Posted by Joel on April 19, 2000, at 13:35:04
In reply to Re: Chronic fatigue and ADs : To Joel, posted by Liza on April 19, 2000, at 11:16:37
Hi Liza,
I personally don't have a lot of faith in nutritional supplements as effective treatment for the conditions we talk about on this board. I have a good friend who recently stopped taking her SSRI to take Omnitrition supplements on the advice of her friends who were selling it. Within two weeks she was suicidal. Ephedra and caffiene are probably not good anti-depressants just like meth-amphetimine isn't. Good for losing weight though (HA). Something more selective like the new SNRI's or Ridalin may be promising.
I totally understand the work thing. I was on disability the first 6 mo. of my recovery and a month last year. Couldn't work the first 2.5 years of my recovery. The financial pressures can be very overwhelming. Since then the pressures to perform at work and show up every day are overwhelming. I think what happens is that the everyday fatigue and inability to function when there are tremendous pressures, real and imagined, to function and up causing depression. I have been home for four days and my boss calls me three times a day looking for immediate answers and solutions when there are none. It sucks. I'm at least going to see my doc this afternoon.
Thanks for responding Liza this is very helpful to me.
Joel
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