Are you depressed, stressed, peri-menopausal or all of the above?
If you’ve noticed an increase in depression symptoms while taking an anti-depressant, chances are something else is causing your mood slump. Here’s what you might be missing…
#1) Exhausted and burned out adrenals: THE MOST COMMON mistake people make is assuming they are depressed and it’s often low levels of cortisol/epinephrine/norepinephrine. Ignoring this part of the problem is leaving a huge component of your healing on the table.
#2) Depending on Serotonin reuptake meds is also assuming you are producing enough serotonin to begin with.
You may not be producing enough serotonin if you have:
Gut/ stomach issues, think you have IBS or leaky gut
Issues with methylation or conversion
Carrying too much fat around your belly
Sound familiar? All these issues, including getting your body to produce more happy hormones can be done through natural methods and requires an integrated approach.
I use a combination of methods in my hormone program for folks that desire to get off anti-depressants which includes improving your body’s own ability to produce ALL of the happy hormones.
The functional tests I use measures these hormones (which most doctors typically don’t order), the health of your digestion and uncovering what key vitamins are missing that are essential for hormone production.
Your body receives comprehensive support and…
you get to feel like yourself again.
Set up a free consult with me to talk about how to get started.
XO
Dr. Vera