'cause if you drown, there ain't no hope a'coming back

[erika]

This is my new pill regimen.

It includes:
Vitamin D — 1000 IU
DHA — total of 1800mg in those 4 yellow pills you see
CoQ-10 Enzyme—60mg (that's the red pill)
B Vitamin Complex (the huge pill)— Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B-6, Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B-5): 125mg each
                            B-12 and d-Biotin (I have no idea what the fuck this is but apparently B-7?) 125 mcg
                            Folic Acid: 400mcg
Magnesium (not pictured)

And of course the trusty Abilify, Adderall, and Pristiq prescription standbys.

All of this crap cleared with my doctor of course. And all of it supposed to help, in one way or another, with depression.

Now all I need to do is get my SAD light and of course swallow all this shit every day.

And you know, hopefully it'll work. Correct all the imbalances, smooth out the emotional rollercoaster I've been on lately. I have absolutely no faith that it will help even the slightest, but there's nothing to be gained if I don't try it.

Good thing I got the jumbo pill-minder.

Comments

[viridian.livejournal.com]

Biotin is good for hair and nails and theoretically metabolism. And getting all your B vitamins.

I need to pick up some vitamin D - I hear almost everyone is deficient in it if they spend a significant amount of time indoors, and since I am a cave hermit I probably qualify.

[erika]

I'm a completist! Plus, you know, anything that will theoretically help my metabolism is good times.

I am probably deficient in Vitamin D because a) I live in the upper Midwest and b) I freaking never go outside anyway. I just figure it's good to cover all the bases.

[erika]

By the way, the Vitamin D one is the smallest of all the pills (aside from the abilify 5mg) so don't worry about taking it if you have trouble taking pills, it's teensy.

[viridian.livejournal.com]

Thankfully I got over my inability to deal with pills the minute I realized I needed Advil to get through horrible cramps. I do take chewable multis because normal ones make my stomach hurt, but otherwise I'm cool with swallowing pills unless they're like omg wtf horse pills.