Posted by MoparFan91 on August 27, 2005, at 20:42:56
In reply to The use of supplements, vits, minerals, posted by Glydin on August 27, 2005, at 8:00:00
Same here.
The biggest problem is spending money on supplements that didn't do anything or caused worsening of symptoms. On some of them, though, I had a bad reaction. Here's some of the following I wasted my money on:
Chromium GTF - Left me with hypoglycemia! I'm never taking that stuff again. Took up to 1,000mcg.
Vitamin C - aggravated OCD symptoms, I think. I don't take this anymore. Took up to 9g.
Vitamin D - no effect. Up to 8,000IU
5-HTP - felt nothing. Didn't help me sleep. Took up to 400mg
Ginseng - had a bad reaction to this herb. Made me agitated and wild.
Astragalus - I felt nothing with this herb.
Vitamin B6 - My body couldn't convert this to the P5P form, so it was useless.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid - Noticed nothing.
Lecithin/Choline - Caused depression.
Manganese - Caused Tourettes-Syndrome-Like Tics
L-Theanine - I felt nothing on this.
Folic Acid - May have had worsened ocd symptoms on this. Not sure, though. Also, may have reduced efficacy of my mood stabilizers!
Glycine - Didn't feel much of anything.
Omega 6 (GLA) - Worsened depression.
Calcium - was evil for depression. Made me kinda weepy, I believe.
Vitamin E - Higher doses made me edgy/irritable.
Vitamin B12 Methylcobalamin - Increased my appetite thru the roof it seemed like.
Tyrosine - made me mad as a hornet and rather irritable and edgy. Took up to 6g dailyDHEA - caused some mood changes, I believe. This also may have cut the efficacy of my Lamictal in half.
Acetyl-L-Carntine - didn't notice anything
B-Complex - Didn't notice much, I think
The only ones that help are the following. I will continue to take them from now on:
Taurine
Magnesium
Fish Oil
GABA (bonded with Niacinamide and Inositol)
P5P
Zinc
Kelp (gives me daily allowances of minerals)
Multivitamins (gives me daily allowances of vitamins)
L-Carnosine
YerbamateSupplements that helped in the past:
Ginkgo Biloba - This herb made me more mentally sharp, alert, and focused. Helped cognition. Can't take now due to interactions w/ some of my meds.
I also have a bottle of Lithium Orotate. I don't take this at all and never have taken it before, but I do have a bottle of this in my supplement cabinet.
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