Psychiatrist

[Inspired]

How are you handling the methylation issue?

Have you or do you have outdoor cats?

 

[hyooge]

How are you handling the methylation issue?

Have you or do you have outdoor cats?

No I do not have cats.
Have lived with animals if that helps your reasoning, gut bacteria? Not sure why you ask

Methylation rn is essentially super dose of 5HTP, I am intolerant to folate, gives a bad reaction, lot of zinc, vitamin A and selenium.

 

[Demondosage]

Don’t go on benzos, change your situation first

 

[Hightower]

So I am very confident I am not ADHD.
Stimulants can hit me hard, caffeine is a no-go if I have to go into a loud city later for example.

I have most symptoms of Asperger's, I seem to have a methylation issue which I am working to correct, but honestly, even at my best, my anxiety was probably an 8/10 to normal people.

So stimulants, I avoid, cannabis I love but do not abuse (with a beer on holiday, or on a friday night).

I have gone years without cannabis and it never made me worse or brought on any psychosis etc.

I loved modafinil, kept OCD thoughts out.

Yeah no real experience with other pharmaceuticals.
GABA and 5-HTP have also saved me from extreme depression/anxiety phases of my life.

This bunch always helps me out when I have a really bad mentality and sleep.

 

[Hightower]

No I do not have cats.
Have lived with animals if that helps your reasoning, gut bacteria? Not sure why you ask

Methylation rn is essentially super dose of 5HTP, I am intolerant to folate, gives a bad reaction, lot of zinc, vitamin A and selenium.

How much is a super dose?

 

[Inspired]

No I do not have cats.
Have lived with animals if that helps your reasoning, gut bacteria? Not sure why you ask

Methylation rn is essentially super dose of 5HTP, I am intolerant to folate, gives a bad reaction, lot of zinc, vitamin A and selenium.

Sometimes animals have parasites, and sometimes they infect humans. I asked about cats because toxoplasmosis is one common parasitic infection, and that can be carried by outdoor cats. You should get some Ivermectin and take it. If you had a parasitic infection, there's a good chance Ivermectin can solve it. Not always, but most of the time.

For methylation, try methylfolate.
Also, consider:
DMG
TMG
SAM-E

Increase choline.

I'd drop 5-HTP. You don't need more serotonin.

 

[Fattyone]

Didn’t read the comments but they hand out SSRI’s like candy. Easiest script you’ll ever get.

I took them (lexipro) and it wa damaging. Life changing, good and bad. I still suffer from the sides of SSRI use and I’ll never ever touch another one again. Do your research, exhaust all options.

 

[Rickt]

id find th root o the problem, eliminate it. they will be happy to put you on big Pharma drugs, ask and you shall receive. But your going down a dangerous path and those drugs are HORRIBLe

Hudson is right.

 

[Inspired]

Didn’t read the comments but they hand out SSRI’s like candy. Easiest script you’ll ever get.

I took them (lexipro) and it wa damaging. Life changing, good and bad. I still suffer from the sides of SSRI use and I’ll never ever touch another one again. Do your research, exhaust all options.

That's terrible. What happened?

 

[Rickt]

I have never spoken to a Dr about any of this.
I am functional, very functional in things I enjoy - postgrad in the sciences.
I assume somewhere on the spectrum, and then I have a lot of OCD behaviours and way of thinking. It is a good recipe when the depression and anxiety are low lol

My genuine issue, is keeping information away from me.
So walking, I really fucking hate crowds or buses.
To me, I wake up as if I have had 10 cups of coffee

