Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 8/29/2011

Question
We have 4 adult children who have all been treated for anxiety  disorder.  We are all on antidepressants.  I just got news that my 3rd son (married with a child) had another anxiety attack. I feel terrible about it and am wondering whether the fact that I take phenobarbital to control epileptic seizures and have taken it all through my pregnancies (since I was 14 years old)  How can all four of our children all have the same disorder and there not be some kind of a link.

Answer
HI judy,

Yes it is always better not to take any medications during pregnancy, but it cannot be said that because you did take the medications during your pregnancies, it has caused these anxieties in your children. It is more likely that you all share  a rogue gene, that may be a factor in mood disorders. This gene is often related to diabetes. The question is, is there a history of diabetes in the family. Insulin resistance or pre-diabetic insulin resistance can be responsible for mood disorders and this means the simple solution is to adopt a hypoglycemic diet (see our web site) - similar to a diabetic diet - that can prevent mood disorders or anxiety attacks AND of course, diabetes. Please read:

Beating Anxiety and Phobias at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/beating_anxiety.html
Depression is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/depression_disorder.html
Depression: a Disease of Energy Production at:
http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/depression_energy32.pdf

and discuss with a Nutritional Doctor, Clinical Nutritionist or Nutritional Psychotherapist. Most people can overcome the problem by adopting the hypoglycemic diet (See our web site).
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist.
Hon. Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
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