Posted by Larry Hoover on October 9, 2003, at 8:58:48
In reply to Anyone get better? How long does it take, etc., posted by Wolf Dreamer on October 9, 2003, at 5:20:57
> I have compusive obsessive thoughts, or whatever... can't help but think of every possible thing that could go wrong, no matter how rediculous it is. I keep argueing with people that don't exist and that I'll probably never meet.
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> I'm antisocial by choice, since unlike most people I do not require interaction with others. I used to have social anxiety disorder, but I think I outgrew that since I can go to the store by myself these days. Since I don't get out much, and seldom alone, I'm not sure. I think I could probably go to some place I've never been before, provided it wasn't too far away and I had a cell phone with me.
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> Anyway, I've been popping Omega 3's for almost 2 weeks now, as well as some other stuff, and I haven't gotten any better. I also gave up sugar.It can be months before the subtle effects of omega-3 supplementation come into your awareness....because they can be very subtle, you don't notice the gradual changes that take place, unless you journal or something like that. Fish oil is a food concentrate, not a medication.
You didn't get out of balance in two weeks, so please try to have some patience while you work to rebalance your biochemistry. A few grams of omega-3s per day will not saturate your brain with the "right stuff" for months.....it takes that long, particularly because your liver and blood vessels get first crack at the fish oil. They are starved, too.
> Anyway, I think it would be nice if everyone who has actually gotten over a problem post what they had, what they took, and how long it took to get results.
In simple terms, I have been working at restoring my health for six years following a crash into virtually catatonic depression. I'm still improving. I also have comorbid chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, and other stuff.
> Oh, I gave up sugar until last night when I decided I'd start with orange juice again, even though it says SUGARS on the ingrediants. It isn't table sugar that is added to it, just natural sugars found in the juice, so maybe that wouldn't bother me or give me candida.
Sugar crystals, what you're thinking of when you think of sugar, as in a sugar bowl on the table, are a natural sugar. If you're ingesting sugar, you're ingesting sugar.
If you're serious about a candida-elimination diet, go to:
http://www.mwilliamson.com/yeastdiet.htmRecommended supplements include selenium, MSM (methyl sulfonyl methane), coenzyme Q10, and shark liver oil (but I haven't verified the latter, yet).
It's generally recommended that you avoid gluten and milk protein for a while, during the initil phase of the elimination diet, to reduce the irritation/inflammation induced by these two. Just for the record, gluten alone can cause obsessive thinking.
There's a lot to figure out (by doing little experiments). Advice is general, but you're unique. You need to figure out the pieces to your own puzzle. My pieces won't necessarily fit into your puzzle.
Lar
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