Hi,
I have been struggling with OCPD/OCD/Depression for 9 years now, male mid 30s, I tried medications and many supplements, but nothing helps fully. Some offer some help but I still struggle.
Things I tried:
CBT: didn't help.
Mindfulness Meditation: made things worse.
Daily Exercise: helps a lot.
Medications:
Zoloft: helped but only 40% reduction. so i switched to prozac.
Prozac: better than zoloft but still no more than 50% reduction of symptoms. Also kills libido.
Supplements:
Supplements that didn't help: Multi, Probiotics, NAC, Magnesium, Zinc.
Supplements I'm not sure if they helped or made things worse or didn't help: Saffron, Curcumin, Black Seed Oil, Glycine, Taurine, Sulforaphane, Palmitoylethanolamide, L-Tryptophan, 5HTP, CBD, Damiana, Lion's Mane, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng.
Supplements I suspect made things worse: GLA, Omega3, Magnesium L-threonate, L-Theanine, TMG, Acetyl-L-Carnitine
Supplements that offered some help: Inositol, Lemon Balm, Agmatine, Milk Thistle.
Things I'm considering to try : Zembrin (kanna), Lithium Orotate 5mg, Full Spectrum Hemp extract instead of CBD only.
Can you recommend something else that might offer help? or from the list of things I'm considering?
thanks.