People who have tapered back to a low dosage?
I gotta tell you that this statement really amuses me. I don't know if you'll recall, but I was (and still am in some ways) very reluctant to use any medicines or supplements or anything in pill form to manage my life. :H
The experience I had with bac (it fixed whatever was broken) and the reading I've done since then has convinced me that this brain chemistry thing is a really fundamental starting point for whole-wellness. So now I pop the occasional pill! This is a complete turnaround from a woman who was reluctant to take anything but benadryl and ibuprofen prior to (and during) bac! Really. I didn't take aspirin when I was titrating up. Now I have a drawer full of supps and meds that I use as tools--occasionally and with an eye toward not depending on anything at all, ever. I even consider the multivitamin a bit of a copout. (But really, how much seaweed can a girl eat?
I'll stick with the multi and gobs of fish oil and vit. D until I live in Greece on the water and my husband catches our dinner every night. Next life, maybe.) The bottom line, for me, is that I don't need anything (except for bac, ATM) to deal with life on life's terms. That's pretty damn cool. Like you, I do know that keeping myself well, balanced and focused is very important. I think an apt analogy is pain meds. If a person has chronic pain (neuralgia for instance) and takes pain meds early on, and regularly, the nerves have a chance to heal and then the pain goes away. If a person does not take the pain meds, early on and regularly, then the nerves may die and the person is stuck with chronic pain that will need to be treated for life. Makes sense to me that the brain, being part of that nervous system obviously, should be treated the same way. Right? And if there is one thing the research is consistent about, it's that it takes time for our brains to get right...
anyway! So glad you're doing well, B, and that things are resolving themselves...(itself?) Keep us posted!
(My husband has been at 140mg for a while, and his drinking--or rather his enjoyment of drinking--has picked up. He went back up to 160mg and may go up more if he still thinks of getting drunk as fun. It's anathema to me, just as it is for you. ugh. I'm so glad I don't ever have to be drunk again! Aren't you? woop!)
Ne/Neva Eva;1229309 wrote: Definitely something to think about, B, in terms of managing your anxiety medicinally (including supps of course!)
The experience I had with bac (it fixed whatever was broken) and the reading I've done since then has convinced me that this brain chemistry thing is a really fundamental starting point for whole-wellness. So now I pop the occasional pill! This is a complete turnaround from a woman who was reluctant to take anything but benadryl and ibuprofen prior to (and during) bac! Really. I didn't take aspirin when I was titrating up. Now I have a drawer full of supps and meds that I use as tools--occasionally and with an eye toward not depending on anything at all, ever. I even consider the multivitamin a bit of a copout. (But really, how much seaweed can a girl eat?
I'll stick with the multi and gobs of fish oil and vit. D until I live in Greece on the water and my husband catches our dinner every night. Next life, maybe.) The bottom line, for me, is that I don't need anything (except for bac, ATM) to deal with life on life's terms. That's pretty damn cool. Like you, I do know that keeping myself well, balanced and focused is very important. I think an apt analogy is pain meds. If a person has chronic pain (neuralgia for instance) and takes pain meds early on, and regularly, the nerves have a chance to heal and then the pain goes away. If a person does not take the pain meds, early on and regularly, then the nerves may die and the person is stuck with chronic pain that will need to be treated for life. Makes sense to me that the brain, being part of that nervous system obviously, should be treated the same way. Right? And if there is one thing the research is consistent about, it's that it takes time for our brains to get right...anyway! So glad you're doing well, B, and that things are resolving themselves...(itself?)
Keep us posted!(My husband has been at 140mg for a while, and his drinking--or rather his enjoyment of drinking--has picked up. He went back up to 160mg and may go up more if he still thinks of getting drunk as fun. It's anathema to me, just as it is for you. ugh. I'm so glad I don't ever have to be drunk again! Aren't you? woop!)
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