I used to take a health food sleep aid called Tryptophan and it really helped. Then they found something wrong with it and had to stop selling it. The only thing they had left at this health food...
I didn't know how long it took after the 2nd of two covid-19 shots before it took affect. I started to look it up on the net, but never got around to it. I just started assuming it would take affect...
I just got my 2nd of 2 covid-19 vaccine shots about a week ago and am very proud of that. I hesitated for a couple of months to get those for I didn't know what effect that would have on my ears,...
I guess I was projecting my anxiety before medicine (I now take Lithium for the mania and Mirtazapine anti-depressant for the depression since I am bipolar) onto your situation. I know before...
Lanie, I just read in today’s newspaper about a salt study that pertained to females, which noted: “What we know about women is that they are more salt-sensitive and they are more prone to eat salt....
I had my version of that about a year ago. My skin doctor told me I had a place she was going to have to send off for testing and it would be back with the results in a couple of weeks. For 2 weeks I...
Sorry to hear about the fall. I was having chest problems a few months ago and I had an appointment coming up in a few days with the heart doctor. Then a got phone call with a counselor from my...
Have any new medicines been tried, or an increase in dosage?...
mayoclinic.org says: "Agoraphobia (ag-uh-ruh-FOE-be-uh) is a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped,...
Well, it sounds like you are off to a good start. nami.org says, Zoloft, which it says is also called Sertraline, is "an antidepressant medication that works in the brain. It is approved for the...
Are you getting any help?...
As a bipolar, prior to taking medicine (I take Lithium for the mania and Miartazapine anti-depressant for the depression), I've had that. I'm thinking it was a sign of anxiety. You mentioned...
Have you ever seen a psychiatrist? There are a number of different medicines which treat anxiety. Some of them are anti-depressants which also treat anxiety, including panic attacks. You can look on...
Karen, Good to know that your husband is able to get to sleep on 20 mg. Melatonin he buys over the net on Amazon. In addition to my doctor medicine, Lithium stabilizer and Mirtazapine...
It's good to hear from you. It's good that you and your team are working on this. It sounds like it's complex. This was getting frustrating. Try to keep us up to date on how this is going....
Another satisfied customer from Healing Well. And your doctor. And the medicine that has been developed in the last 50 years, which my grandmother didn't have. So you owe it all to your increased...
You said you were diagnosed as Bipolar 2 (net says no full mania). Typing in on the search engine what you said were your symptoms (depression, irritability, impulsiveness, anxiety), one website that...
Dan, I've never taken Power to Sleep PM, which has no Melatonin, instead I take Melatonin. Have you ever taken Power to Sleep PM, which has no Melatonin? Does it work for you? How much do you take,...
You say you have been dxed with bipolar 2, I have bipolar 1, for which I am taking Lithium to hold down the mania and Mirtazapine anti-psychotic to work with the depression. I don’t fluctuate all...
The reason I asked if you had a good support system is because, I didn't know if you lived with your parents, or what; didn't know if you had people who supported you, for I felt you would need that....
jaradical: It's good that you are going to see a psychiatrist tomorrow. It could be withdrawal. Webmd.com says: "Motivational enhancement therapy teaches you self-motivation techniques to quickly...
jaradical: Yes, those two descriptions of panic attacks sound very familiar. Mine started when I was dxed as depressed by a non-speaking (aren't they all?) psychiatrist who simply listened to what I...
You said the situation you have is anxiety. Are you seeing a psychiatrist? As for Zoloft anti-depressant, Cope.org. says top anti-anxiety meds, in their view are, Prozac and Zoloft. I typed "Zoloft...
OK, so I'm in this Al-Anon meeting, for people who have friends or relatives with alcoholism, and it comes time for me to speak. I give my feel-sorry-for-myself negative spiel of how worthless I am...
As you know, Ativan is a short term anti-anxiety. The ideal is a long-term anti-depressant that also treats anxiety. The one that healthline.com says that treats anxiety is Buspirone, also called...
You said, "It's not so easy knowing limitations when you excelled in the past. I have to learn as time goes by." I've heard a saying that goes, "Don’t mourn the loss of something we once had,...
Take two Power to Sleep PM (which has no Melatonin) and call me in the morning. But not too early!!!...
Good that you have been talking to her regularly and good that you are going to have an appointment with her this upcoming week....
Glad to hear you are trying your best. You must be going through it. Boy, if we can just get you on an anti-depressant I think things would very much improve. Are you going to be talking with your...
That's good. I hope we can stay positive, like I wasn't for many years....
The above website mentioned tricyclic anti-depressants for anxiety and depression. Again above, he mentioned Imipramine, which net says is a tricyclic. I took Sinequan tricyclic. You mentioned taking...
Under treatment resistant panic disorder, one website said try the ssri’s etc, that you’ve tried, but start off at ½ regular dosage, and give it longer time to take effect. Another website...
We did hear from SudoBlue who was going off of Cymbalta. But we haven't heard from Arvielle who was having serious trouble with food poisoning. Hope both of ya'll are doing well....
When I had panic attacks, they would always be just after I fell asleep. I would wake up, sit up in bed, and wouldn't recognize where I was. I would look around, in the dark, and couldn't figure out...
I better see your situation now with the drug interaction part. Net says there are MAO Inhibitors that can help depression, but that certain foods have to be avoided or it can increase blood...
Caroline: You said you had taken many antidepressants and they "either had adverse side effects or inefficacy (for panic disorder)?" And "My psychiatrist wants to try Gabapentin next because she...
Net says there is a product called Power to Sleep, which has Melatonin but less than the Melatonin sleep aid product. Then net says there is a Power to Sleep PM which has no Melatonin. I use...
I don't have any tips but I've recently learned that I do have social anxiety. I've always been very ill at ease in social situations. I always thought it was part of my bipolar or something. I...
It looks like Zoloft and Cymbalta both treat depression, with Cymbalta treating anxiety, also. So, how is your depression and anxiety? Do you think it would be better to see a psychiatrist? Or, are...
Really good to hear from you. You don't know how trying that can be, to hear of someone in a potential difficult situation, and then you don't hear from them. Probably like a parent waiting up for...
The last time we heard, SudoBlue was going off of Cymbalta and Arvielle was having serious trouble with food poisoning. Just wondering how that was going....
I had some skin problems on the forehead a few years ago and went to the dermatologist and it got taken off. Since then I wear a sunhat whenever I walk during the day. My hat does not let sun come in...
I’m sorry to hear that you are having bad dreams with your medicines. It’s good to hear that your increased dose of Lexapro is lessening your anxiety. I don’t think you need to drink more water than...
You said, “So yes this is anxiety related what I have going on right now” And added, “I did try some anxiety meds and they weren’t for me it made me somewhat mentally unresponsive ,my sense of humor...
It's good that you are positive. I was negative for many decades until I read a column on being positive. I'm wondering, then, if your trouble with prioritizing has something to do with the anxiety....
If you have no highs or lows, do you think you are anxiety and panic?...
webmd.com says about Seroquel, "This drug may also cause significant weight gain and a rise in your blood cholesterol (or triglyceride) levels." I took Seroquel for about a week, maybe, and it made...
I use to have trouble with that, also. Even bought a tape, “Learn to Prioritize” or something. I believe that would happen when something went bad wrong like a health problem and I should have been...
We finally won Cilly over to our side after years on the anxiety forum. We recruited her very heavily. She was high on our list. Well, well, well. Somebody else who's been dxed as depressed who is...
Sorry that you can’t get sleep without the bad dreams. Have you always had that with all of your medicines? I have bad dreams when the heat is up too high in my room, or my heating pad is up too...