i have extreme fatigue from unspecified causes.
i do what i can just to have the energy to play for a few hours a day with my baby.
i take my antidepressants religiously
i take b complex vitamins
i take iron supplements
i take maca root powder
i drink water
i only eat unprocessed foods from almost all the food groups

despite those things, i cant keep my eyes open
i feel very faint during exercise and always sleep for hours following it.
i nap twice a day and sleep 10 hours at night

what else can i do to get energy?
i am desperate and none of my doctors can help, they all say..just take it easy because your depression is probably causing the fatigue ..

this tired feeling i have all the time is soo…icky . i just feel really groggy and heavy like i could fall asleep anywhere

i should also say i have been this way for many years off antidepressants and on them, i have tried all of them.
i am on good old prozac and wellbutrin now

otherwise i am a healthy, slim, young woman.

This may be a long shot….
Maybe sunlight therapy would be worth looking into. They have systems you can use inside whenever you want.

http://www.day-lights.com/

i know about maca but what exactly is it? and is it available in the uk? any other supplements too please like any homeopathic treatments? i have my period every 2 months and its never on the same date. any help would be appreciated. thanks. oh and if it helps im 17.
its been four years now

Dong Qai ( i dont know if i spelled that right)
Evening Primrose Oil
You can get a tea with these herbs in them
You should also make sure you get plenty of sunlight, vitamin D works wonders.
Also, try to do the same thing everyday— go to bed at the same time, try not to use the lights in your house at night, try to do things in accordance with the daylight. Try to keep your stress levels low, and eat healthy foods rich in iron, vitamin D, and vitamin C.
Get plenty of sleep and excersize a little every day.

If this fails- at least keep a record of how you feel, if you have PMS or moodswings. Then see if you can recognize a pattern.
I dont know anything about maca, sorry

How long have you been bleeding for? THe first 3 years can be irregular

and supplementsok to take? fish oil with Omega3&6 once daily , Vitex3x daily, vitaminE&C, ginko biloba once daily, calcium supplements once daily, Centrum multivitamins once daily, Peruvian Maca Root, 3x daily, flaxseed oil ,once daily and acidophilus once daily.I'm trying to conceive and was asking are these supplements and vitamins ok to take and will any of them cause my period to be delayed? LMP was 8/5 Thanks in advance!

Please if you are trying to conceive, stay away from all and any products containing soy. Soy is highly detrimental to your health and your babies health. Soy has no actual nutritional value, it was only ever consumed in times of poverty and famine. Why not change your lifestyle to organic foods, rather than popping vitamins (which in fact only have a very small amount of the vitamin in the pill, the rest is just icing or wheaten). Maca is a great product, flaxseed oil has no nutritional value at all. I come from a family of Maoris and we never injested flaxseed. By the way flaxseed is always rancid.

I only had a sex drive up until I was 17 and it slowly went away after that. My mom said she never had much of one either. Sometimes out of the blue I have a very high sex drive for a couple of days then it goes away for a long time. The last time I had a high libido was a couple of days after I started taking omega 3 and add'l iron and I had a maca maca root smoothie (shaman) it went on for like 4 days. My hubs was very happy!

I tried getting a maca root supplement but I don't think it's working. I asked my gyn about it and she said it's so common there's nothing to worry about and kinda brushed it off.

Any natural herbs, remedies etc would be great!
I exercise reg., I take zinc, a multi vitamin, only answer if you have an genuine comment

Why is your sex drive low in the first place? That is what you should determine…Is it any medication like birth control? That could be it along with no time and stress. I was in your situation before and it's not too pleasant nor fun. I tried everything to regain it but after months of exercising and dieting nothing came back at all. I then tried a natural herbal enhancer thinking these herbs can re-boost my sex drive. I took them and let me tell you the truth. These things work so great and are my new best friends. They really take the libido up and make you so horny when you need to be. Along with that the orgasms are 20x's better and come in multiple now. The stuff is called Hersolution and you can read up about it at herenhancement.com where I saved $30 on it at the time. You will love this stuff. Well good luck and I hope this helps.

