A few years ago I had a bad spate of anxiety and stress and the GP put me on anti ds. They worked well and I was only on them for a few months. I was having a really bad time at work and put the symptoms down to that.
For the past three months I've been feeling really anxious a lot again, plus massive mood swings and generally low mood. I keep bursting into tears at nothing and generally feel crap. I'm on maternity leave so work stress is not the cause! DD is 7 months and I don't have to go back to work till September, so though I'm a bit worried about it, I don't think it's particularly related to that either. I'm not sure where it's come from.
I'm reluctant to go back on anti ds-I've worked really hard recently to lose weight and don't want to hamper that, plus I feel like they're for more serious conditions while I just feel sad and crap. There's nothing wrong in my life, I just need to cheer up somehow!
I was wondering whether anyone has any experience of addressing mood/stress/anxiety issues with food or supplements. I've heard of 5-HTP as a serotonin supplement, but can't find much about how well it works. I eat pretty healthily already-are there dietary changes people have found useful? I don't drink often and do occasional exercise but am upping it at the mo as I know that's supposed to help.
Any ideas gratefully received, thanks for your help.