My doctor prescribed me Vyvanse for my ADHD (inattentive type).
I believe I have hypomania, social anxiety disorder, and occasional depression also. I’m not to the point where I will ask a doctor about it, but I’m looking into OTC treatments. social phobia is usually treated with SSRI antidepressants. Hypomania is usually treated with lithium or mood stabilizers. SSRIs will make Hypomania worse.
I am considering starting myself on some lithium orotate and st. john’s wort extract. The lithium orotate is an OTC version of what they give bipolar and hypomania people. (Some say lithium orotate helps ADHD) St. John’s Wort will give me more serotonin which should help with the social phobia. Anti-anxiety medications sometimes are prescribed for social anxiety disorder people too, so I could substitute l-theanine or kava for that.
Your thoughts?
Also, I believe I also have a condition (i forget the name) where I believe I have a bunch of other mental conditions. That too is treated with SSRIs.
Hypomania/depression cycles are known as Cyclothymic Disorder. I’m wondering why you’re not being honest to your prescribing doctor about the full range of your symptoms.
My thoughts:
Yes, SSRIs can turn your highs into mania, but so can St. John’s Wort! I wouldn’t touch it if I were you. I’m sure you don’t want all your productive time turning into a psychotic episode.
Lithium can be highly toxic at levels barely beyond the therapeutic level, so be very careful about self-medicating with any form of it. How are you going to know what your blood levels are? Kava can be dangerous to the liver in the form it is commonly available in. You probably know all this already.
If you believe you have all these mental conditions, why are you not talking with a professional about them?
Hypomania/depression cycles are known as Cyclothymic Disorder. I’m wondering why you’re not being honest to your prescribing doctor about the full range of your symptoms.
My thoughts:
Yes, SSRIs can turn your highs into mania, but so can St. John’s Wort! I wouldn’t touch it if I were you. I’m sure you don’t want all your productive time turning into a psychotic episode.
Lithium can be highly toxic at levels barely beyond the therapeutic level, so be very careful about self-medicating with any form of it. How are you going to know what your blood levels are? Kava can be dangerous to the liver in the form it is commonly available in. You probably know all this already.
If you believe you have all these mental conditions, why are you not talking with a professional about them?
References :
http://bipolar.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=bipolar&cdn=health&tm=67&gps=210_1033_1020_651&f=10&su=p736.8.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.biopsychiatry.com/stjohnman.htm
You may possibly be a hypochondriac. The subject is addressed in section 54, at ezy build, below. Hypomania occurs with bipolar disorder, which requires EXPERT DIAGNOSIS by a mental health professional.
Check out lithium orotate at http://crazymeds.us It needs to be enhanced with folic acid; generic varieties are available; see the WalMart link, in the 1st 3 pages of section 2, at ezy build, and check out the warning on kava there, or in section 6.
Social phobia is addressed in section 9, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris See the comprehensive post first. ADHD; see sections 22 – 25. St. John’s Wort can trigger hypomania.
Check out medications at: http://www.drugs.com/ and http://www.rxlist.com/ and http://www.askapatient.com/ and also ensure they don’t appear on the list at: http://worstpills.org/
All medications come with risks & side effects, which is why I provide alternatives, wherever possible. Too many people have been overly influenced by the propaganda from the pharmaceutical industry, only to find out to their cost, later. Section 1 at ezy build refers.
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