After moving down to the Indy area, it has become far too long a trip to see my old dr up in NW Indiana. I don’t miss the 3-4hr wait time, but I do miss having a dr who listens and actually tries to help me using natural remedies.
My new dr apparently only has 10 min on her appointment calendar to deal with patients. If you happen to have as many symptoms as chronic illness patients have, you will find that 10 minutes isn’t even enough time to tell your dr what those symptoms ARE! After three appointments, a bit of her attitude, the feeling she thinks I’m making this stuff up and an aversion to anti depressants, I found that we had only covered 1/40th of my issues and I decided to continue to deal with things on my own.
After taking a few weeks to find and compare similar supplements to what I’d been taking before (you know, the stuff that I felt actually worked), I decided to try GNC’s version of the following:
- Black Cohosh for my hot flashes
- Calcium formula (Calcimate Complete) for my osteoperosis
- Ashwaganda and Rhodiola for my adrenal issues and tendency to need mid afternoon naps
- Termeric Tea I had to prepare myself for the pain of Fibro, Arthritis and some other nondescript owies
- And Luminite, a natual formula of melatonin, magnesium, and other STUFF to help me sleep
It’s been a few weeks and so far, the only stuff that worked tremendously well was the last one for sleep. I slept only 4-5hrs a night before and after taking it, I was able to sleep 7hrs. Not UNINTERRUPTED, but when you do the addition. Since I don’t have xray vision, I have no idea if the calcium formula is rebuilding my bones, but the other stuff is iffy at best. I think I feel less pain sometimes, but other times, not so much. I do feel a bit less sleepy during the day most of the time, but I still need the occasional 10 min power nap.
I’ll give it til the stuff all runs out and see what I want to continue and what I’ll try next. Til then, I remain your friendly neighborhood peri menopausal, brain-fogged, correspondent with owies and a penchant for more Z’s.
I totally get you! If you’re able to, try Plexus Ease and Plexus Nerve. They work better for my Lyme arthritis and Fibro then anything I’ve ever used before including pain meds. The down side is you need a rep to order from or you can become one yourself to get the discount which is what I did. I’m still looking for something for energy other then coffee. 😉
Thanks, Tricia. I’ll look into that. I’d love to get a nice coffee substitute myself. I love coffee, but I cant have caffeine so I’m drinking decaf. It’s not as good.
I have never heard of Turmeric Tea. Just read that it aids relaxation and boosts your immune system while sleeping if you take it before bed. Learned something new today. Thank you for sharing this. 🙂
You’re very welcome! Come back and let me know. I’d love to hear if it helped you.
I Suffer From RSD/CRPS, Fibromyalgia&RA&OA! Does The Tea Work For Arthritis? I Can’t Take Arthritis Medicines Cause I’m Allergic! I Took 800 Mg Ibuprofen For 15-20 Years! 2 Yrs Ago New PM Put Me On Mobic! It’s Just So What Better Than Ibuprofen! I Really Need Something Bad, It’s In My Feet&Toes&Whole Body But We Use Our Feet&Toes To Stand&Walk! Putting My Feet To The Floor&Walking Or Standing Is Killing Me!
Hi Sharon, It’s supposed to work for Arthritis, but it doesn’t seem to for me. I have it in my fingers and toes too. Maybe it’ll work for you though. You can google for recipes. There are a few of them.
I wanted to say Thank you so much!!..I know you habe not felt good ..and still you come on and cheer people up..You are a Blessing to so many..I just wanted to say thanks
Thank you, Marta. I appreciate that. My mission and ministry is to do just that. 😀