Hi Lou, Here's a few ideas which come to mind from personal experiences.
When I used to have severe anxiety it was due to mercury toxicity. There are, of course, probably many causes for anxiety but mine was primarily mercury. Having a hair analysis completed by a doctor of environmental medicine might be an option to investigate, if desired. Amino acid imbalances can also cause terrible anxiety...been there...done that too...too many excitatory aminos and too few calming aminos. In that case, taking a lot of sublingual GABA for several months evened me out. A very good book on the subject of amino acid manipulation through diet and supplementation is "The Edge Effect", by Eric R. Braverman M.D. Drug interactions can also cause anxiety/depression so you could examine whatever meds she may be on, search for their possible side effects and discuss these possibilities with her doctor. If it's purely hormonal, getting a prescription for bioidentical hormones from her M.D. may be the way to proceed. Alternatively, there are a number of herbs such as black cohosh, to name one, which can be used to lessen menopausal mood swings etc.. Further research here might be an idea. Tryptophan or 5HTP are considerations for some people having anxiety/depression. In Germany, I believe, they routinely prescribe the herb, St. John's Wort, due to its 5HTP-creating effect in the brain. Prayer and faith, being replacements for fear, have also helped me (and others) through anxious times, when spiritual aspects come into play, which they often do, living in our stressful world. I hope these are of some help to you, Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: LOU ROSELLI To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 7:43 AM Subject: CS>Depression/Anxiety I need some direction. My wife is 46 years old suffering from depression, anxiety and menopause. She has been seeing counselors and she was recommended to again take an depressants. She has tried Wellbutryn once for a month which gave her bad side effects like headaches and anxious and the latest Lexapro which also she can not stand the side effects. They are making her feel even worse, then better. Lexapro has been making her feel nauseas and dizzy which are some of the side effects is what I read. I finally got her to think about the natural route and I am trying to see if anyone out there can give me some solid holistic direction of what see can take to help her feel better to alleviate the depression anxiety and the usual hot flashes and everything else that comes with menopause, without these side effects..Can anyone direct me. Thanks Lou from NY
