Posted by Caleb462 on June 7, 2003, at 19:44:57
In reply to Re: Hospitalized, new meds, etc., posted by samplemethod on June 7, 2003, at 9:32:35
> Glad that you are better now Caleb.
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> I must say that supps do affect the mind and body alot. My trial with certain supps have affected the way I feel and I have chose to continue with some and to end others.
> I think small changes to your regimen are a good way to trial supps.
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> What were u trying out previous to this happening?
>Well... I tried a lot of stuff at once. I upped my daily magnesium intake from 400 mg to 600-800 mg. I begin taking a multivitamin everyday and a potent B-Complex + C everyday, I had taken these off an on before - but often skipped days. I added 25-50 mg/day of Zinc and 200 mg/day of Selenium. And I was aiming to get around 1000-2000 mg of Vit. C everyday. I also threw in 50 mg of Vitamin B-6 every once in a while. And it seemded that the addition of all these things coincided with the worsening of my depression. Granted, I had been headed that way anyway, but it seemed odd that they went in hand and hand so well. I'm betting that it was only coincidence, but can't say for sure, obviously. I may cautiously start adding things back, if I can work up the nerve.
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> > Well... tuesday night my depression got to a point that it was simply unbearable - I could not put up with it any longer. I was not suicidal, however I did attempt to harm myself a few times, and became very agitated/agressive. So, I wound up in the hospital wednesday morning, voluntarily. Stayed until this afternoon. My previous med combo of
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> > Effexor 225 mg/day
> > Risperdal 0.5 mg/day
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> > has been changed to
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> > Effexor 225 mg/day
> > Anafranil 25 mg/day
> > Seroquel 100mg/day
> > Xanax 0.5 mg as needed
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> > I'm definitely feeling much better, tonight in fact, I kinda felt like my old self again. My sense of humor and playfulness were back. I don't know if it's the meds already doing something or what... but it is encouraging. Obviously things aren't going to snap back to normal immediately, but I think I'm on the right track. Hopefully, the added Anafranil will help with the OCD - the depression, anxiety, etc all stem from the OCD in the first place in a way. It's also comforting to know I have Xanax around if I happen to need it.
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> > It's odd though, as I was adding supplements to my daily regimen, my condition seemed to worsen. I'm assuming it is only a coincidence, but now I'm scared to start taking any supplements again.
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