No meds?

mallorygodisgood · Post by **mallorygodisgood** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:48 am

Hello everyone, I know this is a board on medicine, but I am really trying to do this without medication because I tend to feel side affects from everything. Plus I am 20 and want to have kids and not have to worry about withdrawals some day. This is just a personal thing that I have decided for the time being. Does anyone have any good vitamins or good natural ways to help with this? I have anxiety with ocd tendencies...or known as Pure O. Right now I am taking fish oil, vit b6 and b12 and walking 3 times a week. Any other suggestions? Id love to hear them? I tried Zoloft but I experience sever skin burning sensations on it and Pristiq. A little too scary for me!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun May 03, 2009 7:17 am

I have trouble with meds too. I may be trying something though soon because I'm having a hard time and I don't want to work so hard every day.

However, I find that if I drink plenty of water, and take a multi-vitamin in the morning with vitamin C and fish oil, then at lunch fish oil, vitamin C and cal/mag, then dinner fish oil, vitamin C and cal/mag it helps especially if I exercise and eat right.

The fish oil is good for your brain, the calcium helps with muscles. . .calming, and the magnesium helps with obsessive thinking.

You sound similar to me.

Also my doctor suggested 5-htp but I tried it one day and it didn't agree with me. It might be worth a try for you though!

Also I take Melatonin to sleep sometimes. That helps if I'm not TOO wound up already.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:00 am

i have a fear of pills as well but i needed something to make me feel better right away my doctor put me one ffexor then paxil not im aon a tricyclic antidepressant it worries me just the same plus i am taking ativan i ahve not had a panic attack but i sure do have a racing heart alot im trying to stay positive and wpndering when thisd off blance feeling will go away so i can feel normal again well anxiety makes me off blance as well so mabye never but im doing the program to try to get help to get off medd and be more secure in myself and strive for good things without bad though i need to be more positive and i nedd to learn hopw not to worry bout everything. i even woprry about what the pills i take will do to me i am on week one of the program an trying hard to get through it but have been up and down with emotions as to which if i may get better i am now a worry machine about having to come off of ativan will it make me worse then better willl this anti depressant work for me ?? i just want to feel better and perhaps just go back to being a little anxious with no panic attacks. my family is not supportive they tell me just to get over it and move on and its hard for me to do this i wake up full of worry and i go to sleep full of worry. abiout everything i know for fact many pills are tried til they find the right one for you but im not looking forward to that either im hoping these pills work and i go trhough the program and can get off pills and just be happy with what life has in store for me. i dont want to give up but somedays i am so tried of this fight when i should be happy enjoying my kids and what life ahs to offer me. i do now realise that my safe person is me and my safe place is anywhere i want it to be. at least i am eating better now and i have cut out the caffeine but i still smkoking and trying to cut down . im fighting tooth and nail for my life and i am not going to let my offbalance dizzy feelings take over but sometimes its hard i need to get back to work but in a way im afraid to go back like this thats why i have to keep at lucinds tapes even though its alot for me to affford i am enjoying them immensly anyone eevr want to chat feel free totally anxiety wont get me ill fight it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:24 am

Well, I was just like you, terrified. I did take a tricyclic years ago. It was Tofranil. It worked really really well. It made me tired at first. I tried Effexor, Lexapro, Zoloft. None of them I could tolerate. This time I took Klonopin for a few days and then my doctor convinced me to try Celexa. It has been like 2.5 weeks and I am a new person! I feel calm and secure and I'm rebuilding my life back to normal again. I was so bad for awhile I was staying awake and barely eating for days at a time. Finally a friend told me that if I can get through the first few days that I'd feel better. She was right. I'm so glad I did this. Now I am calm enough to work on myself and make permanent changes.

My doctor told me that because I have had GAD for 20 years, that I might always have to take something for it. At this point that's fine by me because trying to do it all on my own was not working. The last 3 or 4 years have been especially rough and it was effecting my health.

I'm getting ready to go on a big vacation with my family and I'm so glad I did this first. It's our first vacation in years and I know I'm going to have a great time.

Hang in there, you can get better!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:56 pm

I saw my shrink today. I've been on anti-depressants for years with varying degrees of success. The latest attempt is Effexor which I've been on for several months. I've really been struggling since my brother committed suicide last August, and can't seem to get in gear and be productive. Today the shrink told me my problem can't be fixed with medication and my life long battle with it can be helped ONLY by hard work and a lot of it. This terrified me. Then I realized and admitted I've always looked for something or someone to make me feel better about myself. Nothing or no one can. Some rude awakenings. I guess I'll find out about getting off the meds and getting to work. It's rough growing up at 55.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:18 pm

Was he suggesting you stop your meds? I was just told the opposite. All my hard work is great but it's not enough for ME to stay panic free. I finally gave in and started on medication and it is really helping. On the other hnd i know people that take edication and do no work and dont get better. My counselor told me a coworker of his with all the training and tools available tried to get off antidepressnts and can't. He has a medical nees and apparently so do I.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:25 pm

P.S I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Suicide is really hard to deal with for ANYONE.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:54 am

hey I have been on meds for 20 plus yrs waiting for a miracle or a med that would take everything away and it is not going to happen I have had panic attacks my whole life and developed phobias of going places I was put on a tricy anti depressant called impiramine I have been on it a long time am afraid to go off it I don't what I would be like.It has helped me feel normal in my own little world I work and drive in my safe area I used to obscess about my health and it helped that but I have never faced my phobias I have been researching and this program and claire weekes and other web sites say you are creating the fear yourself and you have to face the fear and do it any way I have been running for almost 30 yrs I have tried a little to face I am hestitant I have started the program and never finished I wanted an easy way and guess what there isn't one when I was told this by the book of claire weeks hope and help for your nerves I put the book away and waited for something to come along and guess what it hasn't yet so I have gotten the book out and reading again there is other web sites and they all say accept face float and do anyway oh well I will try to get the courage faith it would be so nice to go on vacation I can't go to a town 50 miles away I am afraid there will be a workshop for work and I will be asked to go for my job I hate to tell my boss I can't I have anxiety just not my cup of tea can't go even if somone else drives sorry didn't mean to high jack this thread

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:26 am

I don't really avoid things much but I don't enjoy things as I could so that's how the mess are helping. But I have gone years without mede so it can be done. it is just a bigger strggle than I want to do on my own right now without help

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:10 am

Actually, I've weaned myself off all my meds except thyroid medication. I'm off blood pressure, diabetic, anti-anxiety and anti-depression meds. I just decided to do this on my own as every time I see my doctors they just add more meds to the ones I already take. The meds were in control of my life -- not me. I'm on Session 2 and already feel so much better. My mood swings, anger and depression have ruined my marriage. My husband wants a divorce because he does not know how to handle my sitution. I've asked him to postpone the divorce for six months -- 15 weeks on the course and an addiontal two plus months to prove to him that I can be the wife, lover and friend that he needs. We both love and really care for each other. I'm praying that this program/course will help keep us together/