Posted by Larry Hoover on July 12, 2004, at 8:02:02
In reply to Re: Chromium Picolinate Study w/ Atypical Depression, posted by KaraS on July 11, 2004, at 22:55:22
> > Although the chromium doesn't provide the same kick that it did in the first week, I can say that I'm no longer a useless zombie at work, and my rejection sensitivity is way down. I can still find it hard to motivate, focus, and concentrate at times, but I don't necessarily shrink away from social interaction. Kara, if you haven't tried it yet, I would say give it a whirl and see what it does for you. I plan on keeping it in my regimen. I might try dividing the doses to see what that does for me.
> > Regis
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> Regis,
> I'm sorry to hear that you had that experience. It wasn't a complete washout though as you still have some benefit from the chromium - just not that unbelievable one you had the first week. Wish I could understand it all and tell you why.
> Kara
>I've left both of your statements in, because my comments are more philosophical than scientific. About being human, I guess.
Regis, I think the effect weakened because your body realized it was no longer starving for chromium, and stood down from its desperate attempts to circumvent that deficiency by upregulating every system it could muster, to minimize the adverse effects of that lack. In a symbolic representation, your body regressed to the mean. It normalized on chromium biochemistry. That you're still not well suggests that there are other experiments yet to do, but chromium intake is a piece of your wellness puzzle. I don't think you need that high dose in perpetuity, either. No point going into chromium toxicity/poisoning due to chronic high intake.
And Kara, I think there's another factor at play. I think human brains have a special sense for novelty. Somehow that first experience is always the ne plus ultra (except for sex, heh). Heroin users speak of "chasing the dragon", their first rush, with ever-increasing doses. You gotta climb a higher mountain, next time, and so on. Base jumping is novelty-seeking gone wild. I just think it's being human.
Lar
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