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Marijuana extract. Before you freak out, it doesn’t get you high and is legal federally and in most states. Might be a good solution for you. Give it a shot. Charlottes web is a pretty good brand.
I’ve stopped taking medication and have replaced it with Ashwaganda during the day and CBD oil at night - I’ve suffered badly from insomnia for the past year and the CBD oil has done wonders!
Any brand of cbd oil you recommend?
I’ve definitely been in the something has to change but don’t want meds boat. Have you tried meditation towards being more mindful? It could help you uncover the sources of your anxiety. Once you can identify the individual sources of the whole it can be easier to manage. Sometimes big giant labels like anger, sadness, anxiousness seem impossible to fix. Calm and Mood Meter are two apps that can help you get started being more mindful and better labeling how you feel. Just remember there’s nothing wrong with you or your anxiety—it’s just an alert system trying to get you to fix whatever’s underneath it.
5-htp, vitamin B6, turmeric curcumin, fish oil, good sleep and cardio. Don’t take melatonin with this particular mix of OTC supplements though. If you can, also make some SERIOUS you time. Whatever makes you feel like you again.
So, I think I’d been taking 5-htp for a week or so before I noticed a difference. I added B6 by accident when I ran out of 5-htp on the road. Interestingly, I find my ability to cope really slips after 4 or 5 days without those two.
Why don’t you want to take a medication ?
It doesn’t take that long. The suicidal ideation is noted as a side affect because when they do the clinical trials of anyone who even reports a runny nose that needs to be a part of the side effects. It’s more than likely that participants in multiple clinical trials were already susceptible to suicidal ideation and it continued during the course of the trial.
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors for instance take 4 to 6 weeks to work. And it’s not about rewiring your brain, it’s about muting your overt reaction so you can process the event with more cognition and clarity. You are the one rewiring your brain by recognizing past triggers and understanding that you don’t have to let those triggers change your behavior. I was on Zoloft for two years and when I stopped, I realized by just dampening my anxiety levels for those two years, Zoloft gave me enough space to form new, more healthy behaviors. But the heavy lifting still came from me. Zoloft was just a mute button I needed for a specific period of time.
I was like you in that I didn’t want drugs and tried a lot of other things which helped to some degree. But I wish I started Zoloft earlier than I did because it would have saved me years of protecting myself and avoiding events. I feel so sorry for my 20 year old self.
However, I’d read more in depth into whatever drug your doctor is prescribing. Just don’t assume that drugs are bad or that you aren’t the one ultimately in charge of your mental health when you are on them.
You can try Ashwaganda. It’s a supplement you can get at any grocery store and there’s research showing it decreases cortisol levels among other things.
Try magnesium