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Mold allergy, antibiotics, steroids all increase

MissyTx
MissyTx

Just wondering if many of you notice a big difference with physical things that clearly increase your anxiety. For me, any kind of stimulant, any kind of steroid, antibiotics and mold allergy all make me extremely anxious. The worst is the outdoor molds because I react even staying inside and even a xanax doesn't help at all. Wish I had a way to control the molllllddddd!!

arfie
arfie
dust would be my allergy bad girl and, yes, it makes me anxious and/or depressed.

i buy the theory that anxiety and depression are all natural parts of the survival instinct. anxiety warns me of danger. depression warns me of a need for rest. alas, for those of us with over-developed survival instincts, the all-natural doses are carried to counter-productive extremes. insert therapy exercises here.
hasty_05
hasty_05
I've heard this about steroids and stimulants. I think the release of endorphins causes our brains to feel more anxiety. It is some kind of hormone thing, I might be wrong on the endorphins. I think with outdoor mold, one needs to be on antihistamines but some of those act like stimulants in my body and make me feel awful. Like Claritin does this but a half dose of other types does not. I have taken a homeopathic liquid drops that help with the mold where I live. Go to a good health food store or grocery store and see if they have this. Like Sprouts where I live or Whole Foods, or Central Market. There is something for where one lives related to the trees and molds locally. Right now it is ragweed season in Texas.
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