Thursday, July 26, 2007
I'm Free
In all the hub-bub of the last month, I have forgotten to mention that I am now medication free. YEA! I started weaning myself off paxil awhile ago, and as of a week after the camping trip I have not taken a single pill. The pharmacist told me how to do it slowly, and I did it even slower than he recommended. I have had no ill side effects whatsoever. I will need to take the progesterone pill for the rest of my life, because of the imbalance of my hormones, but this is a natural healthy thing to do. I have also found it critical to take a good B-complex vitamin, even more than the RDA. The B vitamins have numerous benefits including balancing out your nervous system, energy, and mood stabilizer. I am so thankful everything went smoothly, it is hard to give up a crutch, just knowing that my hormones were off balance was a huge boost for me, it let me know that I'm not crazy. If you ever think that something may be off with you, I highly reccomend that you get a saliva test done, it is the only way to accurately determine your hormone levels. The blood test are not as accurate, and they don't test for cortisol (the stress hormone), well all is good here and I am grateful.
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3 comments:
Thank you for sharing! Why is it that we aren't more comfortable sharing things like this. (we meaning woman in general) By sharing and talking we help one another! We are all a bunch of hormones.
Thanks for the B-complex lesson... how much do you take a day?
I take double what the back of the bottle says to take. The B's are water soluble so they flush out if you have to much. You had better check all the ingredients on the one you want to take, because there are some vitamins that you can overdose on, and some of the different brands add other things to the standard B's. I am an open book, always have been, so ask away. There is no such thing as a personal ? to me.
thanks! you are a wealth of knowledge! Jane
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