Might be worth looking into things like ADHD, Asperger's syndrome (autism spectrum disorder), sensory processing disorder, etc, because I've heard a lot about those sorts of things getting misdiagnosed as anxiety and/or depression (because they will obviously make you anxious and/or sad when you have them and aren't treated).
Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahSweden
No, I haven´t had them checked but I have taken multivitamins almost my whole life and also Omega 3 for several years. On the case it says those tablets should give me 100% of the daily intake you need of vitamine B, D and several others.
|
Heck, that could be your problem! People who are against medications sometimes like to act as if scarfing supplements willy-nilly is a good idea, but it's not true. Even if you don't take enough to make you seriously ill, too much of those nutrients can cause ill effects.
If you eat a fairly normal diet and you're taking a pill with 100% DV, you're probably getting closed to double what you need. For some nutrients, that's okay, but not all of them.
Also, even if your intake of nutrients is good, I believe there are some medical problems that prevent your body from using the nutrients correctly.
It would be a good idea to get your nutrients and hormones checked. Unfortunately, depending on your insurance, it might be expensive.
Quote:
|
Problem with mainstream healthcare is that it seeks simplistic solutions to complex problems, like depression. Take a drug to fix your "chemicals", talk to a therapist, take a few vitamins, call it a day.
|
No kidding, I feel like I rarely see any studies or articles that make any kind of distinction between messed up "chemicals," bad life circumstances, or sadness-inducing cognitive distortions. I know those are really hard to distinguish, but that doesn't mean the folks trying to research solutions to these problems shouldn't acknowledge the difference at all.