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I have about half an hour until my bus comes, I could go all the way the end of the trail, but then I would probably miss the bus. So I stopped here. And so yeah, I'll do a bit of a video. I called hardy nutritionals today and told them about the anxiety I was having over the weekend. And they said, that's pretty normal. And they said, I could take more of the vitamin C. So today, I'm planning on taking three, at least, and I could go up more, it's kind of expensive. But they said it's only temporary, so maybe for a couple of weeks or a couple of months. So to me that's worth it. And then they told me to read this document they have on their website about things that can limit the process. And I read through it. And the stuff that can apply to me is that I do like to go rollerblading. And I was planning to start that sprinting a few times a week thing. But exercise can actually speed up the detox process and give more stuff side effects of coming off the meds. So I still chose to go rollerblading today, because it's sort of a Goldilocks day, just right for rollerblading, not too hot. And it's actually going to get really hot here in the next few days. And not too cold. And it was actually kind of cold and rainy over the weekend. So I wanted to take this opportunity. But I did sort of just stroll more, I didn't really skate too much a lot of its downhill. So I just sort of coasted and enjoyed myself. And I noticed that I didn't have any of that anxiety feeling. So that feeling could also be from sitting in front of the computer too much. I probably spent eight hours a day on the weekend in front of the screen between editing and making videos. And it felt good to get that all done. But I'm noticing that being indoors might not be good. And they said getting too much sun can be something that makes a person have more withdrawal effects, because of how it speeds up the detox process by heating up your body. And who knows maybe all that vitamin D goes into action trying to detox things as well. So I did spend a few hours in the sun on Friday. And I think I did the Sprint's that morning, and then I was in front of a screen. And so that could have all contributed to filling some of that anxiety. So I think the vitamin C, they also said drink more water and I could definitely drink more water, the water here in California is kind of gross compared to where I'm from. So yeah. And another thing that was in that document was menstrual cycle. And I was talking to myself about how I could really feel my PMS this last time now that I'm off the meds and it kind of coincided with the exact same time I stopped taking the meds. So I'm going to ask them about that next time I talked to them because it says take an extra dose of four vitamins for a week before or something. So I'm going to ask them for clarification about that, because I could probably use that. And they have another product, which is greens and probiotics, which I might ask them about. And also inositol, which they said is good for anxiety in that document. So I'm going to ask about that. If I'm going to be on hardy nutritional stuff, I may as well keep to their products and go all out with their products. Well, I'm deciding to do that not really muck around, not really say oh, well, I don't really have money for that I don't really need it, just try and make this process as smooth as possible. And that document I read said, people can have withdrawal effects for months or even a couple of years after coming off. So I think I need to keep that in mind and really reframe anything that I experience as a withdrawal effect and not a symptom of mental illness.
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