Thanks for the replies. BTW, I am 32 yrs old, 6'1 155 lbs, work in the construction industry, exercise once or twice per week, and I take a multi-vitamin, Omega-3 fatty acids, and L-Arginine on a regular basis. The vitamins contribute to my anxiety, in my opinion. I constantly feel dizzy, and my digestive system is a total wreck. Those are facts off the top of my head; I don't know if that's helpful. To combat the insomnia, I take Tylenol Pm at night. Thanks.
If vitamins make you feel worse then I think you may have high histamine levels. Both niacin and folic acid increase histamine levels. High histamine types will have a problem with both of those nutrients, which can contribute to their anxiety or cause other mental problems.
I know what it is to have malaise. I also have trouble dealing with stress because of a condition I have (pyroluria). When I am stressed out from work I usually go home and don't want to have to use my brain at all. I can experience apathy and lethargy a lot from any kind of stress. But I know that stress seems to deplete me of important nutrients that play a role in brain function. I have vitamin b6 dependency that effects my serotonin and dopamine levels. One good sign of a b6 deficiency (or dependency) is little or no dream recall. Do you remember your dreams in the morning?
I know that my brain would shut down after work until I started taking deprenyl. Now I feel more alert and mentally engaged with the help of deprenyl.
I always had to take an over the counter sleeping pill plus melatonin to fall asleep; and that didn't always work for me. I was able to stop the OTC sleep aid when I started to correct my nutritional problems. I would also find it difficult to fall asleep if I worked out too late at night (after 9pm).