Hi,
Before I begin my rant please understand I am a very health conscious person and when I'm not partying I take care of my diet/fitness/adequate vitamin intake etc very well.
Here goes... I suffer insomnia from time to time and most recently severe anxiety.
For the last couple of years I've been prescribed Zopiclone for the insomnia; however recently I've started abusing it. I actually went through 30 X 7.5mg pills in a week. I guess that may be the obviously reason why I've been getting the bad anxiety. I am nearly out of Zopiclone now so I will stop these by New Years Eve. Forgot to mention there was the one off Valium & Temazepam abuse also very recently.
For the last couple of years I've been taking street MDMA once every couple months on average. But recently I've had 1 every couple of weeks for the last couple of months. I plan to be clean from MDMA next year (serious New Years resolution). So it would be safe to guess I'm fairly low in serotonin?
This also badly affects my concentration at work, memory has been a lot worse and my energy levels are sometimes low. However I can't take anything that would increase anxiety.
I'm beginning to look into ways I can boost my levels of GABA and Serotonin (without taking SSRIs or Tricyclics).
I've tried:
5HTP - good
Theanine - yuck
Picamilon - very mild, but definite improvement
Inositol - I think it works nicely but only after weeks of taking it & higher doses
Ashwagandha - didn't notice any effects
Could anyone please advise or recommend supplements?
I would greatly appreciate any help!
Cheers
A
Edited by psychedelika, 24 December 2007 - 03:21 PM.