Vitamin B1 (thiamine hydrochloride) 4.5 mg

4.5 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin 5 sodium phosphate) 7.5 mg
Niacinamide 45 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) 3 mg
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 4 mcg
Pantothenic acid (D Panthenol) 15 mg
Kola Nut (S.E. 1:4) 200 mg
In a metabolic phyto-active base made with:

Siberian ginseng (root) (L.E.)
[Eleutherococcus senticosus] 160 mg
Chinese red ginseng (root) (L.E)
[Panax ginseng] 160mg
Suma (Bresilian ginseng) (root) (L.E.)
[Pfaffia paniculata] 160 mg
Ashwagandha (Indian ginseng) (root) (L.E.)
[Withania somnifera] 160 mg
Maca (Peruvian ginseng) (root) (L.E.)
[Lepidium meyenii] 160 mg

Absolutely. That is a lot of stimulants. But don't take too much, and discontinue if you get palpitations, shakes or sweating.

I am currently trying Hot Plants which contains:

Each 2 Caps Contains: MacaPure™ brand Maca (Lepidium meyenii) Root Extract 400 mg (standardized to contain 0.6% macaenes and macamides), Yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe) Bark Extract 200 mg (standardized to contain 4% yohimbines), Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) Root Extract 150 mg (standardized to contain 3% rosavins and 1% salidroside), Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium sagittatum) Aerial Part Extract 100 mg (standardized to contain 10% flavonoids (calculated as icariin)), Panax Ginseng Root Extract 100 mg (standardized to contain a minimum of 7% ginsenosides), LJ100 Tongkat Ali™ brand Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) Root Extract 100:1 50 mg.

Anyone else have any recommendations?

Hey man be careful with the Yohimbe thats in that product..It can make your heart race and cause Anxiety and Panic attacks as well..
Im assuming that you bought this product from Vitamin World because thats the only place that ive seen this available..Most of those ingredients are stimulants and if you have any sort of heart problem or anxiety problem then i suggest you stop taking that immediately..Also make sure when you take that that you dont have ANY caffiene what so ever!!..Seriously brother be careful with that!…ok.

My doctor prescribed Clomid for me, we just missed out window to start this month so we start next month. I take Maca root, to help with my endometriosis and infertility. does anyone know if it is ok to take Maca while taking Clomid? Thank you for your help. Also what other herbal supplements should I avoid.

I would only take it after ovulation and stop when af arrives or you’re pregnant.

Maca helps balance estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Clomid increases estrogen which causes your body to produce more fsh which cause eggs to grow. If you take Maca during the follicular phase (time before ovulation) then it will decrease the effects of clomid.

I've done some reasearch and I was wondering if anyone knew where i could get these in one pill form if possible or if anyone has had good/bad results from the following: Panax Ginseng, Tribulus Terrestris, Rhodiola Rosea Exract, Maca, Niacin
(I'm not so much interested in the fertility attributes of the Maca and Tribulus Terrestris as the energy and the muscle tone)

As a physician who has a large alternative medicine practice I have used all of those herbals with good results. The one source I use is a company called SYMMETRY that have a supplement they call MALE BALANCE. and one called IMMUNITY. they are quite reasonably priced.

www.symmetrydirect.com/sservices click on products and check out the ingredients of some of those herbal blended products

Hi all, I just ordered these 2 herbs for my husband. He's had a low libido for few months and just isn't interested in sex. No prob with the actual "function" of the penis, he just doen't have much passion lately.
Have you tried either of these and what were the results? Any other recommendations? Thanks

I've tried 'em both. They don't do anything for me.

If your hsuband is taking any of the "statin" drugs to lower his cholesterol, they will lower his libido significantly.

One good suggestion…most guys get their "morning wood" whether they're taking statins or not…that's the perfect time of day to "get some". d=)

since being on Zoloft for several years, I don't have a problem with libido or desire but am unable to climax. I was on 200 mg and gradually withdrawing with help of my MD. I'm on 100 now but no luck. I heard that Maca Root might help. Has anyone tried that or similar with positive results?

The first thing you need to do is figure out why your sex drive is low and try to help get it back. I was in your situation and it's not fun without being horny and feeling in the mood when needed. I also felt like my orgasms (if I would even get one) were really weak. Probably because of my sex drive.

However, I tried exercising and dieting but nothing seemed to be working. I thought I was screwed. I then found something just as amazing as the vibrator.

My friend at work told me about this stuff she took to raise her sex drive. It was a natural herbal supplement and was I lucky. to of found it. Theres no side effects and the sex drive is just tremendous along with orgasms that are blasting. The stuff is called Hersolution pills. At the time I saved money on them at herenhancement.com

What I did was tried out for 3 months and that was really it. I found taking them every other day or so was the best to stretch it out. After the months were up, I was back to normal with a beating sex drive and my orgasm strength in increased so much.

Well good luck and I hope this helps.