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Posted 5/19/2014 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
Has anybody on this forum had their psychiatric symptoms clear up using Zhang only? I have had issues with sever anxiety for many years (may or may not have been from lyme and co's). But..now that I am 10 weeks into treatment I can say that my anxiety symptoms have been getting worse. My physical symptoms (which weren't that bad to begin with) have improved. Fatigue slight improvement. Brain fog maybe very slight improvement (varies day to day).

The anxiety is getting soooo bad...I have developed agoraphobia (I think this started a bit before the herbs), but has gotten worse. I cannot be in restraunts, busy stores, any place crowded. I get super dizzy, heart palps and it feels kind of like an "almost" panic attack. Sometimes it feels like the floor is moving or a counter that I'm standing in front of moved....really weird, scary stuff....Zhang gave me a new formula today to throw into the mix (that will supposedly help my "emotional health"). I am beginning to lose faith, but Zhang is suggesting I give it more time...so frustrating...I can barely function

What I want to know..is there any way that Zhang's herbs are going to eventually fix these issues. My husband is begging me to take both antibiotics and antidepressants....

I have lyme, bab, bart, mycp, EBV and a bunch of others I can't remember right now.
Posted 5/19/2014 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
C.F. That Sucks - I have most of those symptoms too - it's all too weird especially when visual disturbances accompany it all. I am sorry I don't know the answer to your question. I have read though from many people with similar symptoms actually get worse on antidepressants. Maybe you need to heed your dr's. advice and give the herbs a little more time. But I can relate - when the anxiety is through the roof, one needs relief like yesterday. Hang in there and keep us posted. Don't forget to Try meditating and deep breathing to get more oxygen into the head - Been doing a lot of that lately, kind of helps. I also drink lots of chamomile tea when the anxiety is unbearable - for me seems to work better than valerian, skullcap and passion flower teas. St. Johns wort might be of help, but it made me feel so groggy and sick like I had drunk a barrel of wine, so yeah, not for me. Keep searching for something that'll help you lower the anxiety.
Posted 5/19/2014 9:55 PM (GMT 0)
I would suggest that you give those herbs more time to work before giving up on them, especially since you are seeing improvements in the physical symptoms - although, as needhelp4 said - it's hard when the anxiety is bad. Have you tried any other herbs for anxiety? I used Avena Sativa with good results, although I do have to say that it doesn't seem to work that well for everyone.

What about the herbs that Needhelp mentioned - valerian, skullcap, and passion flower - have you tried those or others yet? You should ask the nurse or Zhang before adding anything in though - just to be sure that there won't be any interactions that could be harmful.
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