Posted by Alexander on January 26, 2004, at 10:14:43
In reply to Medication/vitamin sensitivities: any ideas?, posted by john1022 on January 21, 2004, at 12:15:49
that's pretty easy:
when on a basic med, avoid acidic vitamins/food and the way around.U take 20 mg Dexedrine, for example, in the morning + 1000mg Vitamin C and u will wonder what happened to the Dex effect....
> Hello,
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> I have recently developed some pretty serious problems. First, a little bit about what has happened. I recently started having depression, insomnia and anxiety again for the first time in over 3 years. The same day this began, I also started having a ringing in my ears (tinnitus).
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> I started my antidepressant again, Effexor, which once helped in the past to fix this problem with depression and sleep with little or no side effects, but it made everything worse as far as the depression goes the last time I tried taking it. I also developed hyperacusis (sensitivity to hearing) on it as well. I eventually stopped it and felt somewhat better.
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> Since then, I have tried 5htp, fish oil, St. John's Wort, multivitamins and eating fish and all have given me some kind of bad reaction where it makes my depression much worse, made my joints stiff and sore, gave me bad nightmares, makes my sleep worse and gave me blurred vision when I am on any of them. When I stop them, the side effects go away for the most part. I seem to be very sensitive to them now, where I never was in the past (as far as the fish, 5htp, multivitamins and Effexor).
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> I have also been unable to take Ashwaganda as it makes me feel worse. I have also been experiencing bad breath and blurred vision on the Taurine supplements I am taking, although it doesn't make me feel depressed and seems to almost help with that a little.
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> I am also taking lithium orotate which seems to be helping a little bit, but I cannot take more than 2 pills as it makes my sleep worse and makes me more irrated (something it should probably be helping) and it is not supposed to have any side effects either.
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> I have had some pretty comphrensive tests done (hair, blood, and adrenal). I do show signs of adrenal stress and had excessive levels of copper in my hair. My liver function showed up as completely normal, so it seems I am metabolizing these things alright. My doctor, whom I trust very much, thinks it may have to do with the high copper levels so we have been working on that.
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> Does anyone have any kind of idea what might be going on with me? I am very worried as I have not felt well in almost 6 months and I am affraid I will never be able to take any kind of medication again to get well. Any help or any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much
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