Posted by KaraS on August 5, 2004, at 13:27:45
In reply to Re: Brain Fog... other things to try, posted by RichH on August 5, 2004, at 12:57:33
> Sorry to hear that - I'm using the Solgar brand Rhodiola 3x a day with plenty of water. The multivits.. I tried all sorts and not massive doses. I can actually feel the symptoms come on again when taken - this lasts 1-2 days. It's hard to know when you're taking so many things. I read your list and remembered how I was... but took the drastic measure of going clean to see what my natural state was. For example, on Prozac things became so confused I coundn't tell what I was doing, plus it made me ill with other neurochemical aids such as rhodiola. Have you every gone totally clean / detox? I had a detox for 2 weeks, then put on probiotics & enzymes to assist, then took Rhodiola to aid recovery. I don't need multivits any more. I have found Chi-Kung very helpful and get shiatsu or deep tissue massage regularly plus exercise. Somehow the fact I don't actually need anything anymore has provided me energy (to be self-sufficient) so in that sense there is a psychological bonus. From experience I'd go back to baseline and try simple things in isolation, else it just gets horribly complicated... Probably no help, but I believe you will find the answer!
I have gone a few days without vitamins and I really do get sick. My CFS symptoms come back. I don't think my situation is the same as yours. I'm on a very small amount of Effexor right now (about 19 mg.) but that's the only psychotropic med I'm taking. I may try the Rhodiola again when I'm not taking any Effexor (though Dr. Richard Brown often combines them for his patients).A good friend of mine is taking a Chi-Kung class and she said she'd teach me some things. Also she is studying to be a massage therapist and she wants to practice on me. I should probably take her up on it.
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