Last Saturday at this exact time, I was screaming at my
husband and just generally acting like a crazy lady. ; I have been weaning
off my Paxil for 5 months. I am down to 5mg from 40mg . This last
step down really took me for a ride and I thought I wasn’;t going to make
it. Then I realized that I had also stopped taking my natural
supplements. I went to the store and got them first thing on Monday
morning. On Wednesday, I went to my doc who doubled my thyroid hormone
and my bio-identical progesterone. I am like a different person one week
later. Here are the natural supplements that I take: ; Omega 3
Nutrients, Nordic Oil Fish Oil, Vitamin C, Energy Formula multi-vitamin,
Vitamin B-6 and sublingual Vitamin B-12 drops. I only use vitamins from
PhysiciansPreference.com. They are recommended by my doctor who is at the
Hotze Health
& Wellness Center
in Houston.
You can visit his website at DrHotze.com to see what his practice is all about
and if you want to find a comparable doc in your area. ; I also got a book
called “The Mood Cure”; by Julia Ross which is all about the
nutritional aspect of depression.
If we get off our meds, we must do something about the
original reason we were on the meds. ; Denise, I strongly encourage you to
do the footwork and find out about other alternatives to your depression.
You may have to go on meds until you can find a solution, but please find a
competent psychiatrist instead of a general doc if at all possible. I
have been there and I know how scary and confusing it is when you are in the
middle of the depression or manic situation or however you want to label it.
Last weekend, I got the name of a psychiatrist and left it by my telephone and
I knew I could call him anytime and schedule an appt to get on meds if these
other solutions did not help.
Good luck,
Anne M
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