Anxiety and depression for most of us are hard to see and sneak in the back door. You see it clearly and know your triggers. Never met anyone like you. Honestly and I've been to all kinds of places for help. Electro therapy worked ice subversion did not. Nothing helped longer than a month then it stopped as if my body/mind fought it.
No one ever bothered to look at my hormones in 10 years of therapy. Test was zero. Honestly zero. My estrogen was ok. But splitting up the estrogen showed a different story. One was way too high one too low.
How i got better has no relivence but I've posted it many times. 10 years of doing every pill machine drug and electric stimulation. And it was fixed overnight.
Don't give up. Don't say I won't try that. Don't let go of what you want to be when you are normal.
Yes I use and love the word normal and sane. I never felt normal for 10 years. I never felt sane for longer. But I never said the rest of the world was wrong. I knew I was a round peg in a square peg world. At least ten people in meso are your brothers in this problem. Leaning on each other when it is impossible to stand alone is what we all post for. Lean on me any time. Or in real bad times I will carry you. I won't give up on a brother. Never.

 

[Inspired]

Anxiety and depression for most of us are hard to see and sneak in the back door. You see it clearly and know your triggers. Never met anyone like you. Honestly and I've been to all kinds of places for help. Electro therapy worked ice subversion did not. Nothing helped longer than a month then it stopped as if my body/mind fought it.
No one ever bothered to look at my hormones in 10 years of therapy. Test was zero. Honestly zero. My estrogen was ok. But splitting up the estrogen showed a different story. One was way too high one too low.
How i got better has no relivence but I've posted it many times. 10 years of doing every pill machine drug and electric stimulation. And it was fixed overnight.
Don't give up. Don't say I won't try that. Don't let go of what you want to be when you are normal.
Yes I use and love the word normal and sane. I never felt normal for 10 years. I never felt sane for longer. But I never said the rest of the world was wrong. I knew I was a round peg in a square peg world. At least ten people in meso are your brothers in this problem. Leaning on each other when it is impossible to stand alone is what we all post for. Lean on me any time. Or in real bad times I will carry you. I won't give up on a brother. Never.

Great post Rickt. You're a good dude and you understand.

 

[Rickt]

Great post Rickt. You're a good dude and you understand.

It is easy to understand the darkness of hell when you have been there. But when you return to earth and put both feet on the ground and feel the sun on your huge lats that is living. I will help everyone i can to bask in the warm light of feeling well normal and sane. Getting as big as a house is ok. But mentally healthy is unbeatable.

 

[hyooge]

Anxiety and depression for most of us are hard to see and sneak in the back door. You see it clearly and know your triggers. Never met anyone like you. Honestly and I've been to all kinds of places for help. Electro therapy worked ice subversion did not. Nothing helped longer than a month then it stopped as if my body/mind fought it.
No one ever bothered to look at my hormones in 10 years of therapy. Test was zero. Honestly zero. My estrogen was ok. But splitting up the estrogen showed a different story. One was way too high one too low.
How i got better has no relivence but I've posted it many times. 10 years of doing every pill machine drug and electric stimulation. And it was fixed overnight.
Don't give up. Don't say I won't try that. Don't let go of what you want to be when you are normal.
Yes I use and love the word normal and sane. I never felt normal for 10 years. I never felt sane for longer. But I never said the rest of the world was wrong. I knew I was a round peg in a square peg world. At least ten people in meso are your brothers in this problem. Leaning on each other when it is impossible to stand alone is what we all post for. Lean on me any time. Or in real bad times I will carry you. I won't give up on a brother. Never.

Thank you brother.
Thank you.

 

[Hightower]

Anxiety and depression for most of us are hard to see and sneak in the back door. You see it clearly and know your triggers. Never met anyone like you. Honestly and I've been to all kinds of places for help. Electro therapy worked ice subversion did not. Nothing helped longer than a month then it stopped as if my body/mind fought it.
No one ever bothered to look at my hormones in 10 years of therapy. Test was zero. Honestly zero. My estrogen was ok. But splitting up the estrogen showed a different story. One was way too high one too low.
How i got better has no relivence but I've posted it many times. 10 years of doing every pill machine drug and electric stimulation. And it was fixed overnight.
Don't give up. Don't say I won't try that. Don't let go of what you want to be when you are normal.
Yes I use and love the word normal and sane. I never felt normal for 10 years. I never felt sane for longer. But I never said the rest of the world was wrong. I knew I was a round peg in a square peg world. At least ten people in meso are your brothers in this problem. Leaning on each other when it is impossible to stand alone is what we all post for. Lean on me any time. Or in real bad times I will carry you. I won't give up on a brother. Never.

