Hello, I am new here and I think I have a bit of an odd question, but it has somewhat an effect on my life. I think sometimes my face looks a bit angry unintentionally. I am an emotional person at times wearing my heart on my sleeve, but mostly reserved in public and have never gotten into trouble with the law, relationships, etc. I am not the happiest person, but I don't want to be either because I find some sadness healthy and helps to be compassionate. When I am out in public I'm not a person always smiling, I mostly don't want any attention. My neutral face I guess though is sometimes perceived as angry I believe. Why do I think this, well sometimes some people are uncomfortable around me even if I am just going about my business. Also I have been pulled over by the police a few times although I was always following the rules, except one time I wasn't wearing a seatbelt and got a 130$ ticket. I am a minority male and I have no points on my license, have never gotten in trouble with the law, and have a college degree. Still it is annoying, and I do get nervous around the police after a few times they would yell at me or follow me.
I have been going to the doctors last couple months to try to narrow down what is mostly causing this problem with my visage. The doctors mostly find nothing, except I do have gut problems and a bad back. I have been taking their medications for those but seems unrelated to helping how I look, although probiotics do seem to make me feel better. I have had some sleeping issues so my sleep doctor put me on melatonin/bright light therapy. I have seen therapists, and they have not helped much either. They tell me to try to fake it (like smiling) until I make it, but I'm not very good at that, and my smiles seemed forced. They offer antidepressants, but I don't feel I need them because I feel fine about myself and my life, its just dealing with others that I am still working on. Also I think the sides will effect my other health issues so I am looking towards supplements. I mean I pretty much just want to study all day and find work, and I don't care much for the other sociable parts of life at this point.
Recently, I've found stuff on my own through this wonderful forum that offers at least a bit of relief. I regularly take multivitamin/vitamin-D/probiotics/sam-e. But today I added to my stack, 1G magnesium/lysine and N-A-G and I felt like a bit of haze lift over my face, like I could open my eyes a little more. I also felt less irritable or nervous around the policeman that makes his rounds (and checks on me That's why I feel this problem is due to an imbalance or is a physical problem. Like when I dont feel good, my face automatically goes sour and I don't even notice it. When I take the right supplements, I feel a haze lifts over a bit but I am too dumb to know the science behind it!
Does anyone know like what condition this is or what it is called so I can better to describe it to even the professionals I see because they haven't helped much or seem to understand. I am working hard to change this with bright light therapy, trying to think positively etc. but I feel the right supplements will help me. I worry what I take now won't last long, since that feeling only lasts a couple hours and also isn't particularly strong, but is noticeable. For the meantime I will continue and not try to up the dosage too much. Does anyone know what other supplements I can take that will help this condition too? I'm thinking of trying phenibut or picamilion maybe it will continue to help if anyone else has tried it and knows if it will help. Thanks for reading.
Edited by takrib, 31 March 2014 - 12:45 AM.