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Rick Nicklas
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Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jan 2008 6:44 pm |
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I'm not talking about illegal or prescription drugs... Do any of you take herbal supplements before playing. I have found that a dose of folic acid, 5-htp and Valerian Root really helps take the edge of any jitters I may have before a gig. I have always been a nervous picker and I owe it to heredity from my mother's side but this combo really helps me overcome the anxiety or panic syndrome.  |
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Larry Hamilton
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Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 8 Jan 2008 6:52 pm
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I take a lot of Fish Oil on a regular day but on job days I take even more Fish Oil for my arthritis in my thumbs. Don't normally have the jitters at the joints I play.
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 8 Jan 2008 7:05 pm
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I have had to stop smoking my favorite herbal supplement for health reasons, but when I was doing it, I found that it had 2 effects on me. It made me more adventurous and creative, but it also caused me to be sloppier and make more mistakes.
The you tube video of me with the Fickle Pigs was shot while I (and the rest of the band) were "supplemented."
All my recordings however were all made while I was stone cold sober.
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Ray Harrison
From:
Tucson, Arizona, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jan 2008 9:41 pm Herbal Supplements
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Mike, love your verbage...Looking forward to visiting in Phoenix. Oh, to hear your playing also.
Take care.
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Ray Harrison
Bass/sing/Love PSG
77 Stingray/Kiesel 5 string bass
Telonics , Fender Rumble500, Polytone Amps
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 1:59 am Re: Herbal Supplements
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| Mike, Looking forward to ... hear your playing also. |
Ray, you might want to get "supplemented" yourself for that.
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Joe Butcher
From:
Dallas,Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 5:59 am
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| Mike Perlowin wrote: |
| I have had to stop smoking my favorite herbal supplement for health reasons |
Me too.....made me overly self concious when in front of other people and unmotivated when alone.
As far as herbal supplements, I think 95% of them are BS.
Valerian does work to some extent, but really, I think it's better to just learn to deal with the jitters without any "outside help" of any kind, be they herbal, organic, pharmeceutical or whatever. |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 6:03 am
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Most herbal supplements have not been tested for either effectiveness or safety. Also, it is my understanding that labeling laws are less than they should be. In short, as far as I know they don't work, are unsafe for longterm use and have unwanted additives in them. So I avoid them.
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 6:26 am
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 7:08 am
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rick said
"I have always been a nervous picker and I owe it to heredity from my mother's side"
do we have the same nerve condition ?
read my post about my youtube video and you will see that is the same thing i described
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 7:16 am
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even tho' i'm a man of the calumet, which i save fer ceremonies
i jes' relax & do some breathing exercises if i get uptight
once i'm past the first tune, i'm off & rollin'
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 7:57 am Supplements
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I'm not a big herbal remedy kind of guy, but I find that St. John's Wart actually has a calming effect for my occasional nervous condition.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 9:04 am
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A couple of doses of some hops mixed with a little barley does it for me.  |
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 11:10 am
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I used to use that remedy too, Andy, but I had to stop. In fact, I am so clean now I'm not sure I qualify as a country musician anymore. No booze, no tobacco, no drugs, or wild women. What is country music coming to?
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Calvin Walley
From:
colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 11:24 am
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i quit the booze 15 years ago, never did any of that other stuff.
now its just black coffee and cigarettes
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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ray qualls
From:
Baxter Springs, Kansas (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 12:52 pm
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Rick, I have an IQ of about 89 so I don't need anything to keep me cool and collected. To stupid to get uptight and nervous!  Ray
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Ray Qualls
Member(KSGA)
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Scott Henderson
From:
Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 1:21 pm
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Rick you are a great player why get nervous? I take a B12 complex daily. Of course a wellness physician would tell you the best thing is water. Water keeps all the junk and toxins flushed out of your system. If your mind is all clogged up from "stuff" in your body it can't function. I eat right, drink lots of water, excercise, avoid stress get a chiropractic adjustment once a week. (Everything stems from a out of sync nervous system.) As far as supplements and their risk factor. I would rather take a risk on something natural as opposed to years of addiction to something a doctor would prescribe. Most drugs handed out by doctors are more habit forming than helpful.Just my opinion.
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Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 1:51 pm
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Ray, I would absolutely have a panic attack if I had to even imagine being in charge of a big show like you do each year!!
And Scotty, I'm not talking about prescription drugs. I'm asking if any of you guys happen to take herbal supplements to ease the nerves and clear the mind. I found that my best combo for this is Valerian and Ginki Biloba. Scotty, you don't need a supplement. You are a entertainment machine that just needs a nicorette pellet once in a while.
p.s. Ray, my bad luck has not ran out yet. Me and Deb were getting ready for the Sunday Meeting and I read that it was cancelled right after I posted our message. So Debbie decides I need to saw some firewood. I wound up burning the devils pitchfork on my hand with a stupid move on the hot gas engine. But I did get the wood in with a trail of tears and 20 coats of aloe vera. And today I had a large lump removed from my neck at Cox Hospital and the pain medicine is not meeting it's expectations..... Whoa is me..  |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 3:06 pm
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| The only thing I ever used to control anxiety was mixed with ice and tonic water, and unfortunately it messed with my coordination and made me play worse. |
EB, have you tried leaving out the tonic water????
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 3:18 pm
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| The last time I took an Herbal supplement I think it was called something like "MAUI WOWEE". I don't know, I forget. It was a long time ago and I'm much happier now sipping my decaf coffee. Is that an Herb? |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 7:05 pm
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I like a cup of coffee with a jigger of dark rum. Somehow it relaxes me and peps me up at the same time.  |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 7:08 pm
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Just call me, "Mr. Natural." No thanks. I can live without it.
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 8:46 pm
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| I like to have one cold one before I pick. 1st break a little Jigger of Dark Rum and a little Maui Wowee with Tonic water on the side. Then just a touch of Valerian and a snap of Ginki Biloba along with a good smoke. 2nd break I start off with some B12 complex mixed with a few hops and a little barley. Now my nerves are a little jumpy, so my Doctor gave me St.Johns Wart tabs.to chew on. I feel much better now, thank you! 3rd set I take a few placebos tabs. to relax and feel like a fickle pig.I enjoy smoking my favorite Herbal supplements with my Folic acid shots with 5htp root ups on the side. WoW! Its time to pack it up! I must not forget my fish oil on my way home to my lake house. Dont know why I have so much gas,, Whaeeeee!! |
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Rick Nicklas
From:
Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 8:56 pm
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| Ron.....slow down.... I'm trying to write this all down. Hey, I'll try anything as long as it's not hallucinogenic or physically dependent..... Wait a minute Ron, you just made me see how ridiculous this sounds.... Oh well, that is me...."Ridiculous Nicklas"... |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Jan 2008 11:01 pm
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| I have been on herbal supplements for years. Not for nervous, but for overall health. It works great for me or I would not have been able to do 88 gigs last year plus several steel guitar shows and steel guitar assns. meetings at age 77. Jody. |
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