Posted by bleauberry on July 6, 2015, at 10:48:23
In reply to Akathisia? Restless Leg Syndrome? Need Some Advice, posted by scleme1 on June 29, 2015, at 17:09:09
I haven't read all the other posts. Hopefully you got some good answers. I just wanted to put in my 2 cents in case it helps.
Restless legs is basically a deficient dopamine thing. I used to get it a lot on antipsychotics. It is a common side effect with them. I also got it when a dose of Ritalin was wearing off. I get restless legs every day around early evening, not as bad as on drugs, probably some permanent damage from all the years of psychiatric drugs.
Zoloft tends to self-metabolize itself over time...in other words, the 200mg may actually be the equivalent of a lower dose, because your body is chewing it up faster than it used to. This is a unique quirk to Zoloft not shared by most other psych meds. So it could be your dose is too low. It needs to be increased every year to account for the higher metabolization rate.
Zoloft would explain both the restless legs and the nervous thing. Sort of the same as reducing dose or taking a lesser dose.
The nervousness thing though, well, it would be consistent with the time of day zoloft would be mostly worn out, so that would make sense. Toward the end of the day, right? But then, my first gut instinct was adrenal glands....likely pumping out cortisol or adrenaline at wrong times...and if that is the case then these substances should be tried because they will help to smooth that out but also help psychiatrically as well....
Rhodiola rosea
AshwagandaFor immediate relief, like within 20 minutes, take a dropper full of Lemon Balm liquid tincture. It wears off in a few hours, shouldn't be taken every single day, but can be a reliable tool in your toolbox that you can use often.
The most progress you can make is free. Be real picky about what goes into the grocery cart. I think we are only in the infant stage, but Americans are beginning to take notice that the things they have been taught all their lives are ok, are actually absolutely not ok. They in fact cause rampant nationwide diseases that nobody can successfully treat. I'm talking about today's gluten, genetically modified grains, trace pesticides, trace herbicides, trace metals....but the biggest offender of all....the one that kills while putting a smile on at the same time....is sugar.
For me to get better, cleaning up my diet was the foundation of that which made everything else able to work. Without that, other stuff doesn't work as well or totally fails. People have no idea how bad this stuff is for them. They wouldn't even take it home from the store if it was free, if they only knew.
For symptom relief, that's a challenge. For some people the meds or herbs that cause relaxation work. For others, those things make it worse. I can get up and walk around a couple minutes and be fine for a while after that. It is not that big of a problem with me that I am actively seeking remedy, but it is an uncomfortable nuisance. I'm just glad to be back on grass that is more green than brown, so I'll take it.
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