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Additionally, I am taking apple cider vinegar (2tsp 3xday in water). This has helped my skin and also my digestion is better with less constipation. Also, take vitamin c (2g-4g a day) and fish oil (omega3). thanks

await you r reply//

Dear Dr Sameer,

Alright,

Here goes:

Please note: since taking anti-depressant my anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms are much better, but I will list them anyway because I know the anti-depressant drug is just a band-aid.

Mental Symptoms:
anxiety
fear worry
panic attacks
self conscious
low self esteem
social anxiety
introvert
quiet
depression
not worth living
anger spurts
impatient
foggy
weak memory
jealous
too proud


Physical Symptoms:
acne on face back chest shoulders
stomach ache (i think its a side effect from antidepressant)
mild constipation
gas and bloating sometimes
sinus infection 2-3x a year

General Behaviour:
moody
bipolar mood
worried about financial security
anti-social
lazy
low energy

Likes/Dislikes
pretty neutral
like to be in nature
like hiking
like swimming
like going to the beach
like exercising
lie sports
like researching about new technologies
dislike loud people
dislike shallow people

Food Cravings/Aversions
Eat all kinds of food
sometimes crave sweeet sometimes sour sometimes salty

Temp/Weather
I'm in Southern California and I enjoy the weather. Not comfortable when its too hot or too cold i think its normal

I had my first panic attack 5 years ago and it was work related where a client defrauded out of their financial commitment. This really jeopardized my business. I have been on/off anti-depressants ever since. I tried to come off them because I dont like being on them, but they do help me function.
Without them I get really depressed and have anxiety/panic attacks constantly. I become nausec and vomit with diahrea. lose appetite and cant eat. when I take the anti-depressants i dont have any of those for the most part.

I am 34 years old and still have acne. especially bad on my back arms and chest, which is embarressing and effects my self esteem.

I still have financial insecurity and live with my mother. my parents have divorced and that caused a lot of grief as well. I am iranian so when the revolution happened in iran I was 4 years old and we had to escape Iran because my dad had a sensitive position in the country. This caused hardship for my parents and I'm sure it has effected me as well.

well that is all i can think of with this brain dump. if you need me to calrify anything please ask.

And thanks so much for your time and dedication you provide on this forum.

Dear Dr Sameer,

As you know I am currently taking anti-depressant Paxil CR, so I will write my symptoms now with taking anti-depressant and also write my symptoms when I don't take it.

I have no anxiety or depression currently. I am lazy and a bit mechanical. I am lazy by nature but more so when I take the drug. I sleep late night and wake up late in the morning. I am pretty self conscious, and have low self esteem. additionally, i have some side effects from the drug which is IBS. My acne gets worse but the apple cider vinegar has helped a bit.

My main problem right now is my acne and IBS. With the acne it effects my self esteem and is a bit embaressing when I take my shirt off.

When I am NOT taking anti-depressant I am a different person.
I fear everything from my health to my life to my financial security, worry about my parents. I am a single child btw. My anxiety/panic attacks are through the roof and I am chronically depressed all the time. I can't eat or sleep without medication. If I sleep, I will wake up with anxiety attack which makes go diarrehea and vomit right away. My acne is a constant regardless of what I tried.

Hope this clarifies...let me know what else//

Using the Remedy Finder it came up with Arsenicum Album

Standing by//

some additional symptoms:

-dark circle around eyes
-white a little yellowish coat from mid to back of tongue

skin as been getting dryer than usual perhaps from going to the sauna. my skin also has some discoloration were acne is/was. discoloration is both white almost like mild vitiligo(upper arms) and dark spots(forehead, temple, back, chest, arms, neck).

i can upload pictures if necessary.

I bought LYCOPODIUM from the local store yesterday and was planning on today to be the dose day, but I woke up vomiting and diarahea. Looks like I got a stomach virus. So I will wait this out for this to clear then take the dose...ok?

Dr Sameer,

Curious, where are you located in the US?

I sent you an email.

Tomorrow will be one week and will write back then.

Thanks

Dear Dr Sameer,

Today has been one week since taking the Lycopodium dose. Here's what I've gathered since...

Anxiety has been increased
- nervous stomach, nausea
- fear of failure
- work related anxiety
- a bit panicky
- get flushed on some bad news with heart palpitations
- get cold feet
- sweaty hands sometimes
- anxiety is worse at night
- feel a little more depressed
- worry about my health

Please note I didn't feel anxiety or depressed prior to taking the dose since I've been on the Paxil Cr anti-depressant.

