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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Insomnia § nervousness
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Insomnia § nervousness
by bcrfowler, Sep 04, 2001 12:00AM
Recently I posted a questions regarding whether my aniexty was heredity. Since then I've found out that my Aunt and Grandma both had vitamin B defiencies. After reading the symptoms I believe I too suffer the vitamin B defiency. After going to the doctor in July and found my choestrol was high I had changed my diet and seemed to have the insomnia and aniexty. I stopped eating breads and potatoes, and actually had a hard time eating anything. After keeping track of my foods on found on the days I did eat some of these foods (bananas, wheat bread) I felt some better and was able to sleep. In my reading I saw a warning that taking more than 100 mg. of vitamin B-6 on a prolonged basis could result in problems. I recently bought 200mg. of vitamin B-6. 1.) What steps should I take to help me get over the aniexty (nervousness) and insomnia. I have been taking tylenol pm and certainly don't want to make a "habit" of taking it regularly. My last questions you said that the tone and sensitivity was what was heredity.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 05, 2001 12:00AM
, Sep 05, 2001 12:00AM
anxiety and sensitivity is hereditary, but the anxiety varies day to day depending on what is going on in your life. You have to handle the anxieties of living directly through conscious decision making and sorting out. Vitamins may help but stick to 100mg doses.
