End of Third Week Update!!! by CatzMax (+4 replies) [Archive]

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19th February, 2006, 06:09 AM

Topic Title: End of Third Week Update!!! - Sept 22, 2002
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CatzMax <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/b2.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/sunrise.gif"> "End of Third Week Update!!!" , Sun 22 Sep 07:28:<HR SIZE=1> Hi everybody, Tomorrow I'll start my fourth week taking SJW and I want to tell you how I'm doing so far. I suffer from severe Social Anxiety along with some specific phobias and because of the severity of my problem deep inside I was afraid SJW would not work for me but to my surprise IT DOES!!! Up to last Wednesday (3 1/2 weeks with SJW) I said that it was helping just a little bit with bad mood and depression but I Kept telling you that the anxiety still was really bad, now that I'm at the end of my third week I can say that the anticipatory anxiety has been reduced from a good 100% to a good 10% I'm in a very stressful moment in my life right now since I'll be moving to a new state and closer to people that I know can trigger my anxiety but for the last two days I haven't been consumed with those horrible negative thoughts that always seem to keep me company no matter what. To be honest I still get flashes of negative thoughts 1 or 2 times a day but they don't stay with me for days like they always have in the past. I have noticed that after 5 or so minutes the negative thoughts go away just as fast as they came to me. SJW really truly works! I can't wait to get the full effect after the 5/6 weeks or even better after the magic 10th week :) Now, for those of you who suffer from Social Anxiety I just want to tell you what I'm taking, hope this can be useful to you: ***Members Mark SJW (bought at Sams Club)......3 a day 1 at 7am, 12pm and 5pm after meals and with lots of water ***Centrum Multivitamin.....1 a day at 7am ***Spring Valley B-Complex with vitamin C (bought at Wal-Mart)....1 a day at 7am I took SJW and the Centrum multivitamin right from day one but I started the B-Complex at the beginning of my third week (I think It would be best to start with the B-Complex right from the beginning since it's good for you anyways and it works with SJW really well). Take care, Catz PS I still have to figure out what to take for very stressful moments in life. I have bought Valerian Root (Nature's Resource) and also Kava Kava (Sundown). I don't plan to take either one of them every day but maybe 3 or 4 times a month just for those really stressful days we all know we have to face sooner or later and I will probably alternate them just in case of liver problems which I don't really believe is a problem with kava but anyways better to play safe just in case). I haven?t taken them yet so I have to play with them to see if they truly work to alleviate the anxiety so when I do I'll let you know if they work.

[this message was edited by CatzMax on Sun 22 Sep 07:37] <HR SIZE=1>Posts: 15 | | Registered: Wed 11 Sep 2002 12:17</td></tr></table> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor=>Replies: </TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor= >
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UK Kev </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(1):End of Third Week Update!!!" , Mon 23 Sep 13:08<HR SIZE=1> Hi Catzmax, I'm glad to hear it's starting to work for you. It's the start of week 2 for me allready. Not seen much change at the moment. But it's early days yet. All the best. Kev.

<HR SIZE=1>Posts: 2 | | Registered: Sun 15 Sep 2002 5:33</td></tr></table>
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CatzMax <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/b2.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(2):End of Third Week Update!!!" , Mon 23 Sep 15:19:<HR SIZE=1> Hi Kev, Two weeks is indeed too early to tell. It's hard to be patient, isn't it? Wouldn't it be great if SJW could work right away? It's been hard for me to wait too! What are you taking SJW for depression or anxiety? And are you taking anything else with it, like B-Complex or a multivitamin, etc? I still have a full bottle of high potency B-Complex and I think in the next days I'm going to experiment with it to see if what I'm feeling can be improved. I've been reading this forum postings long enough to know by other SJW users that even though I'm having some good days right now it won't be like it everyday, some ups and downs are expected along the way. Until I reach the 6/7-week mark (or maybe longer) anything can happen. But for now things are working out fine for me. Like I said I seem to have more control with anticipatory anxiety but anxiety while facing feared situations still is very much a part of me, that's why I want to experiment with Valerian and Kava. I hope they work for me because I have never taken any benzos and I would probably never will so these herbs are my only hope together with CBT therapy which I'm planning to start hopefully next month. Take care and hope things work well for you. Catz

[this message was edited by CatzMax on Wed 2 Oct 12:17] <HR SIZE=1>Posts: 37 | | Registered: Wed 11 Sep 2002 12:17</td></tr></table>
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UK Kev </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(3):End of Third Week Update!!!" , Tue 24 Sep 10:05:<HR SIZE=1> Hi catzmax, Yes I wish SJW would work straight away as well. I had three good days in a row but today I broke down and cried a bit, for the first time for awhile. I take centrum multi vits, cod liver oil and garlic. I was on quiet life tabs for stress, but they made me so tired but they had velerian in them amonghtest other things. Well I went to my Doctor and he did a an anxiety and deppression test on me and said I was more anxious than depressed. So I thought I'd try SJW see how it goes. PS do I need extra B vits with centrum as well. Look after yourself. Kev.

[this message was edited by UK Kev on Tue 24 Sep 12:33] <HR SIZE=1>Posts: 4 | | Registered: Sun 15 Sep 2002 5:33</td></tr></table>
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CatzMax <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/b2.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(4):End of Third Week Update!!!" , Tue 24 Sep 21:05<HR SIZE=1> Hi again, Some people here seem to think so. It seems to be ok to take 1 Centrum multivitamin and regular B-Complex everyday but if you want to take a mega B-Complex then the Centrum would not be recommended. Here is a really good site where you can read more about depression/anxiety and what herbs, vitamins and minerals are good for these conditions and the recommended dosages to take also, (B-Complex too). This is a really good site, very informative. http://www.ivillagehealth.com/library/onemed Take care and keep us posted with your progress, (I'll do the same) Catz

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