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Doing things to relieve depression... Motivation and ideas

Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 28, 2023 | Replies (53)
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@alison0

I need help. I suffer from debilitating anxiety. Next Tuesday I am going for bowel tests and the anxiety has already kicked in. Nasty case of What if.?. I have prickles and I feel sick. Medication is not helping and I can’t sleep. Added to which I am selling my house!
Psychologist is sympathetic and recommends breathing exercises and keeping busy but really says I just have to push through it. Any ideas.

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catmomma | @catmomma | Oct 20, 2022

Allison,

I think the gut has a huge impact on depression and anxiety, studies have shown it and I also did a thesis on the subject. And my passion for the subject comes from living with a mental illness that while I do take some medications, I also use a probiotic (20 billion) which has proved to be very helpful for the symptoms of anxiety. Many of the neurotransmitter systems that are studied for mental health are impacted by the microbiome in the gut. I also suffer from gastroparesis (have seen GI in Rochester) and have found the probiotic has helped this. Is it a cure, no. But the difference for both anxiety/depression and my GI issues has been significant.

Best to you!

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