Anyone try taurine for ocd and anxiety management?

@All the colors I’m sorry you’re struggling. I totally understand, I am too. It can be thyroid. A lot of GPs are not great regarding thyroid health, they tend to look at a wide range of normal. Iodine is very helpful if your thyroid is slow.

@divyD 😞 Thank you. And I’m sorry you’re struggling too…it’s so incredibly hard. I in fact just ordered some iodine - I’m about to go see if that the package that arrived earlier today. I’m taking all kinds of supplements but was missing that. Hoping it helps me out.

@MadSeason Curious what else you’re taking? Are you self dosing or did you have a naturopath or dietician help?

@divyD Hi - I’m not working with anyone, it probably would be helpful but long story short - finances! Maybe in the future I can. I’m taking: Vitamin B-complex (methylated form) Omega 3s Vitamin D3 Zinc Iron (My Ferritin runs low always unless I supplement) And a herbal mix for focusing All these are in liquid form. Also taking L-theanine — not entirely sure it’s doing anything And just started L-tyrosine 5-Htp GABA Selenium Iodine Magnesium- in two forms I’m taking most things separate b/c I’m trying to figure out what helps. With the new supplements I need to be careful they can deplete others so won’t continue as such long term - will look for a multi mineral that’s balanced.

@MadSeason I’m dealing with depression, anxiety, and ocd but not much intrusive thoughts more constant hyper vigilance.

@MadSeason Yeah I think that’s like me - the hyper-awareness, ocd, and gad. But not really depression or intrusive thoughts. Thanks for sharing. I was on a multi vitamin meant for pregnancy/breastfeeding as I am nursing my son. I also take fish oil, iodine and vit d and magnesium. I don’t see a lot of difference yet though.

@divyD I have very negative thought patterns - black and white thinking (anything i see on my son’s skin I need to inspect it to ensure it’s not a mark related to a serious health condition, even bruises or a little scratch or shadow); predictive thinking (this mark might turn into this condition if I don’t monitor it); and catastrophic thinking (any health issue I worry about is something serious/life threatening). I get the whoosh of fear if I see a mark whether new or existing… avoid seeing his skin.. seek reassurance… I just need to brain to work properly sometimes!

@divyD I’ve been prescribed Zoloft which I haven’t started yet as I want to address nutritional supplements first… and I did read that some supplements should be taken in caution with meds

@divyD Did ocd show up or get worse postpartum? I’m in my 40s and my other theory is that perimenopause is what’s made it worse. That or the thyroid situation. I’m not on meds either but have an appointment to discuss with doc. I wanted to see if any of these supplements especially the iodine and tyrosine will help with hypothyroid (it’s sub clinical but perhaps that low for me). If I do start meds I’ll have to quite the 3 supplements that affect neurotransmitters. I hope you’re able to have calm sweet moments with your baby even if it’s not the constant state of being.

@MadSeason My thyroid is slow too but not slow enough to warrant medication. But I read a lot about detoxification, diet (auto immune protocol diet) and iodine supplementation with the aide of a naturopath. It helped. But was not sustainable for me. My ocd was triggered post partum. What’s the three meds that affect the neurotransmitters? My gp never even mentioned it, I read it up myself. Thank you so much, I do. I have had great moments and low moments so I know I can get there with the work plus rebalancing my body and brain.

@divyD Sorry about the perimenopause and yes that sounds or be a likely trigger plus the stress that comes with it. Best of luck to you too!

@divyD Thank you divyD. Same to you! 💜 It’s the GABA, L-tyrosine, 5-Htp that affect neurotransmitters so my experimenting with these will stop if I decide to get back on an SSRI or SNRI.