Posted by morgan miller on October 16, 2010, at 11:05:34
In reply to Advice needed, posted by Buckeye Fan on October 14, 2010, at 8:10:10
I would try a good brand of SJW like Perika, Kira, or New Chapter's Serofin. I just switched from Prozac to Serofin and so far I'm o.k. I will expecting to feel the most improvement in a month or so.
Other things to try:
L Methylfolate-2.4 to 6.4 mg in the morning-Solgar and several other companies sell this-it upregulates production of monoamines and helps antidepressants work better-good addition to SJW
Acetyl L Carnitine-500 mg in the morning and 500 mg in the afternoon
DHEA-25 to 50 mg of micronized stuff in the morning
Resveratrol-Revgenetic micronized bulk powder is the best quality on the market IMO
Holy Basil-I would go with New Chapter
Magnesium-Glycinate or Taurinate
Turmeric/Curcumin-Longvida, Meriva, or BCM-95-curcumin stimulates serotonin and norepinephrine
Fish Oil-do it if you are not already!
Cordyceps-boosts energy, boosts testosterone-may indirectly boost mood
Piracetam-has been known to help with depression-it's mainly used as a nootropic to improve cognition
Adapton-a friend really likes this stuff and it has been discussed on the Alternative boardI'm giving you all these options because it sounds like you didn't have such a good experience with pharmaceuticals. Hopefully you still have a little extra cash to experiment with some of these things despite losing your job. I would go with one of the SJW brands first and add l methylfolate to it. Also, if you have a CostCo membership, get some of the Kirkland's fish oil, not the enteric coating one(fish oil is actually absorbed better in the stomach with all the acid).
Sorry your hurting so bad right now. Hope something starts to help soon!
Almost forgot to ask, how old are you? I'm assuming you are a male. What are your symptoms like? Do you have an equal amount of depression and anxiety, or is it mostly depression? If it is mostly depression, I would go with Perika first and stick with it for at least a month.
Morgan
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