Skin has gotten more breakouts. more whiteheads and blackheads. Skin doesnt feel as dry as before. However a bit if peeling skin on my nose. Somewhat constipated and still get the stomach aches until I can have good bowel movement in the bathroom. When anxious my stomach acid increases and I get nauseous.

Am I proving the remedy or is this a good sign?

How should I proceed?

Did you get my email?

Thanks-

OK. kindly let me know if we can do a voice chat per my email//

Dear Dr Sameer,

I seem to be back to before I took the Lyco dose. The anxiety and nervous stomach that would come at night began to alternate. Like I had it Saturday, Monday, but not Sunday, Tuesday.

Acne has been worse. Mental changes were for the worse not better.

Now, I am feeling like prior to taking Lyco.

Thanks

Dear Dr Sameer,

It has been 2 weeks since taking Lyco.

All of the symptoms that occurred after taking Lyco have subsided.

As of yesterday, I noticed that I can this sharp pain in the inside of my left foot right below the ankle. I had taken Rhux tox 8 months ago which helped the pain go away, but now its back. Its not constant comes and goes for a few seconds 3 or 4 times a week.

Also by sleep has always been hard to fall asleep and waking up through the night. I wake up in the morning tired and wanting to go back to sleep.

I f I am lying down for awhile and suddenly stand up I get dizzy. If I bend over with my head towards the ground I will get dizzy.

how should we proceed?

Dr Sameer,

Should I express my symptoms before going on paxil cr or currently?

You know the paxil cr masks a lot of the depression and anxiety that paralyses me.

therefore my symptoms list is different, if you can clear this up for me I can better describe my symptoms.

I will wait for your reply and then write re: jealousy and too proud

Thanks

Dear Dr Sameer,

Here's another breakdown as I can recall correctly...

My parents are divorced and there was all of fighting argueing growing up. I was a single child and was torn between them. Most of the fighting was about lack of money and complaining about each others families. I was very good in school both academic and sports. By 10th grade my parents seperated and I went with my mom. I ended up going to 4 different high schools which was hard to make long term relationships. My grades dropped some and my only normalcy was my sports. This around when I started getting acne. I was about 16 years old. I was always a anxious person. I remember for tests in school and mostly for sport competitions (swimming, water polo) I would get very nervous and not sleep the night before. I remember sometimes even acting as if I was sick so I didnt have to swim and event. I think I had a fear of failure.

My first full blown panic attack happened in 2004. It was work related which caused a lot of financial hardship.

Before that I was depressed off/on and trouble sleeping and not wanting to wake up early morning
When I go into a full blown panic/ anxiety attack it becomes the in the world for me. I dont want to live anymore. My anxiety can be set off by the most minute things and it snowballs into a panic attack that I cant control.
I can't sleep at night and pretty much vomit and diarrehea through out. And of course cant eat anything.
I get cold feet and hands, heart palpitations, dizzyness, tremors. I feel very insecure and dont want to see people, but prefer to have one person usually mom or dad with me.

I'm pretty self conscious and have low self esteem by my standards. I'm too proud or hold everything and everytbody including myself to a high standard, which is not bad but it makes too picky and sometimes controling. I also will get jealous of people who I think are better than me in something, as if I should be better than them. I think thats because my parents especially mom has always compared me to others perhaps because I'm only child.

Here's a short hand of symptoms taken out of context from above:

+mental:
fear of failure, rejection
fear and worry about health
fear and worry about my financial security
depressed when waking up, and on/off through out day
insomnia
waking up with anxiety
fear of bad news happening
apprehension
avoid social events, friends, dating
I think I should be better than anyone, but afraid to try with fear and worry of not living to standard
when in a relationship with girlfriend I would get jealous if she talk to another guy and was possesive
I wanted people to respect me without earning their respect
embarressed amount my circumstances, i think people might think i'm a loser
keep stuff in myself and then explode with anger
introverted


+physical:
Acne since 16 years old, on face, behind ears, neck, back, shoulder, chest, arms
restless legs at night sometimes
sharp pain on the inside of left foot below ankle
constipation sometimes
stomach ache until I go to the bathroom completely

As kid I remember I'd get a lot of ear infections probably because swimming in the water a lot. Also got sinus infections and stomach trouble.

Let me know if I need to clarify anything...

I await your advice...Thanks!

Also add bloating, gas from top and bottom usually offensive smelling