Posted by JLx on November 5, 2003, at 12:31:26
In reply to Alcohol and rapid onset depression??????, posted by bobbyswitchblade on November 5, 2003, at 0:16:36
> When I was 16 I began to feel like I was going crazy and could'nt figure out why until my mom suggested that I may be in need of antipressants and so I began the process of going through one drug trial after another. I quit drinking for a long stretch of time because it didn't do anything for me anymore and I though it might be a major factor in my depression. After about a year of not drinking, taking paxil, eating healthy and excercising I still did not feel any better. Finally I tried Adderal(stimulant) and the fog immediatly lifted. At once it energized me, calmed my nerves and gave me absolute clarity of thinking. I was back in school, rocking and rolling and then my 21st birthday rolled around and so I decided I would cut myself some slack and get drunk. It was great and I woke up the next morning feeling perfectly fine. THe very next time I drank I woke up feeling horrible and after that the adderall was inaffective and in fact made things worse. A couple of months later I was in an impatient program because I didn't know what else to do with myself. A couple of months after that I went in for ECT at my own request. After 7 treatments I felt better than I ever had and all the better for the fact that I was med free. I felt triumphant and able to do anything I wanted. I fooled myself into thinking that it would be alright to drink even after all I had put myself through and of course it had the very same devastating effect. I went back for more treatments but it didn't help. That was over a year ago. Since then I have had no relief. I have sworn off alcohol but I do not know why it has, in particular times, had such a profound and sudden negative impact when at one time it did not pose any real problem. Could it be a vitamin deficiency of some kind? I really need to know. I just want to understand what is wrong with me so that I can help myself. I would appreciate a response from anyone who has any idea(s) about this or has experienced something similar. Right now I am looking into rTMS. I don't know what else to do.
Have you ever done this checklist?
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/
Once you're through it, it will give you categories and suggest some natural remedies. There's also good info on this site under "Supplements to Enhance the Brain".
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