Posted by maddy4 on September 28, 2005, at 19:55:03
hey guys - and anyone else who cares to chime in - HELP ME!
i feel i must rehash a bit of 'my story' first:
had 3 babies in 4 years - so almost 6 years of continual breastfeeding and pregnancy - now my hormones are whacked and i am suffering from panic and major irritability. have always had a low grade managable anxiety - but as of lately am seeing the neeed to take a real action.am flip flopping between going drug route or vitamin route. tried lexapro for two days - hated it...tried wellbutrin one day - hated it. see a pattern here - firstly -i am impatient. also i hate SEs and feeling out of control. my best managing techniques that dont freak me out are a xanax as needed (usually 1/4 or 1/2 of a .25 - am very sensitive to all drugs) walking and eating healthy + vitamins.
anyway - bought a ton of vitamins this week - alread yahve been supplementing w. calcium (apparently too much at 2,500 mg a day) also take evening primrose, essential fatty acids, flaxseed oil, b complex, iron, kelp, lecithin, garlic oil, etc...i hope i dont OD on vitamins.
wish someone could tell me if my vitamin cocktail was ok.so- this week bought 5htp and SAMe. tried 50mg 5htp one day and felt drugged. tongiht took my first magnesium glysinate and SAMe. i do feel groggy alread yfrom the mag. glys. in minutes i felt this way - maybe im a hypochondriac and feel it from suggestion (reading abt it here) or maybe it is real. dont know abt the SAMe yet. what exactly does the SAMe make you feel? how is the mag gly. supposed to make you feel?
i just want my anxiety to go AWAY - i do not EVER want to have another panic attack or fear another PA. i would love to go the natural route instead of meds and guess i need to make up my mind. am willing to try whatever at this point - just am known for not sticking with the second i feel and unwanted SE.
thanks so much for any input!!
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