Starting this mesage again - depression

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Hello all….

I sent a couple of mails, but really need to put the lot together..

I as on this forum over a year ago…..

I was/am taking Effexor for depression and sedatives to sleep and oroxine

(thyroid). I started LDN in January 2009. but had to stop..

When I started it, WOW!!. I felt so much stronger mentally/physically.

I have had depression/anxiety/fear all my life (57yrs)....

A breakdown put me on anti-depressants 27 yrs ago....

I was reading studies from docs, using naltrexone for people unresponsive to

antidepressants (largely me).... In these cases using 10-50 mg, though some

started at LDN levels....

LDN makes one stop using thyroid meds.

I found out the hard way that you have to cut SSRI's as well…

When I initially started LDN a slight tremor started.

I ended up very weak/sick/body jackknifing/constant head pain-migraine/hair

falling out/mouth turning down, constant tremor etc….

I researched and found I was suffering serotonin syndrome/toxicity… I ended up

in hospital. With no family etc, I was doing this alone.

Doc McCandles told me one can take MAOIs with LDN. The research I read for

using Naltrexone with anti-depressants, was with trycyclics…

I started again three weeks ago, and this time cutting my effexor in half. I did

not get the WOW factor that I did 18 months ago, but definitely felt more in

control..

I know on LDN, not to take codeine.

Till now I have been on an occasional codiene mix for migraine.....

So, now I ask; What ACTUALLY HAPPENS when they are mixed - when one takes an

occasional codiene with LDN..What happens to the body/head....

Headache past two days. I tried ibuprofen yesterday for my head. It did

nothing. No help at all. I took it at bed-time with baclofen (muscle

relaxant).. what do I take for migraine???

Now my head is feeling funny-thick/fuzzy/pressure in temples, so I am cutting

effexor in half again to see if this helps….I am turning my mouth down too much.

Am I too high of effexor???..

I want to get more out of life. More energy, more optimism, clarity, motivation

etc.. I am so sick of crying, living a half dead life, wishing I could go to

sleep and never wake up.

I have to sleep so long. Constantly fatigued. Cannot make myself leave the

house, sometimes for days.

I have read Ross; `The mood cure' – amino acids and diet for depression.

The amino acids help a little, but I cannot do just those alone. I had to go

back on anti-depressants. Her diet is like NT (nourishing traditions). Very

good quality food/protein, to feed the brain/body..

Regards Ingrid/aus