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I myself have a genetic disabling combination of anxiety and "depression of a bi-polar nature", our best guess, it's not the normal unipolar and my engineer unc
by hga 10y ago
I myself have a genetic disabling combination of anxiety and "depression of a bi-polar nature", our best guess, it's not the normal unipolar and my engineer uncle with this is frankly bi-polar, but e.g. self-administered cognitive therapy in the '80s helped a lot, and at least for me there's one other treatment, low dose (50-100mg) Seroquel taken before bed (and now very small doses at 8 hour intervals in between to avoid withdrawal effects during the day). Would not be able to sleep more than 4 hours a night without this....
- tcj_phx 10y agoSeroquel is a tranquilizer (aka neuroleptic aka 'antipsychotic')... Anxiety is partially a metabolic problem. I have two friends whose stimulant use turned them into alcoholics. One quit meth amphetamine, then the anxiety started. She discovered vodka after getting hooked on benzodiazepines. Alcohol is broken down into acetate, which is an energy-rich molecule that is easy for the brain/nervous system to use as fuel, especially when those cells are insulin resistant (and therefore have a hard time using sugar as fuel).