Posted by Maxime on June 12, 2003, at 14:18:51
In reply to Re: Do you think meds will help » Maxime, posted by Larry Hoover on June 12, 2003, at 11:47:08
Yes, I have been taking fish oil and B-vitamins for about 3 years now. I don't know if they help or not, but I figure my body needs them anyway because I am anorexic.
I know the anorexia contributes greatly to my mood etc. But I haven't been able to win the fight against the eating disorder. I've had inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment .... you name it.
It's gotten to the point where I feel that no one wants to help me anymore. I see therapists etc. and tell them my story and some have turned me away saying that they can't help me. Others get that look in their eyes that says "you are a lifer!". Others will come right out and say that I am never going to get better.
So when the medical community has no faith in me, how do you think that makes me feel? It has happened more than once or twice too.
Max
> Have you been using fish oil, and/or B-vitamins? There are case reports of fish oil relieving suicidality. Niacinamide could have a calming effect. Have you considered your diet as a controllable factor in your well-being?
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> Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2001 Oct;69(10):460-7.
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> [Cholesterol, omega-3 fatty acids, and suicide risk: empirical evidence and pathophysiological hypotheses]
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> [Article in German]
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> Brunner J, Parhofer KG, Schwandt P, Bronisch T.
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> Max-Planck-Institut fur Psychiatrie, Munchen. jbrunner@mpipsykl.mpg.de
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> Studies in psychiatric patients described an association between lower serum cholesterol concentrations, suicidality, depression, impulsivity, and aggression which is not entirely attributable to depression-related malnutrition and weight-loss. Several lines of evidence suggest that a serotonergic deficit in the prefrontal cortex may predispose vulnerable subjects to impulsive, autoaggressive, and suicidal behaviour in stressful life-events. In-vitro studies, animal experiments, and human in-vivo studies support the hypothesis that cholesterol reduction may contribute to the serotonergic abnormalities which have been postulated in suicidal subjects. Recently it was hypothesized that decreased consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3 fatty acids, may be a risk factor for depression and suicide. Data from human studies in healthy volunteers suggest that increasing the dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids may increase central serotonergic activity and reduce impulsive and aggressive behaviours. Earlier epidemiological studies showed an association between low cholesterol concentrations and increased suicide risk. Recent epidemiological studies with greater samples and longer follow-up periods, however, even showed a positive correlation between cholesterol concentrations and suicide risk after controlling for potential confounding variables. Large trials of statins (simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin) did not show an increase of suicide mortality.
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