Posted by cardinaldirection on May 28, 2006, at 3:05:50
In reply to Re: where did u go? » cardinaldirection, posted by BarbaraCat on May 28, 2006, at 2:26:24
most importantly, ridiculously glad to hear that youre feeling better now... hate to hear of anyones pain. being busy is generally a good thing too, at least for me... doesnt leave much time for any sort of pain. your contribution is much appreciated, no matter what... even just the hello.
ive been commenting on as many posts as possible today, giving as much useful information as i can. just recently started getting thoroughly involved in psychopharmacology and my own brain chemisty (or that in general), having spent most of my life leaving it up to the 'professionals'. now deterred from that course mainly by my personal fight against strong synthetic side effects, as well as a belief in more natural and supplemental balancing methods... and straying away from the economic influence of the larger pharmaceutical companys on my doctors advice, which i notice more w/ each visit.
ive just within the past couple days prescribed myself a morning and evening 'concoction', focused on targeting my strong ocd (which i believe to be closest to the root of my 'problem'), add, and depression. given that im trying quite a few different things, could use some advice on narrowing down the ingredients. in the morning... 500mg inositol (read quite a bit recently on its use in the treatment of ocd, for it acting somewhat analogous to an ssri), 50mg coq10 (i suffer from general lethargia associate w/ depression), ~1250mg dlpa, 500mg tyrosine, some ginko and st johns wort (tinctures/extracts), and a tbsp of flax oil. in the eve... 50mg 5htp, 100mg b6, some kava, a tsp of calcium (~500mg), and a multi covering among other things my thiamine, biotin, and folate needs. also working on 'fixing' my diet and exercise habits, as well as maintaining strong doses of vit c and potassium.
actually found this thread doing research on why to take dlpa when i can just take tyrosine, given that phenylalanine is converted to tyrosine, which is then converted to dopamine (roughly). going to look for macuna tomorrow, to hopefully eliminate both!
thx in advance for, well... everything.
cd> You're not alone. I haven't been too active in this board lately. I was too depressed and in pain (fibromyalgia) the earlier part of the year and now that I'm feeling better, I don't have as much time to contribute.
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> I know I speak for everyone when I say that we're always interested in anything new to share that might help us in our quest. Keep posting.
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> > i JUST stumbled upon this thread, and its like learning that this uphill battle that im fighting w/ as much pride as possible given my brain chemistry is not being faught alone! where did u guys go? i have a few questions, and possible answers as well, but would like to make sure im still not alone... =D
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