The best thing that I have found for a few people is taking a tiny ssri dosage like celexa 2.5-5mg. If very sensitive, then can take amitriptyline 10mg.

These drugs help calm the nervous system and are not addictive like benzos. They do not cause withdrawal. I have started/stopped both these drugs numerous times without a single problem.

The best supplement I would say would be methylcobalamin. Now foods makes a good methylcobalamin, take 2000mcg per day sublingually.

Add in 800mcg folic acid.

I would also suggest fish oil 2 grams combined epa/dha with about 1300 epa and 700 dha mg.

I would also suggest magnesium 400-800 mg per day, as form citrate from NOW foods (cheap and good). Also 400 iu vitamin e as mixed tocopherols is good.

So....

1) low dosage antidepressant
2)methylcobalamin
3)folic acid
4)fish oil + magnesium + vitamin e

Try it out!

Too bad to hear about your health the last few years. I was very interested reading your post since I have experienced a similar path to yours. I was put on klonopin by some stupid doctor for 1-2 years said it would help me with hypoglycemia and other symptoms. Did not know much about those med so I gave it a go. I did not really help me much and the doc kept upping my dosage , at some point I figured it was a dead end so I told him I wanted off . He told me the winter was a good time to stop since your body need less benzo at this time ( this guy was way out there , some kind of weird psychiatrist that was really into seasonal change and hearth attraction kind of thing , ...)

well he told me cut half a pill every week no problem !!!

I did not listen to him I quit the klonopin over a 6 month period just to be on the safe side. I did not go well
I was unable to attend school and bunch of other issue . I felt worse and worse over the summer. My brain has been pretty bad ever since lots of cognitive issues etc etc .

I am not really sure its from the klonopin I was well on my way to af/cfs before might have been a big lack of pacing. But one thing is for sure it did not help.
I restarted a really low dose klonopin after trying many things just to see if it would not help. Did not get much result . I am still taking it because I am not sure my body would handle another withdrawal at this point... but its something I might have to do. Hard to know whats really going on sometimes.

Are you feeling you are gaining some ground since stopping ?? What are your thyroid symptoms. I am also having alot of thyroid symptoms, low body temperature , brain fog etc...

Along what trick already suggested I would probably take the following .

- Vitamin C with meal preferably from a natural source
I use this one
http://www.iherb.com/Nature-s-Way-Alive-Vitamin-C-100-Whole-Food-Complex-120-...


B complex from a multi vitamin or/and supplementing with a natural source like bee pollen witch is really high in pantothenic acid I do both.

I would also agree to give a try out to some kind of mood support . Like trick said a small dosage SSRI could be beneficial. Or a natural alternative like 5htp or st john worts.

For dosage and mood support I can really recommend the book ''The mood cure'' by Julia Ross . Really good advice there for adrenal and thyroid too... I am starting to follow some recommendation with some success.

The 2 best thing for me tough are not supplements but yoga and meditation especially gentle yoga... I use Yoga for stress relief and the anxiety relief exercise is really good.


For herbs dosage and wich one to take I suggest you look on hv forum .

//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1527351#i


I am giving a try to LDN therapy soon and see if it could not help my case. Will let you guys know how it goes.

Good luck
ET

I'm with Laredo regarding not adding another pharmaceutical. you can most certainly have withdrawal from antidepressants. I know this Hell first hand and am just barely recovering from it after nearly a year. I was offered benzos to deal with the CFS/severe AF symptoms in the beginning. funny that.

Read THE MOOD CURE by Julia Ross. That book includes a chapter on supplementation for people who are recovering from drug addictions.

Hey woody, I am in benzo withdrawal and just found out that I have hypothyroidism. I know all to well what you are going through. You really want to stay away from ashwaganha extract!! I'm not sure about the first herb that you questioned about, but ashwaganha is a gaba agonist! I also have been trying to do a lot of research because of my thyroid. Have you ever thought about probiotics? Also I'm totally against any form of anti-depressant pill! I have gone through enough thanks to benzos and have tried so many anti-depressants that I hate any form of them!! It seems that you have done most of your own research!! I am prescribed a low dose of synthroid which I am not comfortable with and only started about two weeks ago. I am pushing for a new Dr as I would rather be on Armour!! I also have read about the gaps diet!! I know that you are very informed about benzos, so you must have already read about Dr. Ashton. She has a story about ashwaganha. I believe there is also a section where she states which herbs are gaba agonist! Good luck!!