Posted by JLx on September 26, 2004, at 9:18:44
In reply to Re: Looking for answers - Rosavin (Rhodiola rosea) » karaS, posted by jujube on September 26, 2004, at 7:53:28
Hi Tamara,
I struggle with lack of motivation/functioning and anxiety too. Larry usually recommends niacinamide for anxiety. You might want to search for that on here, but I believe the dose is 500 mg three times day. I think you can go up to 2,000 a day safely. I've taken niacinamide and noticed a quick (albeit mild) relaxing effect.
You said you were taking 250 mg of magnesium a day. Is it a well absorbable kind, such as mg glycinate, taurate, malate or citrate? Magnesium is probably the biggest "anti stress" nutrient I've run across. After I started taking it I found some other things like tyrosine working differently. I also find that if something makes me irritable like TMG, magnesium counteracts.
Otoh, for some people, calcium is the calming mineral. If you're not taking some, or eating calcium foods, you might want to try adding a bit of that. The calcium/magnesium ratio is pretty important though so keep in mind that too much of one might require a bit more of the other; which is which depends on your body. If you've had PMS in the past, this might indicate a need for more magnesium. Perhaps even more than 500 mg a day, at least until you reach a replenishment saturation point if you were low. I found that when I first started taking magnesiun after being very calcium dominant in my diet for a long time, that I benefited from a lot of magnesium glycinate. Now I can take less with the same good effect and sometimes add a bit of calcium too.
I notice in another post that you also said you take "Omega 3, 6, 9". It's my understanding that most people eating a typical Western diet, don't need any more Omega 6, and what we made need for depression is a lot more Omega-3. I slacked off on taking fish oil and I now regret it as I think it was helping more than I realized.
Also, just as an aside, in my only experience with Celexa I thought it was helping somewhat but I quit it because I felt so squirrelly. I didn't even realize how "off" I was even, until someone else said something to me. I don't mean to sound discouraging, as your experince might be completely different, but I think sometimes the side effects of these drugs are next to impossible to counteract.
Have you seen this site on Depo Provera, btw? http://www.abcinternetmarketing.com/depo-provera/horrorstories.html Sounds like a lot of people are having the same "I wasn't this bad before" problems with anxiety, apathy, motivation, etc.
JL
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