Growing up with alcoholic parents is anxiety provoking. Their primary relationship is with their bottle, not you. My parents were alcoholic & drug addicted. When I hit perimenopause, it was like the flood gates opened. After trial & error, I found a good therapist whom I continue to work with.

I also have a board certified psychiatrist who prescribes my med. Mental health is just as important (if not more so) than physical health. I would not ask my PCP to do heart surgery.

"Natural" vs FDA - I used to work with Andy Weil. He would tell you that FDA medicines have their place. We don't know enough about brain chemistry, so it's all trial & error. I tried herbs & they didn't work for me, but they must work for some people. I felt like I "caved" when I started FDA drugs, but when I began to feel better, it didn't matter anymore.

Back to my original reason for posting, though, don't discount living with alcoholic parents. It affects us profoundly and on many levels. Al Anon is good if you can find a good group. Unfortunately, many of them want to be victims & they don't move out of their pain. My mantra is: "My parents may have made me crazy - but now it is MY insanity. What am I going to do with it?"