I've been stressed and anxious all my life, especially from when my teen years ended. I'm diagnosed with depression and avoidant personality disorder. Nothing has worked for me and I've tried a lot. Conventional meds, Chinese medicine, vitamins and minerals. Basically anything that's peddled on iHerb with raving reviews.
I wonder if the reason why nothing is working is that my anxiety/depression/paranoia has something to do with my liver. I had some general tests done a few months ago and the physician told me I had very high bilirubin levels. Then I remembered in the past my parents said I had been born jaundice and was kept in an incubator for my first few days of life. A probable result of parents who smoked and drunk alcohol through my conception and pregnancy, though I don't know for sure if that made any difference.
So I wonder if the high bilirubin is a lingering effect of the jaundice. I'm 25 now. My skin does seem to have a yellow tinge. The tinge is most noticeable on the undersides of my arm and on my legs. And in general it has been pointed out to me before that I look yellowy sometimes. Maybe unrelated, but I avoid alcohol not on principle but on how it badly affects me. I get very strong, lingering hangovers even after just one drink. Could be to do with my liver being unable to cope?
I'm a little short of money at the moment and can't afford to go shopping for liver tonics etc to see if it has any effect on me. It might be completely unrelated to my mental health. Or is it? Are there any studies relating poor liver function to deteriorating mental health?