Topic Title: Message to Cici
| |  "Message to Cici"
, Sun 4 Apr 11:33
Hi Cici,
I was interested to read an extract from one of your posts below describing your symptoms and reference to it being a condition without a name - or words to that effect.
I could have written it myself.
I get all the symptoms you describe, the brain fog, feeling nervous for no reason and the thing that struck a chord with me was the reference to losing your word power.
I only experience these symptoms periodically, but when they do return they come completely out of the blue. One day I'm lucid, confident and competent in my work, the next I'm anxious, unmotivated and slow witted. Sometimes it feels that my nerves are as taught as a piano wire, and as you say at these times I even feel on edge around close family and friends. I've often thought that my body chemistry must have gone haywire to cause such a rapid and marked change.
Symptoms can last for a few days to weeks and usually go as quickly as they came.
A couple of years ago I tried SJW and had remarkable initial results. For a few weeks I felt like I was walking on a cloud I felt so good, but the feeling didn't last and despite using SJW for some time after, never got that feeling back again. I lost faith in it after getting a bad bout whilst still taking it.
My symptoms came back about a week ago, which is why I'm posting here now. I've just started taking a combination of Omega-3, vitamin B6 and high strength vitamin C, but am not very confident that this will make much difference.
Good luck to all
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Sun 4 Apr 2004 11:3 |
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| | "Re(1):Message to Cici" , Sun 4 Apr 14:03
Hi spud,
Yes I know what you mean about good days and bad days, they would come without warning. I've heard that people who stutter find the same thing. I remember in my pre-SJW era most days were not so good, occasionally a cloud would lift and I would suddenly feel lucid and confident, but then a few days later would sink back. And on others (usually a Saturday night out) I would feel struck dumb and hopeless. And it wasn't even nervousness mostly, just a frustrating mental "block". The unpredictability of it made me feel very insecure.
It's a shame SJW only worked intermittantly for you. I wonder if it was brand-related - what brand were you taking? Some are better than others - it could be worth reading Kelly's piece on brands in the "recommended dosage" page (updated yesterday!). Maybe also you needed to be on a higher dose? (If you live in the UK certain brands give dosages that are a third of the recommended level!)
You may have read in my previous posts that I identified the problem as a lack of noradreneline, also possibly dopamine. SJW does help with this. The following link was very useful:
http://www.hbcprotocols.com/chart.html
If SJW doesn't work that well for you, a medication I've heard of that also acts on noradreneline/dopamine is Wellbutrin. I don't know much about it, if anyone here has tried it then please reply!
The only other thing I've tried that's known to boost noradreneline is something called pseudoephedrine (sold as "non-drowsy Sudafed" in this country as an over-the-counter decongestant). Just tried it for one day - felt a definate "kick" but in a slightly unbalanced way. I don't think this would be safe for long-term use, it can cause heart problems. Maybe you could try when you next have a cold! ;)
I did try L-tyrosine once, but felt awful (kind of depressed). You could try DL-phenylaneline, though I havn't tried this myself. Slighly suspicious of taking aminos this way though, doesn't seem right somehow...
I do also remember that pre-SJW, one of my better phases was when I was eating lots of fish (mostly tinned mackerel, sadines etc), I felt OK-ish more than usual. I never made that connection until now! It contains good proteins and stuff as well as the oils. Certainly the things you plan to take won't do any harm.
Hope you find something good that helps, it's not good to feeling this way.
Keep us posted,
Cici
Posts: 33 | | Registered: Sat 10 Jan 2004 13:11 |
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