Dear Mrs. Bear,

I am well-known in these parts as a medophile. However, when they are simply ineffective, after long and diligent attempts to use them for remediation, perhaps it is time to look into remedies that are more dubious. I am led to suggest this by another poster's suggestion that you might keep Haldol on hand for Wes. Haldol is a very old, very potent, and very dangerous anti-psychotic. It can cause tardive dyskenesia, which is incontrollable, and permanent tongue movement, (darting, rotating, and the like).

There is a natural, and controversial anti-psychotic treatment that involves supplementation of four essential minerals. It is called "EM Power Plus", manufactured by Truehope. Dave Moyer, author of, "Too Good to be True, Nutrients Quiet the Unquiet Mind", is a big booster of it. According to him, it substantially remediated the psychosis and depression of his son, although he still gives his son standard prescription anti-psychotics.

I am not trying to boost this product. All I know about it is the history of its discovery and the claims that its promoters make of its effectiveness. I must add that my sister, who has Major Depressive Disorder, but not psychosis, used it for some months without apparent effect.

However, when one is weighting the use of Haldol because other, more modern and safer anti-psychotics have failed, it seems to me to be appropriate to take a long-shot at a different treatment.

Good, good good luck!!