Posted by AlexCanada on September 9, 2012, at 2:22:20
In reply to Re: Supplements not mixing well with medication?, posted by Chris O on September 8, 2012, at 11:51:26
I'm sorry to hear about your past. Regarding accutane there are many instances online and lawsuits which occured which caused Accutane to receive more severe black box warnings. I'm not sure not everyone gets depressed from Accutane but there are too many cases and for some it may have been mild to the point where they'd never think to attribute it to the drug. Meanwhile a congressman's son killed himself over it.
It is possible that it caused your underlying symptoms to worsen. Usually stopping the medication eventually returns a person to their previous state but likely some damage could remain.
I've since dropped taking most of those supplements and have not noticed a tangible net gain yet, in fact I may be a bit worse but other factors may be involved. My anxiety is usually very low these days recently. feeling extremely dull and cognitively impaired is the big issue aside from strong anhedonia. I am more cognitively impaired than I have been last year and the year before.
My thought process is extremely poor. Mind feels so blocked. My thoughts often interrupt themselves. I just can't think properly. A thick cloud. I'm 2 days on zoloft 25mg (sensetive to meds) + my usual ritalin + valium. and zoloft has definitely impaired my emotions, more flat, apathy, cognition is impaired in way too. but likely these side effects are transient.
I need something to help me think. My mind is in the gutter that I can't even do medical research properly. Today I am able to post due to taking a little bit of Modafinil and a bit of Gabapentin.
> Alex:
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> It certainly seems like some of those supplements could enhance the pro-anxiety effect of something like ritalin; specifically, the ginseng and rhodiola. However, the magnesium is puzzling, especially at such a low dose. When I took magnesium, in order to get any effect, I used powder and took several grams at a time. The only effect I noticed at high doses, other than reduced anxiety, was diarrhea. Rhodiola and ginseng have never done much for me, even when I gave them month-long trials. As for D3, I just raised my vitamin D levels from 20 to 63 by taking D3. At first, I thought it might be affecting my energy level or mood. But now I think it was just placebo.
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> You mention accutane poisoning. I took accutane in 1984 when it first came out. I have never even considered it could be a cause of my condition. Interesting that you mention it as a cause of your depression. Sorry to hear that. Makes me think about reinvestigating that whole time in my life. But I also know that my anxiety/depression go way deeper than that, as I was raised by a seriously mentally ill mother, and there are multiple addictions and suicides in my family.
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> Good luck,
> Chris
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