Herbal tea symptoms and conditions

I'm 28 years old woman...
I was prescribed Ulcerative Colitis 5 years ago. I have been on prednisone 4 or 5 times since then for periods of three to four months experiencing the typical symptoms and side effects. I had a new flare up and 2 weeks ago my doctor prescribe prednisone again, but this time he told me to take 40 mg a day for 7 days and then stop it, TOTALLY.
He said that it was safe and even better than the old strategy of reducing the dosage slowly over a 2-3 months period, so I accepted.
I've never felt so bad in my life, not even when I was a moody teenager.
These days I have felt so miserable, so depressed...I am an optimistic person, really positive and easygoing but these last three days I have changed completely: anguish, anxiety, panic, alienation, it's like living in someonelse's body,...
Yesterday morning I couldn't go to work, I just sat for breakfast and start crying in front of my boyfriend in a desperate way...I spent two hours crying because I couldn't establish a connection between my body and me, I felt that I was trapped in a strange body...
The funny thing is that my doctor doesn't really acknowledge these sensations, he thinks that the emotional distress is due to sth else and not prednisone!
Apart from that, my bones, muscles and joints hurt terribly...

If you feel depressed, prepare herbal tea. It cleans your body and your sprit. Good options are mint and lemon zest, orange zest and chamomile

I have been on paxil for ten years . I decided after doing some research and talking to other people that I want to get off of this drug. I am tired of my doctor telling me that it is not addictive. I am seriously thinking on getting another dr.
It has been almost two weeks since I took any pill. My withdrawal seems to be getting worse but I read on one of these forums that withdrawal will not kill me and I keep plugging. I did give up anything with caffeine. I loved my coffee. I just switched to decaf tea or herbal tea. Sooner or later I figure I will start to feel better. It may take months though as i have been on ten mg for years. Then for about 6 months I took a half pill. Then I lowered it to a half pill every other day and then I went to when I could not stand the withdrawal. Now I just said the heck with it and quit. Any advice what I can do yet to help with the withdrawal. I hate the dizziness. That has got to be the worse. I feel like everything has gotten louder to me. And I snap everyone's head off. I hope this wont last much longer. Just need to vent.

Hello! I've been taking Lamictal for about 6 years now. I'm diagnosed as BP II and have the most difficulty with depression. I currently take 500 mg-- 400 mg at night and 100 mg in the morning. I have to say that Lamictal has been very good to me for the most part. As long as I don't put myself into extremely stressful positions-- such as my last job-- I do quite well. I also take a combination of supplements with Lamictal which seem to give the extra push that I needed to completely get out of my last depression. I take 1000 mg EPA (fish oil), B-100 Complex, Folic Acid, Cal-Mag, multivitamin (high quality, organic), Vitamin D (at least 1000 mg) and a few others.

I notice that when I take it at night if I don't go to sleep right away, my mouth and tongue will tingle. Sometimes when I take it in the morning, I feel foggy and dizzy and sometimes get vertigo. Every now and then the side effects seem to get worse, which I am not sure about. I started searching on the internet because I've been noticing that the "tip of the tongue" problem has been occurring more and more often. I often cannot think of the word I want, simple things even. As others have mentioned, I also have difficulty with memory. I am still very successful, currently pursuing a 2nd Master's Degree, but have noticed that achieving the same level of quality of work takes a lot more effort than during my previous degrees.

I do have some periods of anger/irritability and have recently been sleeping a lot, though it probably has a lot more to do with the time of year-- winter with less light-- than anything else.

