I have dropped to a cruise to get life situated. 400 mg per week 200 mg mon and thurs.
I going to see someone for medication, making apointment, and umtil then, making changed for mental health.
What medications have or are you on in time of overstress and need? Depression/anxiety/mental health?
I am having trouble getiing everything done that i want, and i am not sure if its anxiety/ ocd/adhd? So seeing a doctor. I rather steer clear of SSRI.
I have ventured into many supplements and going to put my efforts into this. Some is situational some are inhertited.
First line is just as needed, propalonol? I take gabapentin which works, but also fatiguing. Maybe its more adhd, seeing doc soon
I don't know enough about the cycles you have been running to critique or suggest changing any of that specifically.
I definitely agree with cutting back on the Test which you've started doing.
Hopefully you haven't been hooked up with a doc that prescribing every SSRI, SNRI or whatever variant exists now. Everyone is different so I'm happy for those that have benefited from them...but the only time in my life I felt truly depressed, crazy, and hearing voices + paranoia was when I was out on trials of various antidepressants.
If they are going to help you, it's definitely not a quick fix (and I think debatable benefit).
Sometimes you just need something QUICK to put out the fire and get some rest. I know benzodiazepines are probably even more taboo here than opioids, but they will make you relax within about 10 minutes. If you are prone to addiction than definitely avoid them but I believe they can be responsibly short term. I will admit I have not focused on the long term potential detriment. You can generally still be pretty functional when taking them.
Trazodone works fast - but the rare side effect of priapism and needing your dick drained with a needle in the ER has kept me from that one (it's nicknamed Trazo-bone in some ERs).
Gabapentin, Metoprolol ER (definitely was my favorite beta blocker but I weaned myself off....but I hate feeling jittery so I miss it), Magnesium glycinate, Melatonin can be useful.
There are countless meds ....nothing will be more effective than the suggestions others more healthily suggested - lifestyle changes.
I totally get your feeling of being unable to focus/ADHD etc. Truthfully, cognitive behavioral therapy can be your best friend with difficulty focusing. My favorite book is "When Panic Attacks" by David Burns (this may be completely useless to you...but just sharing what has helped me in the past).
Making sure you're avoiding/limiting stimulants can be important when you feel totally scatter -brained and on the verge of mental breakdown. I had a well-meaning doctor prescribe me Adderall and it took me about 2 weeks to realize it wasn't helping me get more productive...it was sending me into a mental breakdown.
These random musings may be too late to be useful if you've already seen a doc .... hopefully you're feeling better dialing down the Test for a bit. Good luck!
