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Mental Health Support

Grasswire2

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5. I can offer this from my personal experience.

Reply to catrose (Original post)

Tue Aug 24, 2021, 03:56 AM

Aug 2021

A 3,000 year old herbal supplement that helps a person adapt to stress has helped me in recent months and also two of my adult children. Ashwagandha. It's called an "adaptic" supplement as it helps to control the effects of cortisol (stress hormone) in the body.

It really made a difference in mood and energy level and health. I'm off my BP med, even. My doctor recommended it highly.

I also highly recommend music. And gardening. And a cat or dog.

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How do you support a depressed adult child? [View all] catrose Aug 2021 OP

Yale is offering free "Science of Well Being" course SheltieLover Aug 2021 #1

Neurotherapy can also be very helpful! SheltieLover Aug 2021 #2

Maybe this podcast will help. Flash953 Aug 2021 #3

Can you invite him to go on a walk with you? imaginary girl Aug 2021 #4

I can offer this from my personal experience. Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #5

++ helped me recover from an accident concussion which resulted in fatigue . I didn't have any luckone Aug 2021 #9

that was the plus for me, too Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #10

Can you get it on Amazon? intrepidity Aug 2021 #11

sure Grasswire2 Aug 2021 #12

He is lucky to have you and you to have him. A walk sounds like a good start... FreepFryer Aug 2021 #6

Encourage him to get exercise, every day if possible Tomconroy Aug 2021 #7

His anxiety meds won't help with depression. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #8

David Burns feeling good the new mood therapy . Flash953 Aug 2021 #13

Thank you all. I've been so down myself I couldn't post earlier, but I am passing on the suggestions catrose Aug 2021 #14

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