Probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants
I finally beat my digestive issues and chronic fatigue (physical depression) which lasted 3+ years from 2019-2021. Without getting too far into it, here&#x27;s the stuff that finally worked, weighted by immediacy on a scale of 10:<p>- 10: Eating a serving of Brussels sprouts, preferably daily<p>- 10: Taking about 3 psyllium husk capsules occasionally with FODMAP and spicy meals<p>- 10: Taking a digestive enzyme occasionally with FODMAP and spicy meals (Digest Basic, no affiliation)<p>- 10: Taking a &quot;stress&quot; B complex with 100% daily, instead of 1000% weekly (Nature Made, no affiliation)<p>- 10: Avoiding all beans, unaged dairy, whole-grain wheat and most tree nuts for a few months<p>- 8: Drinking at least twice as much water as I feel that I need, from one big container over the course of the day<p>- 8: Eating plain giant salads with dressing, preferably spinach-greens mix, several times per week<p>- 8: Drinking Kefir daily<p>- 6: Trying several different brands of probiotics occasionally in no particular order<p>- 6: Eating 1-4 eggs per day, preferably on post-workout days<p>- 6: Taking an iodine supplement initially, a few times per week until the bottle was gone<p>I think what kicked this all off was dabbling with keto 5 years ago which might have cost me most of my tolerance to milk, and prolonged dehydration from intense workouts and large servings of protein without proactive hydration. When I lost my gut health, I may have picked up bad bacteria or parasites from food poisoning or raw seafood. I was also under debilitating stress during the last few years at my previous job, so began every morning on an empty tank spiritually. I never listened to my body until my health failed and it made the decision to stop for me.<p>The biggest change has been that being tired feels ordinary and rare, with no emotional component. Instead of the crushing &quot;universe is against me&quot; sense of being attacked, alone and hopeless knowing there was no end of it in sight, which I endured for many years before my physical health&#x27;s deterioration finally caught up.