Jeri B.

Happy, fun-loving, energetic, and intelligent is how I would describe my life before depression. I had a career and many varied interests that I enjoyed with family and friends. This was me twenty-two years ago before my world came crashing down due to my depression--diagnosed as bi-polar syndrome.

I had never experienced any symptoms of feeling sad/depressed, hopeless, worthless, or mentally and physically fatigued when these symptoms hit. I didn't even know what was wrong with me. A good friend recognized my symptoms as severe depression and carried me to a Christian psychiatrist. The psychiatrist was shocked at the stories I shared with him and told me to go straight to the hospital because I was a danger to myself due to suicidal thoughts.

I was put on antidepressants that worked for two years then out of nowhere I was crippled with depression again. Over the next twelve years my psychiatrist continued to change and add medications for me to include antidepressants, anti-anxiety, and other medications for insomnia and migraines. The problem was, I got no relief from my many symptoms but experienced most of the bad side effects from the medications: falling to sleep while I was driving, severe memory loss, and two suicide attempts (to name a few). My family doctor recognized that I would be better without any medications.

About this time I read about Daily Essential Nutrients in a magazine. I called the 1-800 number and the Hardy Nutritionals counselors proceeded to help get me off my meds. It was when I met a certain counselor at Hardy Nutritionals who was compassionate and knowledgeable that my life started turning around. We talked everyday about my symptoms as she encouraged me that I could get off my meds and how to increase my Daily Essential Nutrients to level off my mood swings. I never could have done it without her! I stuck rigidly to the program she recommended for me. It was a very hard time but my Hardy Nutritionals counselor kept me hopeful and confident that someone understood my plight and I would be myself again.

After three years of slowly improving, I am now better than I have been in decades. I've gotten another college degree and I am enjoying a happy, full life again. I am eternally grateful for Daily Essential Nutrients and the Hardy Nutritionals counselor who gave me back my life.

- Jeri B.

About Hardy Nutritionals®

Hardy Nutritionals® multivitamin-mineral products are powered by our proprietary NutraTek™ mineral delivery technology, which combines each mineral with specialized organic molecules—just like nature—to optimize absorption and distribution to body cells. Our flagship supplement, Daily Essential Nutrients, is widely considered to be the most research-backed micronutrient treatment.