laura1967

[tracy111111]

hi iv been suffering bad with depression and with that lost nearly 2 stone which i cant efford to do because i am 5 ffot 11 inch and now 7 stone but i have lost all appertite as well as intrsest i anythink but would love to put my waight back on is there anythink i can take that will give me back my appertite please

thank you tracy

[Paxiled]

Be careful about what was said above, as you report not just suffering from depression, but also anxiety.  Many pure anti-depressants, such as building phenylalanine, can make you more anxious.  The first step for you, if you haven't already done so, is to get into therapy.  It's always important to rule out all possible physiological causes of depression and anxiety, such as hormonal imbalances including thyroid dysfunction, blood sugar problems, mineral deficiencies, etc.  But it's very unlikely you or anyone other person in the west is deficient in amino acids unless you're a vegan.  Amino acids make up protein, and people in the western world eat a whole lot of protein.  What is possible is the inefficiency of converting amino acids to their end products.  But the truth is, and I'm a fellow sufferer, nobody knows what causes mental illness.  There are many different causes, and many people who suffer without any detectable causes, so it's a very individual thing.  And it's an epidemic.  Pollutants could be the cause, adulterated food could be the cause, medication could be the cause, there are just so many possible causes.  Because finding the cause is so hard, working on a solution is what most mental health professionals work on these days.  Which doesn't mean it works very well, but it's what we have.  There is a small group of psychiatrists who call themselves functional physicians who will actually test for known physiological causes, but they don't work with insurance, they're extremely expensive, and hard to find.  I would say, if you want to go the natural route, there's a good book that can give you an overview called Natural Highs by Hyla Cass, a psychiatrist at UCLA.  You can also try finding a good naturopath.  And then there's therapy, and medication, but yes, medication can cause many problems in certain individuals.  For more depth, I recommend you scroll through the depression and anxiety forums, but again, if you're not seeing a therapist, that's a good start, because a good one will help you decide what to do next.  Good luck.

[tracy111111]

thank you for your reply...  i will have my fasting essential amino acids checked.i had a vitmin B blood test which showed up a bit low so now i am on strong vitamin B compound.... but dosnt this need other supplement or nutrients or somthink to help this work better.? also is there anythink  to improve my focus, concertration and memory that comes along with my bad GAD that i also suffer from..? my doctor put me on venlafaxine in october 2010 and for the 4 weeks i took this i had bad reaction which made my depresion and GAD very bad and been struggling since with the above mentioned and depersonlization...please let me know if theres long term damge... i realy thank you for your advise had looking forward to my brain back and to be 9 stone again...

tracy

[gymdandee]

Make sure to have your fasting essential amino acids checked. Although not every clinically depressed individual has low essential amino acids, the majority do, so testing and
treatment for these key nutrients should never be omitted.
Your Rubidium level could be low. In 1996, researchers in Italy reported that 15 individuals hospitalized with depression were treated with 540 milligrams of rubidium chloride daily. They wrote: “Speedy therapeutic efficacy has been shown, with lack of side effects.
Unfortunately, there is no rubidium supplements available in any local natural food stores
Boosting your body’s own depression fighters
Your nerve cells and other cells use specialized enzymes to transform the essential amino acid phenylalanine and its derivative tyrosine into the neurotransmitters noradrenalin, adrenalin, and dopamine. These three neurotransmitters are part of a group
classified as catecholamines, and increasing levels of them in your brain has a well-known, significant antidepressant effect. But without enough phenylalanine and tyrosine, your body can’t make as much of these substances, and you could become depre s s e d .
Rubidium stimulates the enzymes that use phenylalanine and tyrosine to produce catecholamines. compounding pharmacist can make the Rubidium and take 500 milligrams daily with food.
B e f o re you consider rubidium for depression make sure to have your fasting essential amino acids checked. Although not every clinically depressed individual has low essential amino acids, the majority do, so testing and treatment for these key nutrients should never be omitted. While it’s very possible that using rubidium by itself without any of these other
nutrients would probably be effective, you might be overlooking deficiencies in essential amino acids as well as other essential nutrients that rubidium alone cannot replace. So your depression might go away, but other body functions would continue to decline, possibly permanently. Besides, rubidium is more likely to work when your body has all the
amino acids it needs. You can have your fasting essential amino acids checked with a blood test. if your essential amino acids are low, make sure to use a blend of all eight essential amino acids (including tryptophan) individualized for you. And, just as
importantly, make sure to look for the cause of your low levels. It probably won’t surprise
you to learn that, quite often, that cause turns out to be hypochlorhydria, or low stomach acid. If that’s the case, then add injections of vitamin B12 with folic acid to your program.
Rubidium should not be used by individuals with bi-polar (manicdepressive)
illness, as it appears to increase the length of any manic phase of the illness, even though it decreases the extremes of mood. But most importantly, if you take rubidium, it’s important to take an equal or greater amount of potassium, since there’s more
potassium than rubidium naturally present in your body.
Information from Wright MD