New Member and need some help

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Hi

My name is Lynne, 50 year old single female. Diagnosed Oct/10, symptoms starting

Aug/10 (likely many years earlier). Symptoms started after 1.5 years of stress

after losing my home and business and ending up on social assistance living with

a friend in a stressful home.

The neurologists have not had their way with me yet! (no drugs)

Right from the get go I knew that I would approach this disease in a holistic

way and have spent the last months doing nothing but research on the web.

Decided the BB Diet made the most sense and slowly got myself off of grains,

dairy and eggs. Started some supplements.

Two issues have come up that I desperately need help with.

First I have been on antidepressants (paxil) for quite a number of years (15)

after quite a few unsuccessful attempts of weaning off because I would

experience panic episodes, which I had never had before paxil, but this is a

common symptom of withdrawl which is so scary that many people stay on the drug.

I know I need to get off of this drug if I am ever going to get health, but

withdrawing is for another time. Right now my focus is on getting my nutritional

state better and hopefully get some relief from my symptoms.

Some people that have been on antidepressants for a long time become

hypersensitive to a lot of supplements...so I have had to be careful.

The problem I am having is with B-Complex. I have tried every way possible but

it is too stimulating for me. 50 mg a day and after the third day I could only

sleep 3 hours in 24, but some of my numbness was abating! I had to stop my

multi because of it as well. I have started a liquid b complex that I am taking

only 1 tsp of in the morning and today will be day 3. The dose for 100mg is 6

tsp!

So the b-complex is the one issue, the other one is weight. I am only 5 feet

tall and small boned, and I have always weighed around 100lbs.

This year before I got sick I had gained 15lbs...a first for me, but my diet was

bad. Now that all the grains and dairy are gone I have dropped down to 97.5,

and I am losing my muscle tone as well, and I am very very weak. I am worried I

am going to lose more weight.

Sorry for such a long post. I really need help with the weight thing and the b

complex. Thanks for reading, I am feeling really discouraged and don't want to

give up.

Thanks

Lynne