Posted by BetweenDreams81 on September 24, 2010, at 1:24:32
In reply to Re: Lithium Orotate for depression? Anyone using this, posted by Hombre on September 23, 2010, at 18:58:59
"For liver support you'd want to go with something like Milk Thistle. The CM concept of Liver goes beyond the actual liver organ as we understand it. One idea is that when the Liver is not functioning well according to CM, all those stress hormones are not being properly metabolized." makes sense, liver and kidneys work hard to rid toxins and filter the blood...life essence.
"The formula I mentioned does much more than provide Ca/Mg. While that is probably one of its mechanisms of action, it will also try to normalize many physiological systems according to its indications. The real trick is identifying your personal imbalance and finding a formula that matches. Maybe just tuck that thought away for later."
yes, absolutely...going to a psychiatrist will hopefully be exceedingly helpful in disecting just what imbalances I have, which will help me decide other adjunct therapies.How did you go about trying different supps/herbs/meds...how long would you try one before deciding to can it and try something else in its place? how many things would you take at a time? One note wrong in a chord turns harmony into cacophony.
Tai Qi or QiGong would probably be a good thing to get into. I'll have to pull out a few of my old books that talked about applying 5-element theory to method of treating horses. What books/resources did you find helpful in learning about TCM and herbs?
Hombre, thank you! I'd hug you if I could...yours was the post I needed. That's just it, I can "act" okay and appear normal...but my life/emotional health is truly dysfunctional. I swing between any number of these emotions ALL the time anxiety/depression/feeling great/feeling motivated and able to conquer everything/barely being able to get out of bed/engaging and genuine/listless, dull, unsocial/bubbly and friendly/irritable and moody...I've made Insanely impulsive decisions/purchases that seemed fine at the time, but have seriously put me on the path to financial ruin. (we're talking major purchases here...horses...I had 8 as of this time last year, finally down to 4, soon to be 2) Not getting to bed at a decent hour...I haven't been to sleep before 2-3 AM for a few years now...and I am up at 7:30-8 AM.
I did mention to my closest friend that I think I need to see a psychiatrist about all this, and she says I'm just ADD and has a counter thought for each "symptom". Almost as if admitting that I am mentally unsound means that she must re-evaluate her own psyche; afraid what might be behind those walls, perhaps. Same with my sister...and I am just about positive that she too is bipolar...she just doesn't want to label it and face it straight on...this runs deep on my mother's side of the fammily. It is no surprise to me.
In hindsight, it is probably a good thing that I did have a major depressive episode last winter, cause I would never have looked at this further. I would have just assumed that life is always hard and a struggle to find balance, and that it is nearly impossible to be truly satisfied and happy.
Anyhow, thanks again for your valuable info, encouragement and support. I will try to be more openminded about medication recommendations, and really learn the method behind the maddness before jumping to conclusions. I am quite definitely motivated to work towards being well and functional...cause where I'm at now, this can be pure hell at times.
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