anxiety, depressed...help !

Ann32 -

Check out this thread

http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/29492/

It offers advice about herbal remedies that may help you.

Hope this helps!

please try Bach flower remedies: Mimulus, Larch, Agrimony & walnut. They will take care of your mental symptoms, give you more courage to face anything.
Bach remedies can be mixed together & you can take 3pills *4 times a day. If you get them singly, then take 1 pill of each(that makes it 4 pills for a dose) & take it 4 times a day. It will certainly make you feel better. Then later you may write all your symptoms to help decide a Constitutional remedy for you.

Bach can be taken as drops as well, but one tends to use up the medicine quickly. Used in pill form, they last longer.you can actually put a drop of the ones I mentioned in a water bottle & keep sipping thru the day.
Mat Mur does come to mind but before we go in for that it is better to have the complete picture. You may have to give more details.

Ann,

I have patients on Seroctin who range with symptoms such as OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) to impotence. Seroctin seems to work over time by balancing the serotonin/melatonin cycles. It also addresses the pineal, pituitary and hypothalmus. When you understand the massive amount of work these glands do, you can see where they affect the emotional reactions that include anxiety, fear, lack of self control, lack of self confidence, fear of traveling far from a safe place, etc. If you are NOT taking any anti-anxiety drugs or anti-depressants, I think that Seroctin may be of benefit to you.

I totally agree with the Bach flower of Agrimony for you. This is the flower that is used for keeping a smiling face to cover one's pain (this will help you feel more comfortable in revealing how you feel with your husband, provided your husband is ready to do this.) You can the Bach flowers with Seroctin absolutely....Just like you could also add the proper homeopathic to the mix. I only know Bach Flower as drops, by the way, not pills.

If you have low thyroid, I don't see how you can be "very skinny." That doesn't compute. What kind of cortisol are you on? Isocort? That is a natural adrenal glandular that I highly recommend to those with low adrenal function. But one MUST learn via an Adrenal Stress Index Test (a one day saliva panel that you do at home) when the cortisol is lowest. IF your thyroid is low, chances are your cortisol levels are lowest upon waking and around 11am or noon. This would be the time you supplement with Isocort but the dose would be determined by when the cortisol is lowest. For example, if the cortisol is lowest upon waking, you might take four Isocorts under the tongue, chew them up and swallow for best assimilation. Then if your second lowest reading is around noon, you might take two Isocorts in the same fashion at that time. Isocort has been a godsend for anyone with low adrenal function.

However, adrenal glands need to be nourished over time and the best herbal way to do that is through adaptogenic herbs. These are specific tonic herbs that nourish, feed and gradually revitalize those fight or flight glands. The herbs range from Siberian Ginseng and American Ginseng to Rhodiola and Chinese Ant. But there are many, many more to choose from. Look up "adaptogens herbal adrenal" in the search engine on the Internet and you should find a great deal of information.

Jim

Ann,

It is difficult for me to do any kind of proper analysis via the constraints of the Forum. You should be working one-on-one with a qualified ND who has a good grasp of the endocrine system. Your numbers are conflicting indeed! High cortisol numbers at night indicate that stress is overwhelming you and, I would assume, causing restlessness when you sleep? One could recommend a formula that lowers evening cortisol (known as Relora in the States) but I'm afraid it may antagonize your morning cortisol numbers.

What is Prednisolon? Is that a steroid? If so, this could be contributing greatly to your kidney imbalance which impacts your adrenal glands. The kidneys and adrenals are connected in how they affect emotions and the perception of one's life.

Yes, Seroctin could certainly help you. However, if you are on steroids, it will not be of any great benefit. In fact, it's hard to recommend anything natural when someone is on steroids. (I'm only assuming that Pred. is a steroid. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

There are no side effects to Seroctin that I've noted to date with my patients. While Seroctin is new to me in my practice (it's been around for at least three years in the States), it's hard to say whether it's a life-long tablet to take. I rather cringe when I even think of someone on something (even something natural and herbal) the rest of their life, save for the nutritional oils and fatty acids such as coconut oil, rice bran oil, palm oil, etc. Those are foods. Since Seroctin pinpoints SEROTONIN and MELATONIN, these are the aspects one must address naturally. Melatonin is easy to naturally encourage by simply tilting your forehead toward the sun for at least 20 minutes a day. This will charge up the pineal gland (known as the "Third Eye") and encourage your body to make melatonin. Serotonin is more involved, as our universal lack of dietary health and fast food programs have severely compromised Serotonin's ability to function. If you live in an area that is dreary most of the year, your serotonin levels will most likely be low. Thus, Seroctin would be of great benefit to you. But please understand that I am not a one-supplement person here. Yes, Seroctin can help, but you must take a serious look at your overall health regimen and see where the holes are and what can fill in those holes so that you can realize perfect health and vitality.

