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by Guest » Fri May 23, 2008 2:25 am
I suffered for years and years with most of what you all are going through and now my 15-yr old daughter is having many of the same anxiety problems, and I notice that her symptoms are worse around that time. When I was going through it too I knew I had some kind of imbalance and started doing research at the library on PMS, and, since I was older, on pre-menopause as well. One day I was reaching up for a book and another book literally fell off the shelf at my feet. It was about solving the puzzle of PMS. I took it home and read it and that book saved my life. It had information on everything I needed to hear and the author had gone through it all and then became a licensed nutritionist and started a PMS center to help women with their symptoms. Guess what? She lived less tham 20 miles away from me. I called her and got an appt and started her program that saved my life. She took one look at me and said: "You have Candida(yeast problems) and I had it and now I am better and all of my symptoms have gone away." Sounds wierd I know and the medical community just doesn't recognize it so much, and maybe you will not either. But it worked for me. I went from dr to dr for years, looking for an answer. I knew I was not crazy. I had taken lots and lots of antibiotics, was on birth control pills, ate a high sugar/carb-rich diet for years and drank coffee with sugar too. Everything was difficult. Getting through the day was difficult.
That day I started the diet she recommended(NO sugar, protein, vegetables, small amts of whole grains, brown rice) and started taking supplements to kill the yeast. It took awhile, but first I had several hours that week where I actually felt good, and the rest of the days were somewhat worse and my anxiety sometimes got pretty bad. Then I had a whole day without symptoms! Next I would have 2 days in a row without my symptoms, and I thought, what is going on here? Finally, after maybe 2 months I had more good days than bad, despite my periods.
People didn't believe me when I told them because "your symptoms are all in your head." So I stopped talking about it, but you know, that was 10 years ago and I am totally fine now. I can eat a little bit of sugar, but I dont take antibiotics unless absolutely necessary. I try to watch my diet and not overdo the carbs. When I do, I feel bad and then I get scared and stop because I do not want it to come back. I can now drink caffeine without going nuts. And most importantly, I take a calcium/magnesium supplement twice a day. Magnesium is fantastic for relaxing the muscles, nerves and makes a huge difference in how I feel.
The book is out of print and the nutritionist got married and moved to another state years ago, so I don't keep in touch, but I do know that she was key to my recovery. The fact that someone else had gone through it and came out the other side triumphant and said yeah, I had those symptoms, here try this, made a world of difference. This may not be the answer for you, but it worked for me and I have to spread the word if it can help even one person. Get some books on Candida, yeast, go off the sugar and processed foods, take acidophilus and garlic to kill the yeast, calcium/magnesium for your nerves, exercise, take epsom salts baths to relax when you feel like you are going nuts, drink plenty of water with lemon and think positive. Be good to yourself.