You write very true words, as if the story is about me. I was all the same.

 

[jJjburton]

What about ketamine?


Also anxiety is being in fight or flight constantly.

So taking something to lower that until you learn the triggers and how to cope and what coping skills help you, then tapering off that med while you use your new coping skills. Gabapentin helps here for me, and its super easy to taper off.its just slow.

 

[hyooge]

What about ketamine?


Also anxiety is being in fight or flight constantly.

So taking something to lower that until you learn the triggers and how to cope and what coping skills help you, then tapering off that med while you use your new coping skills. Gabapentin helps here for me, and its super easy to taper off.its just slow.

Going to psych tomorrow.
Will ask about gabapentin and buspirone for longer term treatment.

 

[Inspired]

Going to psych tomorrow.
Will ask about gabapentin and buspirone for longer term treatment.

A psychiatrist is unlikely to prescribe you gabapentin. The psychiatrist is unlikely to prescribe you more than one medication at the first appointment. More than likely, the psychiatrist will prescribe you an SSRI.

It depends on how you explain your symptoms and how the doctor interprets that information.
You can review the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and review the examination and diagnostic criteria. Many doctors follow the DSM very closely, and some don't.

I recommend you record your appointment secretly, and keep that recording. You may want to review that information later, especially if your doctor turns out to be a dirt bag.

The biggest step is going to see a psychiatrist. It going to be hit or miss. When a doctor finishes medical school they have to get accepted into a residency program (where they will then learn their specialty). Traditionally, psychiatry hasn't been a popular choice and it's often a dumping ground for doctors who don't get accepted into their preferred specialty. This makes the psychiatry specialty not very competitive, and so a lot of people end up there who don't belong there, and who aren't very good at their job.

A lot of psychiatrists prefer to practice in a "medication management" style. They'll do 10 minute appointments, ask you 5 questions, write a prescription, and send you off on your way. The psychiatrist may not ask you a lot of questions or go in depth with you.

On the other hand, you may have a psychiatrist who really cares and tries to really understand you.

 

[Hightower]

What about ketamine?


Also anxiety is being in fight or flight constantly.

So taking something to lower that until you learn the triggers and how to cope and what coping skills help you, then tapering off that med while you use your new coping skills. Gabapentin helps here for me, and its super easy to taper off.its just slow.

Ketamine helped me a lot.

 

[Rickt]

What about ketamine?


Also anxiety is being in fight or flight constantly.

So taking something to lower that until you learn the triggers and how to cope and what coping skills help you, then tapering off that med while you use your new coping skills. Gabapentin helps here for me, and its super easy to taper off.its just slow.

Surrounding yourself with understanding people is a necessity. Impossible to get better when everyone you know just tell you to harden up princess or worse treat you like a child. Treat people with mental issues as you would someone that has a broken arm. For a while they will have trouble doing some things. Over time with proper help they will get better. They are the same person that that they were just broken slightly for the moment.

 

[hyooge]

Surrounding yourself with understanding people is a necessity. Impossible to get better when everyone you know just tell you to harden up princess or worse treat you like a child. Treat people with mental issues as you would someone that has a broken arm. For a while they will have trouble doing some things. Over time with proper help they will get better. They are the same person that that they were just broken slightly for the moment.

Yeah, this hits it on the head.
I only admitted to myself after 5 years of struggling that I was not well.
And now it is so bad, I have cut off everyone, just stopped talking to anyone.
End of the day, we must face our fears, it is really worth it.
I hope to help someone else seek help, it has helped me tremendously just doing that.