to share your book with him. I want him to read it! Stay with me.. all my love..OH YAH.. I am coming to the West Coast. Love you Cindy The program is great! I am drug free and shrink free. I only see my Cardiologist and I like him. He has me in good health. I took him your book and he actually read it. We have discussed it and he sees the advantages to the program verses western medicine. Also have been doing acupressure for 3 hrs. a week for almost 3 months. I don't know if you remember but I told you about the loss of my sweet SAM last Oct. I now have 2 kids they are 6 yrs. old Brother & Sister they are my joy. Must Love Dogs and Cats too! I rescued them and we make quite a family. What I do know about you is the you are honest and passionate about POINT OF RETURN. Also compassionate and care a great deal for others. Warm Regards, Debbie C. Today was my 3rd GREAT day!! I worked in the garden, watered flowers, ironed the clothes in the laundry room that were left there when the bottle of VALLIUM was tossed in January. I have been doing things I never imagined I would do again, even went running with the chow chow. I am coming to the West Coast to hug you! Love you, C.V., California - Valium Amazing, isn't it? I am feeling better than I have in ages and down to 25mgs ZOLOFT from 75 when I started with the program and coordinated with MD, then the 20 LEXAPRO is left to go... I want to get rid of this belly! Played an hour of tennis today in the sun it was GREAT. Playing again on Thursday - All a MIRACLE! Lots of Love and Thanks - L. - Zoloft, Lexapro Terry - I want to thank you and Alesandra for all of your help. Today, I feel so alive. It just amazes me that I could feel this good, since just last month, I was laying in bed begging God to just end all of this. I felt I could not take the withdrawal one more day, but it just kept going through my mind that Alesandra said she just knew that good things would happen to me. And they have. After 15 years of my life being on hold, I am doing things now I could never imagine I would do again. I mowed the lawn, worked in my garden, went to a family reunion over 1,000 miles away, AND the BEST : I got a new job today!! This was my first interview after having to quit my last position, which I was very unhappy at. I start in the morning, and it is what I was doing before I started passing out and having seizures. I would not have believed that life could be so good after suffering through childhood being molested and abused by an alcoholic father, and then raped at the age of 11. Then, I felt like I had totally abandoned my family with the pills which I thought I could not live without, and then knew I could not live with them. You just don't know how it feels for the fog to have cleared, and how close my sons and husband and myself have become. It is nothing less than a miracle that I found this website. I tell anyone and everyone of the dangers of these medications which are legal and so misleading. I just wanted to thank you both from the bottom of my heart, and so does my family. My boys say they finally have their mom back. That statement alone means the world to me. Love, Janet M, Texas
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