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TherapyMostly positive
“I tried everything in the natural toolkit: L theanine, magnesium, NAC, ashwagandha, CBD, therapy, meditation you name it... But nothing really touched the core issue.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I did it when I went through my masters of business and it changed my life, wish I would've worked on my social anxiety forever ago.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I spent the next couple of years trying multiple medications, seeing therapists, and making other changes but nothing helped.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I would highly suggest you see a therapist, preferably one who specializes in anxiety disorders.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Now I'm in therapy and am actively dealing with the decades of repressing myself... the anxiety's reduced probably 80%”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I've also had a few sessions of therapy with a psychologist, but don't feel like we've made any "breakthroughs" yet”
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TherapyMostly positive
“nothing beats therapy, meditation and exercise. My life changed when I started consistently doing them”
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TherapyMostly positive
“once weekly talk therapy sessions and a psychiatrist... drastically changed my life”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Get some therapy, try meditation... Both of these helped me with anxiety”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Then try therapy. Nothing had more results for me.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Therapy has helped me way more than any supplement ever could.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I recommend seeing a therapist to help you control anxiety! It's extremely beneficial and can really lead to some personal growth”
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TherapyMostly positive
“my adhd symptoms got much lesser once I actively did therapy to deal with trauma from the past.”
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LithiumMixed
“my doctor put me on low dose lithium a couple months ago... it has changed my life.”
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LithiumMixed
“I'm dumber than ever on lithium... Lithium is either interphering with my Adderall or the cognitive dampening is cancelling out the focus and alertness benefits.”
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LithiumMixed
“Lithium was the only supplement that I took that produced almost the exact depressive results you describe with AlphaGPC.”
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LithiumMixed
“I personally used 2 - 5mg elemental lithium about twice a week ... improvement in cognitive and mood stabilization.”
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LithiumMixed
“When I take 5mg of lithium orotate it gives me a feeling of apathy, but reduces my ability to experience pleasure (what is called anhedonia).”
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LithiumMixed
“lithium has been amazing for my long term anxiety reduction. started taking 5mg daily now only 0.1-0.2 mg daily.”
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LithiumMixed
“For my BP2 I'm taking lithium and effexor and I've never felt more stable in my life.”
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LithiumMixed
“I always recommend low dose lithium for anxiety and mood balance. Wish I would have started it much earlier!”
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LithiumMixed
“was put on Lithium which helped tremendously, but then started to give me really strange side effects (tremors, RLS, neck twitching, migraines), so I had to stop”
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LithiumMixed
“Low dose lithium(promethease showed markers for increased risk of MDD, bipolar disorder, and schizo - I struggled with anxiety and depression, but doing 10-20iu of INI every 2-3 days has been really helpful”
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LithiumMixed
“2.5mg lithium once or twice per week works well for me.”
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LithiumMixed
“My new psychiatrist just suggested adding low dose lithium to my mood stabilizer specifically because one of the ways it works is by reenforcing your circadian rhythm.”
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LithiumMixed
“Currently my only psych med is lithium 900mg which is much better but I think the switch was made too late”
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LithiumMixed
“High dose lithium is close too, but I don't recommend anyone do that unless they're being monitored by a doctor.”
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LithiumMixed
“Maybe 1mg or so of low dose lithium (aspartate or orotate) supplement. That's my chill pill, turns mountains into hills.”
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LithiumMixed
“Lithium has been the opposite of a social lubricant for me. It makes me anxious and sad.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“I find my focus is the best on a low carb diet.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“When I ate low carb and ate nuts and things like that my energy for that day was significantly lower”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“my brain works like 40-50% better on low carb, ESPECIALLY when I eat meat. Verbal fluency, word recall, short-term and long-term memory it's all at much better level.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“Supplements and medication help short-term, but never long-term...eating fewer carbs and meditating at least 20 minutes a day really helps me feel better overall without a crash.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“I have hypo from hashi. Gluten free or just no carbs...That helped me with energy and focus.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“When I'm low carb my mind is at rest and I'm less anxious I fall asleep much better.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“I stopped eating sugar, bakery, etc. and now I'm not hungry at all, eating just 2 times a day in small portions.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“going away from carbs and eating mainly proteine/fat focussed diet helped me a lot”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“Keto and magnesium were the biggest improvements for my brain fog. I'm not perfect yet but those massively helped me. You have no idea what a shitty diet can do to your brain”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“Tried working out, tried supplements...ended up feeling best on very low carb diet. Been on mostly red meat and greens for the last few years, I'm 33 and never felt as good”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“Diet helped my anxiety a TON! ... the lower I keep them 90/100 the better I feel”
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