Comments on: The Ubermensch at Walgreens

By: Meems

Meems — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:03:48 +0000

I’ve been taking valerian tea for about four years. I started taking it to help with anxiety attacks, but now I’m pretty much just hooked on the stuff. It really does work, too, although I’ve never really noticed the transition between “normal” and “calmed down”.

January, thanks for the comment about valerian and pregnancy. I didn’t know that, and though I’m not pregnant right now it’s always worth knowing this stuff.

By: LadyMeerkat

LadyMeerkat — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:19:14 +0000

My Dr recommended Vit B to help me with depression due to my cycle. Magnesium can also be good for helping with mood, and as I recall taking it with B helps? Evening Primrose oil capsules help me with menstrual cramps. I take iron during my period which also seems to help.

By: Tequila

Tequila — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:03:03 +0000

Having been reading through this the last few days…learned quite a bit and will give some a test run.

If I die…I’m haunting the lot of you.

I’m in dire need of an energy boost.

By: Vivacious G

Vivacious G — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:47:45 +0000

Oddly enough, B vitamins contribute to moodiness for me, but then my body processes (or rather does NOT process) a lot of nutrients very abnormally. I know this is a supplement thread, but my heart goes out to anemics, so I just have to say that raw spinach and broccoli work very well for that (though you may already know that). Also, if you’re not a vegetarian, red beef once or twice a week is best at giving your body the full scale vitamin/minerals it needs especially for iron deficiency. I was a vegetarian for 6 years before and my physiological make-up just can’t handle that kind of diet. Please note: I’m not a professional, just a person who experiments a LOT with how food and supplements affect my body.

By: William

William — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:46:24 +0000

Valerian: HEADACHES. If you stop taking them…next day, do you have a headache or not? It does that. Terrible thing. But, if you never stop taking it….
St. John’s Wort: Sensitivity to SUNLIGHT. I.E. You BURN easily. So, maybe the SAMe? But that compacts your stool and is great for your joints! Drink milk again. That stuff is great! Just keep eating bananas and other potassium rich foods. If you can get off the coffee, get over the head ache HELL of that (SAMe can help there.) you’ll chill quite nice…
B’s are always great, but do tend to try me skin out.
Ah, is there no perfect solution/combo?
Yes/No. You just keep going. Duh!
Keep trying…working out your work, eh?
Good Luck With That.
Thanks for sharing.

By: izi

izi — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:14:53 +0000

people should try Osha root or Bear root thats grown in the united states. its called bear root because bears eat it after hibernation to help get their digestive system going. the native americans are known to use it for many medicinal puposes. It is a anti fungal medicine for wounds and infections and with digestian. side effects are gas and wacky dreams

i stopped dreaming while i was in high school and since i have taken osha root my dreams are vivide and creepyer.

By: Chris L

Chris L — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:43:56 +0000

Update: my housemate was just telling me about how a lot of supplements (including Omega 3s) don’t really do a whole lot of good beyond the placebo effect, because vitamins and such don’t often work (much) on an individual basis – they need to be to work in synergy with other nutrients. The Vitamin Bs are an exception to this, and can be digested individually. Vitamin C, too.

He got this from Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” – which everyone should probably read. (If you get all your vitamins and minerals from nutritious food, it’ll do more than a stack of pills could, anyway.)

Of course, there seems to be a bunch of anecdotal evidence posted here that suggests some of these things DO work, so who knows?

By: the daniel

the daniel — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:15 +0000

Function brand drinks, motherfuckers. Alternative Energy is great, and Vacation for when you need to chilllllll. I just spent like 80 bucks on a couple flats of them :)

By: Ben C

Ben C — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:31:16 +0000

After reading this I tried melatonin for the first time last night and it knocked me the fuck out.

I also brought some Valerian to work but I don’t want to open the bottle because I’m afraid my office-mate will think I farted through my socks.

By: BlueAnchorNatasha

BlueAnchorNatasha — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:52:34 +0000

Erin: I know how you feel about that too. Every day that I leave my house I hope that nothing happens to me that requires surgery. Anesthetics have NO affect. The majority of pain killers, with the exception of aleve (good ole naproxin) and my horse pills, AFTER theyve thrown me in shock. I guess its good though, at least Ill never become addicted to anything. Hell even vicodin has no effect, that was fun after surgery.. Ok addicted to nothing except caffeine. I went to the hospital with a migraine I thought was caffeine induced, bcause that was the common factor, and went cold turkey from caffeine for two months. Now I dont abuse it. Turned out it was sinus related. Anyway, I really havent experimented with herbs and supps emough to tell what works and what does not.
I DID however take a B12 a little while ago, and I think I feel a difference, but only the day will tell.