In re-reading your text, I sense that there is some blood sugar imbalance. More HYPOglycemic in nature. Is this correct? Are you eating enough protein? Are you a vegetarian? Are you consuming soy? (Please stop consuming soy if you are. It's poison to the endocrine system.) Also, as Sabra has said many times, do NOT consume anything with Aspartame in it. It is poison, too.

Get a lot more fatty acids in your diet. That's a no-brainer.

Jim

Off the top of my head, I'd say you are lacking in meat protein. One can't eat little bits during the day if those little bits are not protein-rich. Nothing is going to function, Ann, if you don't get sensible and get enough food in your system so you can think clearly. You feel like your're drowning in a pool of your own emotions but it could be because you have gradually worn down your system via a poor diet, not enough (or any) fatty acids and a sense that it's all too complicated to figure out so why bother. You have to have the energy to develop the willpower so you can make a change in your life. And none of this can happen if you're living on fumes. There's an airy-quality to your posts that suggests you are not grounded. Eating more red meat protein can help ground you and allow greater perspective. It will also greatly help your low iron count. If you can handle it, eat liver (a great source of natural iron.)

I am no defender of steroids as I've seen their dire health consequences in my patients. I don't care the dose. They destroy the kidneys over time and create more side effects and residual health problems than when you started. The steroids could be causing the conflict in thyroid and adrenal numbers as drugs often create false or out of balance glandular test counts. Cancer drugs are known to do this (check the PDR).

I've given you the best info I can from a Forum point of view. Do whatever you can to rouse yourself and make determined changes in your health.

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

Jim

Hi - I have had the same symptoms as you for over five years. I have found relief through a naturopath using a monthly injection of a mixture called "Myers Cocktail" which is mostly vitamins and Magnesium. It has made the world of difference! I was basically diagnosed with low adrenal function. Do some research on Myers cocktail, and talk to a Naturopath. Wishing you well...

Try to take my advise.... the problems u have described and the symptoms u have mentioned are substantially require professional help by an homeopathic practitionar doctor only. that knows also convential psychology....
If u really want to be cured.
u cannot find answers to these conditions u described up in here...with all the respect to the internet.. u need to familirize and personalarize yourself with an homeopathic doctor without the constraints of the internet. because bad analysis can do much harm and compromise ur entire health condition rather then contribute to it. so take that in mind. homeopathy is not innocent and naive it can do sometimes even irreversible damage and some reverse reactions.

Ann32,

Jim Sheldon mentioned hypoglycemia and your symptoms could well indicate that condition. I'm not a doctor, but was diagnosed with HG ten years ago. As with me, HG can manifest itself, for years, with progressively worse symptoms of all types: physical, mental, psychological. I went probably fifteen years with mostly fatigue or tiredness that became progressively worse until more dramatic symptoms developed and eventually led to a diagnose with the 5 hour Glucose Tolerance Test.

Symptoms vary, some experience more physical symptoms and others more mental, but HG can mimic symptoms of many other conditions, and still many doctors fail to test for it, going through various diagnoses and treatments without getting to the core problem. Everything you describe could be caused by HG.

You don't give much detail about what you do eat, but any amount of sugar, or rich carbs such as potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, etc., on a regular basis, can often keep the condition and assorted symptoms going. And HG can lead to adrenal exhaustion.

I'd just say I think you should consider HG, learn more about it and see if it might fit what you've experienced. Then talk with your doctor very specifically about it if you thing that might be the cause of your symptoms. Here's one site that describes HG and gives a lower carb diet to manage it:

http://www.guaidoc.com/hypoglycemia.htm

Here's another site that might be informative:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/what_is_hypo.html

If you haven't before, read about HG and keep in mind that no one experiences all the symptoms. Mine, for years, were mostly physical, others experience different symptoms. But I still see stories in books and on forums of people who've suffered for years, and gone through several doctors and treatments before learning that they have HG, and finally finding real improvement.

I think you should definitely learn about HG and discuss it with your doctor, if you haven't already.

You can Google "Hypoglycemia symptoms" and find many sites to consider and compare HG to your condition.

You can feel bad most anytime with HG, including after you eat. There's a definite diagnostic test that determines HG, not simply a review of symptoms. Some doctors give HG more serious consideration than others when reviewing symptoms.

One other comment based on myexperience and that of others with HG. Symptoms can be caused by what's been eaten on a particular day, or by the diet followed for months and years previous. If someone has HG and the diet for a long period prior has been poor for HG, then the symptoms can be many and occur any time of day.

HG might well have nothing to do with your condition, but if someone has HG without knowing it, and their diet is poor for HG, symtoms can be most anything.