allison

Probiotics have helped me so much I can't even tell you.

Hey Just wanted to double back and report that I have been trying the St. John's wort and it has been helping. I'm not sure if it will be enough in the long run but right now I'm taking only 600 mg. a day and my doc wants me to go up to much more than that. (To 900 in 3 doses and eventually to 1800 in three doses). This coming from an psychiatrist ...

I started a new job a few months ago, and I spoke to the person who arranges such things before we started so that she (the organizer) was the only one that knew and she arranged for there to be options (we went to a place where there were options and even the waiters knew but didn't say anything). I'm sure not every situation would work so well, but if...

I'm curious if anyone has taken St. John's Wort for depression? I used to take Lexapro and tolerated it well, stopped, and when i went back couldn't take it.

Sophiekins, I have heard of the buddhist walking meditation--but don't know too much about it. Any recommended resources? I have not been good about eliminating other possible offenders from my diet, so I will try some of those too. Thanks! Allison

Citrucel is gluten free....

it's funny, meditation is hard because everyone/everything seems to conspire to intrude upon it. but the whole point is to let those intrusions happen and then bring your mind back to your breath. very haaaard. i've done it before at yoga retreats in rooms of a lot of people and found it even more difficult because it seems as if every person in that room...

I know this post is old, but anyone in NY City??

Hi everyone, A little backgroud: I have been gluten-free for a year now, and my tummy and fatigue problems are doing better but I've had a whole load of new things come up recently. Really ad GERD, dizziness (recently diagnosed as vertigo, not sure if they are right), TMJ, tremors in my legs, and general shakiness. Emotionally this is throwing me...

Hi, People say sometimes to "PM" them to speak personally (is this "personal message"?) How do you do this, or is there another way? People don't seem to post email addresses on the site if someone else wants to contac... Thanks! Allison

Hey--forgot to mention that I'm 22 and I had this all through college! So I feel you big time!!! Especially because young people (our friends) who are so excited to have lots of energy and fun at this point in their lives have a hard time believing and understanding how we feel. You have to drill it into them....

I am also going through this right now--you are not alone! I am a little scared to go back to my everyday life--it often seems like it is all or nothing to me b/c if people see you doing some things, they assume you are ALL BETTER! and can do all things....not true! I think baby steps is right--otherwise you risk setting yourself back. I am trying to make...

I have low blood pressure and was told to eat a high salt diet-- I found canned soups/powdered soups (like Cup O'Soup) to be very helpful. Campbells is chock full of salt.

Just wanted to put my two sense in...I'm 22 y.old and i feel like my life has just stopped. My mom basically can't do anything either because I've been staying with her instead of in my own apartment and she's taking care of me. I feel awful for her! It's so wonderful of her to do this for me! Anyway, I think the worst part of this is going to doctors...

This has been driving me crazy recently. I don't think it's from glutening though. I don't know what it is and neither do any of my doctors. For those who mentioned Lexapro, btw, I know it makes me really dizzy--enough so that I can hardly move. I used to take it and tolerate it well, but was off it for a few months, and now am going back and can't get...