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I started seeing a psychiatrist 4 months ago and a therapist at the same nonprofit, tho a few weeks longer. this doctor ran blood tests, the results of which prompted her to put me on P5P and Zinc picolinate (sp). She asked, after several weeks' trial, if I was remembering dream more. I was not. So she suggested using SAMe. That stuff works (fingers crossed fingers crossed...)! I feel good. I am in the middle of a very stressful down-sizing move from a home my spouse and I love dearly. I feel good! I can think constructive thoughts without being dragged down by sadness about the state of the world and my part in it. I'm not in constant worry-mode. I want to follow up on this post to give a report on how the substance is doing; will I remember??

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I'm now reducing to 25mg effexor(venlafaxine), and still taking the P5P and zinc picolinate. Yesterday I was feeling mildly dizzy/woozy which I didn't really notice when busily doing projects around the house. My mood is still fairly even and pleasant. I am experiencing less anxiety. This is all complicate by a down-sizing move from a large house (3500sq ft) to one much smaller - huge life change. I have an overall feeling of being out-of-balance that I attribute to this move (we've been in our new house for one month). I don't suppose this is particularly meaningful to anyone, but there you have it.