Posted by Ame Sans Vie on August 4, 2003, at 9:33:43
In reply to Re: Here's a hard one., posted by Bill L on August 4, 2003, at 9:26:04
> I agree with Ame that supplements might help a little but they will not do anything major for your situation.
I don't know... I've personally witnessed some pretty amazing transformations from the proper combinations of supplements. After all, niacinamide exerts the same action as benzodiazepines in the brain, just to a lesser extent and without side effects... and picamilon supplies the brain with extra GABA, one of the two neurotransmitters most often depleted in anxious/panic states. The other being, of course, serotonin, which L-Tryptophan raises levels of. With the proper approach, supplementation can be every bit as powerful, if not more so, as prescription medications.
It's the herbal extracts that really hold the key in panic disorder, though. Kava and California poppy are extremely potent herbs that, more often than not, will stop an impending panic attack dead in its tracks when taken sublingually.
> You need the proper combination of drugs. Ask your doc about combining an antidepressant with Remeron. Remeron can often counteract the impotence and insomnia side effects of other antidepressants. You can take Remeron with Effexor or one of the SSRI's.
poster:Ame Sans Vie
thread:247940
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030802/msgs/248009.html