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Posted by miss amor on January 14, 2004, at 10:14:46
ok- a couple of questions here:
1) the illness called TRICH**** (i dont know how to spell) does this relate to also eyebrows and other body hair? and i read it has to do with cuticles as well? is this related to ocd?-
2) my therapist said for me to quit coming to this website, because it is a cause of anxiety? i was wondering if others have heard this same thing?
3) if possible in the clearest way possible explain how to figure out what the chemical properties of a drug actually do?? i dont know if this makes sense. i read a post where someone said klonopin (which is what i am prescribed for gad) was made of 3 hydroxy benzodiazepine-BZD agonist-5 HT increase? so knowing this how do i know what these things do.
4)ess. fatty acid supplements, liquid vitamins, flax seed are all supplements i use, for health reasons and now im seeing ppl use these as mental health alternatives. am considering use of 5 ht?
is that safe with klonopin and what would i achieve by adding this?
thank in advance...
you guys seem to know it all~
miss amor
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 14, 2004, at 13:19:37
In reply to a co of questions...., posted by miss amor on January 14, 2004, at 10:14:46
> 1) the illness called TRICH**** (i dont know how to spell) does this relate to also eyebrows and other body hair? and i read it has to do with cuticles as well? is this related to ocd?-
Trichotillomania is, I believe, related to OCD... that's really all I know about it, though.
> 2) my therapist said for me to quit coming to this website, because it is a cause of anxiety? i was wondering if others have heard this same thing?
My therapist encouraged coming to this site. I highly doubt it's words on a computer monitor that are causing you anxiety.
> 3) if possible in the clearest way possible explain how to figure out what the chemical properties of a drug actually do?? i dont know if this makes sense. i read a post where someone said klonopin (which is what i am prescribed for gad) was made of 3 hydroxy benzodiazepine-BZD agonist-5 HT increase? so knowing this how do i know what these things do.
What that post meant was that Klonopin belongs to the chemical class of "3-hydroxy-benzodiazepines". "BZD agonist" means that it agonizes benzodiazepine receptors in the brain (i.e. binds to them and activates them). 5-HT is shorthand for 5-hydroxytryptophan, aka serotonin. So that means Klonopin increases serotonin levels/activity.
> 4)ess. fatty acid supplements, liquid vitamins, flax seed are all supplements i use, for health reasons and now im seeing ppl use these as mental health alternatives. am considering use of 5 ht?
> is that safe with klonopin and what would i achieve by adding this?No interactions between 5-HTP and Klonopin, though I'd personally recommend l-tryptophan in place of 5-HTP. They both achieve the same thing in the brain (they are transformed into serotonin), but l-tryptophan seems to be more effective.
> thank in advance...
> you guys seem to know it all~
> miss amorHope this helps some!
Posted by miss amor on January 14, 2004, at 15:38:53
In reply to Re: a co of questions...., posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 14, 2004, at 13:19:37
thanks alot!
Posted by watergirl on January 15, 2004, at 0:41:27
In reply to a co of questions...., posted by miss amor on January 14, 2004, at 10:14:46
>>my therapist said for me to quit coming to this website, because it is a cause of anxiety? i was wondering if others have heard this same thing?
>~~~ My GP rolled his eyes when I told him about this website, and mentoned the internet. My GP also totally F*!#*d me by changing my meds (Paxil to effexor xr). He wont look me in the eye anymore. However, It was nice to hear him say he learned something from me :) . It felt soo liberating to stand up for myself. Really give him a piece of my mind, with an educational response. For me it is very disheartening to have more knowledge of medical facts than my doctor.
My pdoc only responded by asking about my compulsiveness w/ the internet. No problems w/ compulsivness sience totally off of effexor XR.
>> is that safe with klonopin and what would i achieve by adding this?
>~~ I just started with omega oils fish and flax and Borage. Ive been a vegitarian for 12 years. I need to get better and am willing to try anything i need to, to be well. It is sooo hard for me to take fish oil and eat meat (Gag with every bite, and every burp~YUCK) . My Pdoc says I need more protien. However I have no appetite. So, The easiest way for me to get protien is with animal products. I dont need to consume as much. I was wastin away. Im finally up to 113#s.
SOO Im not sure about the fish oil thing, But I deffinately think its worth a try. Studies have been done, apparentlly effective for mood stabilization.
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