I've been seeing a lot of threads on depression and anxiety and want to shed some light on what worked for me. I was never an anxious type of person, but something just clicked one day. I had a panic attack and it horrified me. Before this experience I never knew what it was, and still didn't. Until it happened again a couple of days later. After 2 weeks it started happening pretty much every other day and increased to where I became agoraphobic. I didn't want to leave the house because I would just have a panic attack.
Before I started suffering, I didn't realize how debilitating panic attacks were. I thought they were rare and it was just because of person being a 'pussy'. There was nothing to be feared of for me, but fear itself. Honestly, when you suffer from depression or anxiety, you really are by yourself. Doctors don't know much about mental illnesses and are quick to prescribe you Prozac or any SSRI/Anti depressant. You want to try and avoid this route as much as possible because you're only going to hinder your process. Well, I went to the doctor after a while because I just couldn't take it anymore. I knew something was wrong with me. He offered me Xanax. He didn't ask questions, but that's what they're taught in medical school. You have something wrong and they prescribe something to fix it.
After my visit with a doctor, I started researching more about anxiety. I bought a workbook and finished it in 2 days. It taught me the fight or flight mechanism and how it works. I learned a lot about panic attacks and started feeling confident. I left my house twice a day, even for 15 minutes. I did this daily for about a week. I was feeling better, but the panic attacks were still there. Insane. A couple of months earlier, I'd leave the house, do anything I wanted to, and didn't live in fear. Now I can't even go 5 miles away from my house.
I knew something was wrong. The book was just the first step in trying to fix myself. I read a lot about diets, its effect on anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and a lot of body chemicals. I ran into a book, called The Magnesium Miracle, the book that saved my life. I read this whole book, how magnesium works, its functions, and how not getting enough of it can cause this whole plethora of illnesses.
Magnesium is basically a very, very essential electrolyte, similar to potassium and calcium. It's not in as much food as modern farming techniques leave magnesium behind. The current United States RDA is 320-440mg, but the average American probably consumes likewise of 200mg~ or less.
Read this article for more information, but don't stop reading here. This is basic information. Do more research as well: (I can't post the direct link because 50 posts)
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I decided to take the plunge when I heard such good reviews on magnesium helping people's anxiety/depression. I took Natural Calm (magnesium citrate). You put it in water and drink it. I started low for a couple days 100mg -250mg. If you take too much you can have diarrhea. After a couple days, I worked my way up and take 300mg in the morning and 300mg in the evening. This is the best thing I have taken. After I started seeing an improvement, I started eating better. Not so much junk food anymore, but still had occasional chips. I started feeling better. And I started going outside.
I began working out. If magnesium doesn't work for you, the best thing is exercise and hitting the gym. Lifting heavy weights is way better than cardio for anxiety. We are humans aka animals. We are meant to hunt and have to be fit to survive. Anxiety/Depression is pretty much just our mind telling us something is wrong. We are weak. Exercise, and exercise fucking hard. You will lose any social anxiety you have. You will feel 100% and be confident.
Eat healthy as well. Don't go to McDonalds and grab a burger cause it's cheap. Don't devour fries. My daily meal looks something like this now:
Spoiler (Click to View)
To this day my anxiety has decreased by upwards of 95%. The 5% is from stuff that anxiety is ACTUALLY meant for. Extreme sports, High cliffs, etc. I couldn't be happier. Seriously. I feel great and I thought I was going to have to live like that for the rest of my life. Which wouldn't have happened..
I encourage sufferers to take the plunge as well. Do some research. Read reviews. Please.
TL;DR: Treat your body like shit, you'll get shit out of it.
Before I started suffering, I didn't realize how debilitating panic attacks were. I thought they were rare and it was just because of person being a 'pussy'. There was nothing to be feared of for me, but fear itself. Honestly, when you suffer from depression or anxiety, you really are by yourself. Doctors don't know much about mental illnesses and are quick to prescribe you Prozac or any SSRI/Anti depressant. You want to try and avoid this route as much as possible because you're only going to hinder your process. Well, I went to the doctor after a while because I just couldn't take it anymore. I knew something was wrong with me. He offered me Xanax. He didn't ask questions, but that's what they're taught in medical school. You have something wrong and they prescribe something to fix it.
After my visit with a doctor, I started researching more about anxiety. I bought a workbook and finished it in 2 days. It taught me the fight or flight mechanism and how it works. I learned a lot about panic attacks and started feeling confident. I left my house twice a day, even for 15 minutes. I did this daily for about a week. I was feeling better, but the panic attacks were still there. Insane. A couple of months earlier, I'd leave the house, do anything I wanted to, and didn't live in fear. Now I can't even go 5 miles away from my house.
