Posted by bleauberry on January 8, 2008, at 19:19:15
In reply to Re: When meds don't work » bleauberry, posted by johnj on January 6, 2008, at 20:23:53
> Seroqeul gave me akathisia would zyprexa too. Anti-P scare me to be honest.
Yeah I know. Actually, all these drugs scare me. I was on zyprexa 8 years. Even though it is a powerful drug, it felt friendlier than all the rest, if that makes any sense. Seroquel gave me some akathisia too, but zyprexa never did.
> I don't feel too well on magnesium, but i have some taurine I have never tried. I will break it out.Yeah, magnesium bums me out bigtime. I can't take it. Instant depression worsener for me, though it is very calming. Taurine I liked, but only when combined with Tyrosine. Unpreictable though. I think these supps are good for longterm health and healing, but not as powerful for rightnow relief.
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> "5htp in 10mg to 25mg doses for a few days would be a telling test"
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> What do you mean telling?Well, if you have a low serotonin situation, getting the serotonin up immediately will show things to you. The first 3 days or so are adjustment periods and need to be ignored. After that though you can tell what is happening. One of several things will happen...you will feel calmer and better; you will feel calmer and more depressed; you will feel great all around; you will feel more anxious and irritable; you will feel nothing. It definitely calms me down, but gets a bit depressing too, probably because I need something else besides just serotonin alone. Sleep is much better, deep and yet with vivid dreams.
The herbs can help but please understand I am not endorsing them as longterm cures. Some people might. I see them more as stepping stone crutches to get through rough moments, to get from here to there, all the while knowing something else needs to be done longterm. No need to suffer the entire duration though. There is an herb that you can rely on kind of like a spare tire for a flat.
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