Posted by JLx on September 24, 2004, at 15:24:20
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog?- Larry, posted by tealady on September 24, 2004, at 8:10:32
Hi Jan,
How are you doing these days? :)
I haven't been here in a while. When last we spoke, I think, I was excited about starting a job. It was only seasonal (tax preparation) so it's over now, and while the work itself went ok, the stress really did me in. I thought I was on a fairly even keel at the time with the supplements I was taking, but everything went haywire almost immediately, and especially after I had a viral respiratory infection for a few weeks. It seemed like my supplements weren't working the same at all, my hormones were such that I was having periods again after going without for so many months that I thought I was finally in menopause. I was having carb cravings all of a sudden and I went off my diet regimen more and more as I just couldn't seem to get a handle on things. That only made things worse, unfortunately, and I started regaining the weight I'd lost last year. Then I hurt my foot so I couldn't do my usual walking as exercise and I really went deeper into the doldrums and gained more weight. I'm just now coming out of the trough and trying to figure out what to do next.
One interesting thing, I think I told you that I've had some thyroid problems (by body temp and other symptoms) and this winter I didn't! I'm guessing it was the tyrosine. I think the magnesium helped too, though it took quite a few months. Magnesium is still the magic formula to keep me from feeling suicidal too, no matter how far down I otherwise go. That is an enormous blessing.
I'm pretty bummed otherwise that I could go so completely off course in such a short period of time. I still feel better on my worst days than I ever felt on drugs, but it feels pretty daunting to have to keep on experimenting and tweaking these things. I'm also now convinced that it's not just the supplements but the diet changes AND the supplements working together that make the biggest difference....it all is just so much work.
Waaah, I want to be normal! ;)
JL
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