I am particularly worried about my memory loss and inability to sound "well-spoken" in a setting which demands that of me. It is frustrating! I don't want to do any lasting harm on my brain. After increasing to 500 mg from 400 mg, I have noticed more of these brain issues, but I'm also doing so much better mood wise!

the truth.

word of advice...dont take "prescription drugs" unless its for life-threatening issue, but for anything else dont take it, prescription drugs are'nt always good and ALWAYS come in with numerous side-effects.

i use natural ways to cure my syptoms for now on, for example, good nutrition, exercise, sleep, herbal tea drinking, talk therapy, you see, there is a alternative. the doc just want me to take meds and get money from the insurance for doing so.

they say its "hospital policy"..i think now i see the corollation between money and meds

i took geodon at 20mg for 6 months because the docs "said" it "prevents" any chance of pyschotic behavior, i was like, oh no doc, i dont have those behaviors, i try to convince them, but they hold me against my will and i had to take it in order for them docs to release me from the hospital..because its "hospital policy".if i dont take it..i dont leave.

in the first place...i went to the hospital to talk so i can feel better from my arguments with my family, not to be treated with medication, i did'nt expect that, they prescibe it to me without my knowledge and consent, but they got consented it from someone else,and its none other than my parents who were my enemies at the time, and my parents use the oppurtunity to use that so they can further punish me. and now im pissed...and am going to press charges for couple million dollars because the damages is too great, my body is like heating up even if its dead in winter, having feel like im going to get nose bleeds, which rarely occurs but did on several occasion..if it did..it last up to two minitues continuasly, so i stop taking it in protest, i feel a little relieved, but the damages is too great, i even lost my job because i was so exausted, i could'nt even perform my hard work duties anymore , and iam feeling that my metabolic rate is severely high, which produce excess body heat in the process. and beggining of this year, i feel that iam developing a sensitivity to extreme heat due to the meds. i dont know the extent of the sensitivity, and iam also developing a fatal disease called neuroliptic malignent syndrome. i want to avoid that at all cost. im not for sure, but i need a physical test done...the whole nine yards.

neoroliptic malignent syndrome(NMS) is life threating neorological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neoroleptic or antipyschotic drugs.
in two weeks after the initial drug being taken or whenevr takened,
the first syptom to develope is muscular rigidity, followed by high fever and changes in cognitive fuctions and other symtom may vary. but includes blood pressure, confusion, coma, dilirium, muscle tremors, when symtoms do appear, they can peak intensity within three days. these symtoms can last 48 hours to 40 days. seek medical help when occured for over a week.

a raised creatine phosphokinase(CPK) plasma concentration will be reported due to increased muscular activity, the person may be hypertensive and suffering from a metabolic acidosis, which means the blood ph level is low than 7.35 due to the increased production of hydrogen by the body, or the body inability to form bicarbonate in the kidney, this can result in diarrhea, coma, or even death. together with respitory acidosis, its the two main acidosis.

unfortunately, the symtoms may be reported as symtoms of "mental illness" by the doctors which delays treatment.

but thats is all i can say...

i dont know now..but this damages doned to me might last years, i hope its not permanent.

just remember people....ask questions about your medications you're taking, if you feel the docs is covering the truth and just says the "good things" about meds, find other sources, i studied for two years to come with a report that corresponds to my symtoms, i just want to be accurate so i can have proof so i can take them to court!!!!

and of course, as with personal opinion for evryday life, "certain things and objects, rules and regulations is not for everyone but applies to some, evryone has different preferences, like certain meds, favorite colors of their cars, radio stations, etc...remember..

Hi, I have been taking topamax for about 5 weeks now, maybe a little longer and only 25mg. I have to say my migraines are gone for the most part, except little what I would call headaches that don't last long now and then and I did have one migraine around my menstrual cycle. My side effects have been abnormal menstrual cycle, altered taste (especially pop), slight not hungry feeling, and urinary problems (UTI, frequent need to go, etc...) A couple of side effects that I think are from the medicine because I have seen them listed as side effects are sore throat, tongue has a burning sensation, but not all the time. Has anyone else had these side effects? I have read them as side effects (sore throat, burning sensations), but have never read anywhere of anybody actually having them, especially the tongue thing. Any input would be helpful. Thanks