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[Elliemay]

Hi, just thought I'd let people know how I was getting on seeing a medical herbalist.  Ive got such bad anxiety that im just waking up trembling, feeling sick, chills & fever. Been going on ages. Also have meds phobia that gps dont understand, ive been snapped at a couple of times by them so have lost trust.

Stress has ramped up due to my financial situation but it's meno that really kicked it off.

Herbalist has the luxury of an hour long consultation that our poor gps can never have. This in itself helped me, as did the fact that he is coming from the same place as me in preferring natural medicines. He does gladly work alongside pharmaceuticals if people are taking them but it was a relief to me that someone didnt actually tell me off for not wanting to take antidepressants!

He is working from the stance of adrenal fatigue and using herbs that balance the energy. I have ashwaghanda for adrenal balance, mistletoe that is a strong nerve tonic not to be messed with, rhodiola, another calming one and st johns wort for the depression. The last 2 only make up 40% of my blend. Think SJW has oestrogenic properties if I remember rightly?

Being me it took up to 3 weeks to even try it because im so anxious.  but I can say that my mood has lifted, im able to function a little better after months of brain fog and although my anxiety is off the scale in the morning s, to my surprise I can definitely feel that something is containing it and taking the edge off. And if im honest im not yet taking the full dose. There was no escalation of anxiety and no side effects that im aware of. Ive felt slightly sick but I think that is the anxiety itself.  These blends work in a very gentle way.

I was a bit scared of SJW but am happy with it being such a low percentage of the blend. My herbalist specialises in stress and hormonal problems and is an registered medical herbalist.

I wouldn't buy any of these herbs and just try them on my own because they are potent so even though I cant really afford the treatment it is worth it to me.

Just thought this may help some of you. I will still be on the other threads trying to find out why I feel so damned ill every day! 

[Elliemay]

Oops, should say ive only been taking it for 2 weeks and not full dose most days

[Mbrown001]

That's great news.
I'm a firm believer in ...if it works then it works. Doesn't matter what it is.
Perhaps if you also tried Mindfulness then that could help control your panicky feelings.
I took St John's Wort for many years with great success and no side effects.

Can you keep us updated on your progress.

Good luck and out hope you continue to improve.

Mrs Brown

[Elliemay]

Thsnks Mrs Brown. Ive bern trying cbt and mindfulness, observing the feelings and letting them go but am still waking up every day feeling like ive been beaten up. That's not an exaggeration.  I do have a failed root canal on a tooth that has a chronic abscess. I can't afford the £500 to get it fixed. I swear that is contributing to me feeling so lousy but have been told that the infection will stay by the root! Ive had it over a year...constantly draining through the gum. It is disgusting. :-/

[Mbrown001]

Just a thought about your tooth.

Are you anywhere near a dental hospital as you can have treatment done there for next to nothing I think if you are prepared to let students look in your mouth.
Also most dentists will set up a payment plan which could let you get that fixed.

It's no fun having a sore mouth all the time.

Hope today improves for you. I always awaken feeling anxious. It's very common in menopause.

Mrs Brown

[Elliemay]

Thanks, I am near a dental hospital but keep being told you cant go. I may have to turn up there.

It is good to be reminded that lots of us feel anxious. Im 6 years post meno and beginning to wonder whether this hell will ever end! :-/

Thanks for the replies, really helpful. xx

[Mbrown001]

The anxiety does improve, really it does.

I've never taken anything for it except natural supplements. HRT did nothing to help that aspect at all. Little by little things are starting to improve.
There is light at the end of the tunnel. It just takes a while to get there.

Mrs Brown

[nearly50]

Hi Elliemay

Sounds good, I've always been tempted to go to a herbalist as there's so much that the medical profession don't know.

I don't know how you've coped with your failed root canal for so long, I had the same a couple of years ago and it was miserable. I ended up getting the tooth out in the end - such relief. Is that an option or is it too noticeable?

[Elizabethrose]

Good for you Elliemay, if this is your choice I wish you every success with it. I have a number of pals here and abroad who have to, or choose to, take herbal meds and some have reacted brilliantly well to them. We can't know unless we try.

You will always get a negative reaction when trying something natural, usually from those naysayers who will poo-poo everything unless it has been proven in scientific study. In my experience real doctors, not white coat wannabes, are very open minded about trying alternatives, many have encouraged me to do so over the years including some well known specialists often mentioned on this site. Of course todays natural may well be tomorrows scripts! And of course even if it's a placebo effect that helps, who cares hey!!

I wish you every success with your regime and thank you for sharing with us here xx

[Elizabethrose]

Forgot to mention Elliemay, Breeze's son suffers from adrenal fatigue, why don't you PM her, she is a lovely lady who may be able to give some advice re the treatment he has been given. (Sorry, I can't remember what the doc has done for him but seem to remember it was lifestyle changes) Good luck x

[Annie0710]

You do what makes you feel better Elliemay, each person reacts differently to things and only someone who has walked in your shoes would really understand.  We're only here once after all

Our hospital has an emergency dentist where you ring in the morning and they fit you in if they can.  They're very good and charge NHS rates

I hope you continue to feel better and improve more xxx

[CLKD]

I don't know where you live but you should be able to get treatment on the NHS for your dental problem!  Also, an abscess continually draining may well impact on any other medication or herbal preparations you are taking!  Who has told you that you are unable to get treatment for this?

[Elliemay]

Just back from work with a stonking migraine, thanks for the replies. £500 is the nhs price for the tooth treatment :-/ even though I qualify for free nhs treatment.  It is complicated to treat a failed root canal under a crown. I paid £300 for the crown a few years ago too. I could have it extracted free but it is a massive crown at the side of my mouth that would be very noticeable. A bridge isnt possible and I cant afford an implant. It would have to be a plate with just one tooth  which isnt ideal because im a performer.  So ive been putting it off... but it feels very toxic!

[nearly50]

Mine is huge too ellie may,  it was the 4th tooth along from front teeth. I thought it'd be really noticeable,  but it isn't, is yours nearer your front tooth. I too had root canal and a crown and felt annoyed I hadn't just got it out in the first place. I'd rather have a gap than constant abscesses as they are awful. 

[Annie0710]

I had mine out under GA at an NHS clinic due to abscess, the infection just wouldn't go and the numbing jabs wouldn't work