I added three GABA to my morning regiment since Monday, January 23rd and I think I started out with too much. I have felt calmer but also very sedated. Tomorrow I think I will go down to one GABA, 750mg in the morning and three at night. Once my body adapts to the change in the morning, I will add another one. I have to be patient and remember that my body needs time to adjust to any changes and that usually takes roughly 14 to 18 days. I am just so eager to get back into my life and start living again, I numbly jumped the dun in hopes of something grand and curing.
The key to this is patience.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Niacin over Magnesium
At one time, I was taking 3,000 mg of Niacin and 3,000 mg of Magnesium; 1,500 of each in the morning and 1,500 at bedtime. As the months wore on I noticed my depression was slowly fading away and I began to get more active. We ran into some money issues and I couldn't get Niacin for three weeks. My mood slowly started to go down to the point where I started withdrawing again. I didn't stop or change the Magnesium at all. This led me to think that taking the Magnesium wasn't doing anything to contribute to my better mood.
Throughout December and into January I missed my Niacin and my mood suffered for it greatly. Though I was still taking the Magnesium, my mood still went down hill. On or around the 11th of January I started taking the Niacin again and within a few days my mood started to climb again. I dropped the amount of Magnesium down to 800 mg; 400mg in the morning and 400mg at night. I was taking my regular dosage of Niacin at 3,000mg per day and I noticed that my mood did go up once I started taking the Niacin again but plateaued. I could get out of bed and make some coffee but general housework didn't get done. I then thought, well, perhaps the Niacin at 3,000mg and Magnesium at 1,200mg per day would be the right dosage. That is the regiment I am on now. I have noticed an incline to my mood and have started keeping house again though I tire easily. I am going to add another 400mg to my Magnesium regiment and see how that goes over the next three weeks.
For the anxiety: I have yet to find anything that works for the anxiety. I am at a loss. As long as the anxiety persists I am housebound and that is very nonproductive. I am eager to get back to work but as long as the anxiety persists, I just don't see how that will change. I take Valerian Root 2250mg Gandgamma-Aminobutyric Acid 1590mg and I take both of those at night. I have noticed some calming from taking that combo and it helps me sleep at least 6 hours a night without interruption. But I really want to find something that will alleviate the anxiety to the point where I can leave the house and get back to work. My search continues.
Throughout December and into January I missed my Niacin and my mood suffered for it greatly. Though I was still taking the Magnesium, my mood still went down hill. On or around the 11th of January I started taking the Niacin again and within a few days my mood started to climb again. I dropped the amount of Magnesium down to 800 mg; 400mg in the morning and 400mg at night. I was taking my regular dosage of Niacin at 3,000mg per day and I noticed that my mood did go up once I started taking the Niacin again but plateaued. I could get out of bed and make some coffee but general housework didn't get done. I then thought, well, perhaps the Niacin at 3,000mg and Magnesium at 1,200mg per day would be the right dosage. That is the regiment I am on now. I have noticed an incline to my mood and have started keeping house again though I tire easily. I am going to add another 400mg to my Magnesium regiment and see how that goes over the next three weeks.
For the anxiety: I have yet to find anything that works for the anxiety. I am at a loss. As long as the anxiety persists I am housebound and that is very nonproductive. I am eager to get back to work but as long as the anxiety persists, I just don't see how that will change. I take Valerian Root 2250mg Gandgamma-Aminobutyric Acid 1590mg and I take both of those at night. I have noticed some calming from taking that combo and it helps me sleep at least 6 hours a night without interruption. But I really want to find something that will alleviate the anxiety to the point where I can leave the house and get back to work. My search continues.
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