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I am totally off Zoloft for now. I am ok because it did it very slowly. I will be back on meds soon and the doctor might put me on prozac. The thing is I have been so tired all the time. I do alot but I feel with less energy and drive than when on meds.Also , so irritable because of all the stuff I always have to do.I work a full time job, study for a test and run a household. I get help , but not for my teens, they just add to the pile of stuff I have to do. Anyways, I don't like to feel tired and without energy.I am thinking on taking some type of mind /body energy booster.There are so many on the web..., any recomendations that have worked for you would be appreciated.
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Hi All.... It's great to see all of the new people joining the site... I'm loving it!!...smileI'm not sure if people are aware that if you don't have Bipolar Disorder but have a loved one who has the disorder we do have a board for people to go to in order to share their experiences and seek friendship, support or adviseIt's the Friends and Family of Bipolar Board.... I hope you'll take a...
Taking vitamins don't really help because the fatigue from Zoloft would prevail.
And the first couple times there favorite clothes aren't available because they didn't do their wash....they'll get the picture pretty quick that its their responsibility to be part of the family and pitch in. Plus it'd take some of the responsibility off you, so you can do other things.
If you take a Cognitive Supplement you need to let your Dr. know, esp. when back on meds as many of them alter your Serotonin production.
When you look at supplements your talking 2 different categories, Cognitive Supplement for mind boosting and Supplements that help fatigue. Cognitive supplements generally have Vit A, a complex of B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium, choline, and zinc as well as things like L-Tyrosine, Acetyl L, Ginko Biloba, Amino Acids and other things. A good one is GNC Brain Health Formula.
As for Supplements that help with fatigue most of them are going to have caffiene or what they call "natural Caffiene" and they aren't really good for you. You can increase your protein in your diet, lower your fat and carbs and that gives your body more fuel to run on which should help with the fatigue. Exercise also helps with fatigue, even if its just taking a 20 minute walk once a day.