Lily’s New Strange World Today

I don’t do change very well and there are a lot of changes coming at once. My son leaves in four days. I’ve started school again. I’ve missed a day at work and a day at school due to anxiety.  I need to do something, but I don’t do well with anxiety medications. Xanax makes me into a zombie before it makes me suicidal. With both Ativan and Klonopin , the anxiety comes back twice as bad once they’ve worn off. Valium doesn’t have the rebound effect and it doesn’t make me suicidal, but it makes me into a drooling idiot. I can’t figure out what two plus two is when I’m on Valium. So instead I’m using Kava and Rescue Remedy.*

I tend to use natural remedies rather than laboratory synthesized medications. Even Lithium is actually a mineral salt.  I use Lithium Orotate , which is available without prescription and can be taken in smaller doses. I purchase mine from Find Serenity Now.*+  I have found this product to be extremely helpful in reducing symptoms of irritability and paranoia. The walls of my house thank me–I have not punched any holes in them since I started taking this product. Better still, I no longer fly into screaming rages or lecture people relentlessly.

I take 5-HTP rather than a prescribed antidepressant because the prescription antidepressants make me manic, and I am impossible to reason with when I am manic. I also find that taking a B complex of at least 100 mg strength, and 5000 iu of vitamin D a day help with depression. I also have hypothyroidism , but can’t take synthroid because I am too sensitive to it and it tends to build up in my system and cause artificial hyperthyroidism . I take a natural thyroid supplement and a complete omega oil supplement which helps with the hypothyroid condition and also with the depression. I may have to add some additional homeopathics to the mix during this time of added stress.

Anxiety is exhausting. It feeds the depression. The good thing about homeopathics is that unlike pharmaceuticals, they can be used as a “magic bullet.” During acute symptoms, there are certain homeopathics that can be utilized as often as every 15 minutes. While the modern scientific and medical communities generally tend to debunk homeopathy, many people (myself included) report positive effects from utilizing these remedies.

I am not a doctor and I cannot tell you that what helps me will also help you. All I know is that I personally cannot tolerate the side effects of most synthetic medications. Homeopathy and naturopathy are more expensive, but work synergistically with the body. For me, these methods and attuning myself emotionally and spiritually to the energies of the Universe are my only possible way to keep my sanity. A holistic approach brings balance. I need to bring the balance back into my life during this time of upheaval.

*disclaimer: I am not an employee or affiliate of Rescue Remedy. I am simply sharing information about a product which I take on occasion for anxiety.

*disclaimer: I am not an employee or affiliate of Find Serenity Now or Urban Nutrition. I am sharing information about a product which has been helpful to me.

+ It is necessary to note that Lithium is toxic in high doses. For me, the dose of Lithium Orotate needed to be effective is quite low–350 mcg a day. For persons with a different brain and body chemistry this amount and formulation may not be effective. I am only stating what is helpful in my case.

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