Supplemental and environmental changes to improve symptoms of depression/anxiety
I've suffered from anxiety my whole life, I've found a few environmental and supplemental changes that have improved my life and if like to share them in hopes they help someone here as well... first of like to start with environmental changes..i firmly believe in setting a positive mood for my day within the first few moments of waking up... I generally listen to poems, speeches, songs and interviews I've compiled YouTube lists of set a more optimistic mindset for me...my job has alot of alone time so I find myself thinking about various positive lyrics and quotes .. Today I listened to IF by Rudyard Kipling.. secondly I've found a stack of supplements that treat my anxiety from multiple directions... Phosphadyl serine is an anti cortisol (stress hormone) GABA is a nuero calming supplement I discovered when researching equipoise, and L Theanine also promotes calming of the mind and dopamine release, 5HTP for serotonin release, I take the recommended daily amounts and have had a massive improvement...also I'd like to say I've made dietary changes as well such as eliminating dairy and gluten, a clean diet and consistent cardio also seems to have a calming effect on me personally, keeping blood pressure within range and staying hydrated. I know these sound very simple and basic but breathing exercises I've learned from my girlfriend (..yoga instructor) has also helped me alot.
I hope some one benefits from these methods as well, anxiety sucks, I have high confidence but at the same time I've always felt this kind of unexplainable pressure even when there's no reason I should, like i cant relax or calm down ever, I sweat and feel more pressure in crowds even if no ones looking..its not a confidence thing or self esteem, I look damn good and I have lots to offer..its hard to explain the pressure feeling, but these things have helped me alleviate alot of the pressure this past year (almost) so I hope you guys try it and like it...thanks..
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I’m not proud of it but I have to use Xanax for my anxiety when it gets bad.
Exact same thing here, except through different means. Instead of poetry I find my solace in the morning by simply doing the exact same thing every day at the same time
Feed cats
Brew strong coffee
Eat oatmeal with blueberries and honey while reading about sports
Just knowing every morning will always start out precisely like the last in just those simple ways helps me find balance that I try to sustain throughout the day.
I have been on so many anxiety meds and nothing has ever help so I just told my old doc I'm cured cause I was sick of the different drugs they put me on long story short is since January 2017 when my spleen burst I've had crazy bad attacks where I would pace my house or lay on the couch with my feet up in the air for hours at a time cause I feel like I'm having a heart attack and I'm going to die. I went to the blood organ doctor to talk to him about my spleen and my anxiety well when he checked my BP it was 194 over 113 and that even put me in more of a panic. I've always uses alcohol to cure anxiety no day time drinking just binge drinking at night when I get a buzz my anxiety goes away i have a good home BP machine and when I drink it goes down to average 127 over 80 and that's like perfect BP. So the docs focus on BP instead of listening to me about anxiety hopefully soon when I talk to a therapist I'll get something that helps so I can kick the drinking. I don't take orals ever cause I drink to help my anxiety but i really don't like to get drunk to help sorry for the long post but I'm sure Xanax is better then the booze bro no shame in taking something to make you feel right
It’s hard to find the right Dr & sometimes it’s even harder to get a correct diagnosis. I know you don’t need me to tell you, but the alcohol is only a temporary fix for one condition while it triggers other problems many times including the way it effects relationships. I’m glad you’re here & I want you to be able to be honest & especially with yourself. Although I may preach to you sometimes, I swear it’s not cause I’m judging... I won’t judge anyone! It’s only because I’ve lived through it myself & in some ways I still suffer for the damage I caused in my life & my wife & kids.
You are 100% right my wife is the one pushing this more then I am and makes me realise it is me my family life is not good even tonight my wife and 3 kids are staying at her parents I've just become a person who just doesn't care about anything. My passion was bbq and bb I'm lacking the gym and haven't bbq in a year it sucks just hope soon enough something will help. I have a 12 year old son that I know will be affected by this hopefully not my other kids but I hope he will see the wrongs and not do them like I have
Anything that masks pain & anxiety will also mask other emotions brother. I honestly believe that you’re not the person that you feel like you are & that you’re better than that or your wife wouldn’t still be there. The tragedy in substance and/or alcohol abuse and especially when depression & anxiety are present is this it will have an effect on everyone around you regardless of age. I have been transparent to my two sons about my mistakes in hope that it will keep them from making the same mistakes, but they have decided to try their own luck in some situations & the root is the depressing emotions that they feel from the moments of my weaknesses. The great news for you is that it’s not too late to make things right & get help for yourself which will also be beneficial to your family brother!
I know I’m a total hypocrite for saying so, but alcohol is bad news. It’s far more liver toxic than Xanax, and the vast majority of orals. But you do what you have to do until you’re ready. I understand. Hopefully we both get to a point where we no longer need this junk.
Amen brother i feel the people with anxiety and depression are way stronger then people who dont cause we live with it and they maybe come across it a couple times in their life. I describe anxiety to people by saying when you were a child did you ever change schools and have that scared feeling well imagine that feeling times 10 every second your awake. For me i feel like i was supposed to be born in like medieval times no worries just build your own home and food and family the busy work work work life just has never appealed to me. You work for what you want but I'm just weird like that
That’s a great analogy!! If someone hasn’t really experienced it, there isn’t any way that they can relate or understand!
It’s nothing to be ashamed bro. The medicine is intended to be used as a crutch to get through hard times & I can understand. It’s hard to go through & Xanax is hard to kick after depending on it to help get through those times, but it is possible brother. You’re a disciplined strong willed man & I have no doubts that you can get through these times & kick the Xanax to the curb. I’m glad you’re here brother & I believe we as a group can help each other out & encourage one another to push through to another day!
SunnyD.81I definitely find comfort in my routine as well, weening off Xanax was hard for me but it's possible brother
Good to see you here & thanks for posting! If it helps just one person, that is an awesome accomplishment. A very big asset is starting your day in a positive way & doing your best to remain positive throughout the day with positive reading or music or whatever works. As a man thinketh, so is he! Hopefully some others will eventually chime in with some things they’ve found to help.
SunnyD.81This is that poem I mentioned in my post...
IF by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Thanks again for sharing this brother!! I’ve never heard or read this before, but I really enjoyed it. I’m going to look up some more from this writer.
SunnyD.81I was considering getting a tattoo of it , I find myself thinking about various parts of it depending on the challenge I face that day.
Thanks man