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Thanks for the info, dude » Elroy

Posted by Chris O on February 18, 2005, at 21:12:57

In reply to Re: I'm an anxiety guy too, posted by Elroy on February 18, 2005, at 13:51:07

Elroy:

I read your post and I appreciate all the info. I checked out some of the sites about CES, and maybe I'll try it. It sounds promising and simple, but then, so many non-pharmaceutical approaches do and none really work for me, so...but I will not lose hope!

As to the Braverman book, I actually read/look thru his other book about amino acids about 2 years ago, but I will have to check this latest one out from the library. It looks promising. I've tried many of the supplements you've listed, including Inositol, GABA, Niacinamide, Melatonin, Valerian, Passionflower--I mean, basically, those do nothing for me. I have never tried Picamillon, but I know what it is, and I have monitored others' experiences with it on these boards. Seems that some get results, some don't. Perhaps I will try that someday too.

As to the EMDR/EFT stuff, I read Lambrou and Pratt's Instant Emotional Healing about 6 weeks ago, did the exercises diligently for a couple of weeks, thought it was helping, but now...am starting to return to full-on panic mode, so...I don't think it did anything. On a positive note, I live in southern California, which is where they are, so I can visit them if I want to blow, probably $300-400/hour. My girlfriend is nagging me to give them a try in person; I don't hold high hopes, but I probably will visit them anyway.

I used to visit Kelly's St. John's page, but...I just don't get any real (beyond minor) benefits out of St. John's, SAM-e, 5-HTP, etc., so, don't really go there much. Have been to remedyfind.com a lot, and this board, which I think is the best.

Anyway, dude, thanks for the info. I'll definely check out the Braverman book. It looks, right now, like I should have some type of benzo lying around...because...the panic is always there, waiting to pop up. For me, it's always been there. My mom has it, many people in my family have it...I come from panic/rumination/and worry, so...I don't know...pharmas are beginning to look like the only way to go for me.

Oh yeah, I did a saliva cortisol test with a naturopath last year; it said my DHEA was high at 12.2 (range 3-10) and my cortisol was high at 2.0 (range from .5-1.5). So, he recommended ashwagandha which I tried to take but which did absolutely nothing...if anything, made me more anxious. Every doctor I've seen seems to think the urine cortisol thing is bogus. I kind of felt like the saliva cortisol was bogus too...because it was all geared toward selling me hormones, the company who made it.

Alright, so, again, thanks, and I wish you luck. I'm sure I'll back here as I explore, not sure where I'm going from here.

Chris


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