Posted by bleauberry on July 18, 2009, at 12:13:36
In reply to Sick of searching, posted by Dima on July 18, 2009, at 2:31:31
If you want to continue with the natural treatment approach, here are some things that have a high probability of helping. The problem is, you have to take them and keep taking them. You can't do a few days a give up. If someone has diabetes, they can't just eat a few low sugar meals and give up. They can't just try a few insulin shots and give up. I someone has Lyme disease they can't just take a few days of antibiotics and give up. Ya know? When there is illness, which depression/anxiety/OCD are (or are the outward signs of one), it has to be treated every day continuously. It will not go away rapidly. When it is gone, efforts must be continued in order to keep it gone. So if you can't do something and stay with it, might as well forget ever finding improvement. That's just the way it is.
Ok. Enough lecture. Sorry. :-) The reason you couldn't stick with any of those things you've tried is because they are all pretty worthless. Yeah I know the internet hype looks good. That's because most of it is sales based, not realworld clinically based. Good luck finding a real live person who claims any of them have been miracles to them.
Basics:
1. Diet. Low caffeine, low sugar. Heavy on the veggies, lots of fruits, proteins from meats, eggs, nuts. Good fats from avocados, dark chocolate, eggs, nuts, olive oil. Go very light on breads and pastas. Lots of purified water.
This is not something you will feel right away. It is a lifestyle change that will make a difference 3 months from now and for the rest of your life. It is not overly strict...you can still indulge in something forbidden...you just can't do it every day anymore.2. Vitamin C, B complex, zinc, selenium, chromium...take a low dose vitamin that has these, or split a pill in half or quarters...whatever, get some of these in you every day. You don't need megadoses. After it becomes routine, then one at a time you can start experimenting with adding high doses of each, probably a B6 or B12 first. For now, just get some more vitamins in you than you have. Even if you don't, the above diet will.
3. St Johns Wort. If you want a supplement that stands a chance of actually working beyond internet hype, this is one. Brand is important. The clinical study brands are available....Kira and Perika. I like Kira better for your symptoms.
Some people do better with the el cheapo brands from walmart, riteaid, or whole foods.4. Deproloft. This is a natural product available through naturopath practitioners, integrative MDs, and internet. It is a combination of very low doses of St Johns Wort (75mg), 5htp (13mg), tyrosine (100mg), and essential vitamins, per capsule.
5. Add-on herbals include ginkgo biloba, passionflower, siberian ginseng, american ginseng, panax ginseng.
If you want to go the medication route, the above diet still holds. That is the basis for anything else to work. For meds, a doctor would most likely steer you in the direction of a Lexapro, Zoloft, maybe Prozac. If that happens, let us know before your appointment so we can brainstorm with you for ideas to ask about.
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