Feel like my head is exploding.

[berry2000]

I hate mood swings. But what i hate just as earnestly is hormonal imbalances. My many antidepressants and mood stablizers are not doing their job. I am growing increasingly frustrated with the lability of my mood dispite mulitple combination mixes and dozens of different meds. I feel like i need to approach this perhaps as a hormonal imbalance at this point.

Only problem is the usaul medical way to handle this is with birth control pills and birth control pills magnify any mood problems i have to point where hospitalization is necessary.

Does anyone have any ideas. At this point i'm thinking of trying a progesterone only pill or an all natural hormone balancing supplement. I'm leaning towards the suppliment but don't know which one to try or who to ask.

All this to say. My head is pounding, with a migraine on of the many side effects of hormone troubles, and with anxiety off the charts at the moment.

Sigh. Why to the psychological and the hormonal symptoms have to get all mixed together so i can't tell which to address.

 

[Alive again]

If you know of a good naturopath you can trust to try not to convince you to go off your meds, that is where I would recommend. I am blessed byu a pdoc who is willing to consider natural supplements and yet who will nto let me reason it off into hormones only! We also have access rio a very knowledgeable staff at a health food store.

 

[berry2000]

Well it was definately PMS. Thankfully atleast i know the reason for my anxiety. I want to try natural hormone stabalizing remedies but there are so many I just don't know where to start. And we have a Lassen Health foods...but the people in there don't seem to know much about the suppliments.

 

[FaithfulWife]

berry~

I could speak to you as a person who used to suffer from migraines (especially "at that time of the month") and who no longer does, but I have to be honest...I think there is a difference in our body chemistry and that would really change everything!

The folks who work at a natural food store may have some knowledge of herbs and natural remedies, but mostly they are just grocery employees. They aren't going to know the interactions of the herbs, much less how your meds interact nor how the herbs would interact with your meds!

Thus I would suggest seeing if your doc can recommend an herbologist or naturopathic doctor who can address the PMS/migraine stuff more naturally. Then the two professionals can coordinate to make sure there's no nasty interaction with your meds and herbs! Or at least, nastier than a few cranky days and a migraine!

berry!



~Faithful

 

[berry2000]

berry~

I could speak to you as a person who used to suffer from migraines (especially "at that time of the month") and who no longer does, but I have to be honest...I think there is a difference in our body chemistry and that would really change everything!

The folks who work at a natural food store may have some knowledge of herbs and natural remedies, but mostly they are just grocery employees. They aren't going to know the interactions of the herbs, much less how your meds interact nor how the herbs would interact with your meds!

Thus I would suggest seeing if your doc can recommend an herbologist or naturopathic doctor who can address the PMS/migraine stuff more naturally. Then the two professionals can coordinate to make sure there's no nasty interaction with your meds and herbs! Or at least, nastier than a few cranky days and a migraine!

berry!



~Faithful

Ah! No more doctors. I'm all doctor saturated. I just want to take some herbal conconction that will help balance out the hormones. But of course, i would discuss them with my psychiatrist for possible interactions first.