Posted by KaraS on August 4, 2004, at 1:17:30
In reply to Re: what I'm taking » KaraS, posted by Simus on August 3, 2004, at 21:36:25
> > WOW, Simus, you're not going to believe this but my father also died when I was 8 years old. I never married or had children so in that we definitely differ. I don't have the support network you have but neither do I have the constant pressure of having to interact with my family's friends or co-workers. I have less to worry about in terms of living up to their expectations as well.
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> I don't know how/if I would have made it through if it hadn't been for my kids. The thought of the tears on their sweet faces has made me pull out of many episodes of just wanting to "permanently quit" this battle.
>I'm glad that you have your children in your life. I'm on better terms now with my mother and sister but there was a time when I didn't hear much from either of them. My sister was too busy in her life and my mother was disgusted with me because she doesn't understand that I'm ill. I don't know how I kept going some of that time.
> >My mother is a very anxious/neurotic person with a slight tendency towards depression (but not to the degree that I am). I mean she's much more neurotic but not as depressive.
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> Exactly like mine. My mother was the only one in her family that didn't fight substance abuse, but she always had "bad nerves".> > You definitely sound better and on the road to recovery. Have you ever considered taking probiotics or triphala?
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> I know little about probiotics and absolutely nothing about triphala. What do you know about them? Have you tried them?Probiotics basically means acidophilus and the like. It's good for your system and digestion to keep the balance of good bacteria. Triphala is something I only recently learned about. It's Ayurvedic and it's supposed to be a great "tonic" for the body. My friend is taking it now. Do a search or look at the info on it at iHerb.com. It seems exactly like the kind of thing that would help a lot with adrenal fatigue. I think I'm going to order it.
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> > Do you take anything to help with sleep? Tryptophan is supposed to help with that and it is also supposed to dampen the appetite. That wouldn't tax your adrenals either.> I need serious help with sleep! Isn't tryptophan the amino acid that was banned in this country? I have read a lot about 5HTP (I think that is right), but I was a little concerned about serotonin syndrome when I was on Lexapro so I didn't try it. But that probably wouldn't be a problem now that I am on Wellbutrin. I will have to look into it again.
>Yes, tryptophan was banned here because there was some out of Japan that wasn't pure - had some other stuff in it that made people quite ill. But it wasn't the tryptophan itself. It's still sold here in certain holistic doctor's offices or you can order it on-line from abroad. Larry gave us a site on-line that he gets it from which is a site for veterinary supplies. As he put it "no one feeds crap to very expensive horses." If you're not comfortable with that, I understand. I'm a little uncomfortable with it myself and if it didn't come from Larry, I wouldn't consider it at all. The 5-htp, that's also somewhat controversial. Some people think that it becomes serotonin outside of the brain which could lead to problems. Larry thinks that it is harmless but that it's not terribly efficient. You can search for his answers on both of these things.
Did you say that you take ginseng? If so, which kind and how much? I guess it's not supposed to be a good thing to take if you're hypoglycemic so I'm trying to find another adaptogen to take. I was on Maca for hotflashes which worked so well and then pooped out. Maybe I just need to take much more of it. I'm not having much luck with rhodiola either yet. I guess I'll try Ashwagandha next. I'm running out of choices for adaptogens which seems to be a really important part of the healing for adrenal fatigue.
> > Also, would you mind telling me what part of the country you live in? I live in L.A - at least for now.
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> Central Michigan.
>It's erie how many similarities there are in our lives. I went to the University of Michigan and lived in Ann Arbor for about 9 years.
> By the way, I sure hope Larry has a sense of humor! LOL
>> Simus
I'm sure Larry would laugh at all of our wise-cracks. (His girlfriend might not find it as funny.)
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