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by sjmm1989 1534 days ago
Thanks, and thanks for the other message you sent me. Sorry I didn't see your comment amongst the rabble.

Some things I should note that I didn't consider or think to mention earlier.

1. I've changed from one type of Omega-3 concoction to another. The first stuff I was using from Jamieson was the Wild Salmon & Fish oil 1,000mg pills. It took taking 2,000mg to 3,000mg daily without fail to reduce the symptoms.

Meanwhile, the new bottle I got is just other fish oils. The difference here seems to be something to do with triglycerides and the EPA and DHA amounts in these pills vs the original bottle. The OG bottle has basically 2.5x less than the 2nd bottle. Also from Jamieson.

The new bottle? I only take one pill every other day now, maybe skipping til a 3rd day. Haven't tested further beyond that yet. From this very basic and rudimentary 'data', one could perhaps propose that the DHA and EPA amounts are part of what is helping here, since it falls in line with what I would have gotten with the larger dose of the original bottle of Omega-3 I got.

2. Also, The B vitamins are also in my system commonly anyways due to Centrum multivitamins. This obviously isn't as concentrated a dosage as taking a shot of it weekly; but daily consumption of the recommended dosage should keep things adequate I would think. That said, I really should get another bottle of B100 complex.

3. I don't take any other medications right now, beyond imbibing upon alcohol from time to time and enjoying some marijuana on a more common basis. That last one will increase anxiety for some people, but it's always been more of a relaxant for me. Barring of course the rare instances where I find myself in a bad spot from some strong stuff. Regardless of this however, I have been slowly reducing my usage of marijuana and swapping to more CBD based cartridges over high THC for just in case I am just sabotaging myself. To put this into perspective; none of this seems to have really changed anything much. Only the Omega-3 so far has had any noticeable effect. Even going without for a week did nothing. If anything, I was more irritable and anxious from being irritable. Which is why I started smoking weed to begin with long ago anyways, lmao. So even if this isn't helping, it's also not hurting anything? Sort of...

4. I've been trying to swap to more natural ways of dealing with my issues. I've known people on those benzo's and I just won't be going anywhere near those. The others though, I might look into. I'm not against using proper medication where it is appropriate. But I am definitely looking for ways to handle my issues on a more personal and natural basis. Why?

Because doctors/pharmacists aren't everywhere in Canada. Only in the cities and bigger towns really. And I don't intend on living in those forever, so I need to find ways to deal with my problems on my own to some degree, ya dig?

Anyways. Thanks for the help. Best of luck, and yes a high speed recovery is very much needed and hoped for.