I knew something was wrong. The book was just the first step in trying to fix myself. I read a lot about diets, its effect on anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and a lot of body chemicals. I ran into a book, called The Magnesium Miracle, the book that saved my life. I read this whole book, how magnesium works, its functions, and how not getting enough of it can cause this whole plethora of illnesses.
Magnesium is basically a very, very essential electrolyte, similar to potassium and calcium. It's not in as much food as modern farming techniques leave magnesium behind. The current United States RDA is 320-440mg, but the average American probably consumes likewise of 200mg~ or less.
Read this article for more information, but don't stop reading here. This is basic information. Do more research as well: (I can't post the direct link because 50 posts)
htt
ps://ww
w.psychol
ogyto
day.co
m/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill
Quote:Magnesium is a vital nutrient that is often deficient in modern diets. Our ancient ancestors would have had a ready supply from organ meats, seafood, mineral water, and even swimming in the ocean, but modern soils can be depleted of minerals and magnesium is removed from water during routine municipal treatment. The current RDA for adults is between 320 and 420mg daily, and the average US intake is around 250mg daily.
Does it matter if we are a little bit deficient? Well, magnesium plays an important role in biochemical reactions all over your body. It is involved in a lot of cell transport activities, in addition to helping cells make energy aerobically or anaerobically. Your bones are a major reservoir for magnesium, and magnesium is the counter-ion for calcium and potassium in muscle cells, including the heart. If your magnesium is too low, you can experience muscle cramps, arrythmias, and even sudden death. Ion regulation is everything with respect to how muscles contract and nerves send signals. In the brain, potassium and sodium balance each other. In the heart and other muscles, magnesium pulls some of the load.
Quote:A 59 y/o "hypomanic-depressive male", with a long history of treatable mild depression, developed anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and insomnia after a year of extreme personal stress and bad diet ("fast food"). Lithium and a number of antidepressants did nothing for him. 300mg magnesium glycinate (and later taurinate) was given with every meal. His sleep was immediately restored, and his anxiety and depression were greatly reduced, though he sometimes needed to wake up in the middle of the night to take a magnesium pill to keep his "feeling of wellness." A 500mg calcium pill would cause depression within one hour, extinguished by the ingestion of 400mg magnesium.
A 23 year-old woman with a previous traumatic brain injury became depressed after extreme stress with work, a diet of fast food, "constant noise," and poor academic performance. After one week of magnesium treatment, she became free of depression, and her short term memory and IQ returned.
A 35 year-old woman with a history of post-partum depression was pregnant with her fourth child. She took 200mg magnesium glycinate with each meal. She did not develop any complications of pregnancy and did not have depression with her fourth child, who was "healthy, full weight, and quiet."
A 40 year-old "irritable, anxious, extremely talkative, moderately depressed" smoking, alchohol-drinking, cocaine using male took 125mg magnesium taurinate at each meal and bedtime, and found his symptoms were gone within a week, and his cravings for tobacco, cocaine, and alcohol disappeared. His "ravenous appetite was supressed, and ... beneficial weight loss ensued.
I decided to take the plunge when I heard such good reviews on magnesium helping people's anxiety/depression. I took Natural Calm (magnesium citrate). You put it in water and drink it. I started low for a couple days 100mg -250mg. If you take too much you can have diarrhea. After a couple days, I worked my way up and take 300mg in the morning and 300mg in the evening. This is the best thing I have taken. After I started seeing an improvement, I started eating better. Not so much junk food anymore, but still had occasional chips. I started feeling better. And I started going outside.
I began working out. If magnesium doesn't work for you, the best thing is exercise and hitting the gym. Lifting heavy weights is way better than cardio for anxiety. We are humans aka animals. We are meant to hunt and have to be fit to survive. Anxiety/Depression is pretty much just our mind telling us something is wrong. We are weak. Exercise, and exercise fucking hard. You will lose any social anxiety you have. You will feel 100% and be confident.
Eat healthy as well. Don't go to McDonalds and grab a burger cause it's cheap. Don't devour fries. My daily meal looks something like this now:
Spoiler (Click to View)
To this day my anxiety has decreased by upwards of 95%. The 5% is from stuff that anxiety is ACTUALLY meant for. Extreme sports, High cliffs, etc. I couldn't be happier. Seriously. I feel great and I thought I was going to have to live like that for the rest of my life. Which wouldn't have happened..
I encourage sufferers to take the plunge as well. Do some research. Read reviews. Please.
TL;DR: Treat your body like shit, you'll get shit out of it.
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