Posted by garnet71 on March 12, 2009, at 14:54:49
In reply to Re: Addicted to Dopamine, posted by Alexanderfromdenmark on March 12, 2009, at 14:20:25
Alexander,
Thanks for the advice. I found a very useful list of natural dopamine supporters:
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/holistic/nutrition.html
But I don't know if I should start the Wellbutrin or start one of these, or both. If I start both at the same time, I won't know what is working for me or not-and it could take weeks of taking each one seperately to determine which one has a positive effect.
I think with Wellbutrin, I won't be taking a gamble because I should know in 2 weeks. For the amino acids or supplements-it could take a year of experimenting with each one seperately, or I could take a chance and take several at once.
I do know I need to be stabilized before I go back to grad school in the summer. I also know how important the exercise is but can't get back into the routine yet. I used to run 20 miles a week, not for years though, and I am so overwhelmed with everything i have to catch up on starting from about Oct./Nov. when I started becoming incapacitated from Zoloft, then Dec. when I did absolutely nothing for a month until I finally quit taking it a couple of months ago only to follow with a near mental breakdown from panic attacks. I am trying to finish a thesis that I had 6 months to do but didn't along with other classes for UG, am way behind, and lots of other things including trying to prepare and fix up my house to sell since I can't sustain the mortgage any longer. I'm eating at least 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but can't get myself to exercise. The Ritalin improves my motivation about 50% from where I was with the Zoloft. I don't know what to do.
Now that my anxiety has been under control, I can clearly see the dopamine issue. It's really hard to know what's going on with mood and everything else when you are in a state of panic and anxiety.
thanks for writing, I know others are way worse off then me, so I feel as if I'm ranting or something. I am just so overwhelmed. I used to be the most decisive person..but now can't make decisions.
BTW-I heard that people from Denmark are the happiest in the world :)) Is that true?
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