Posted by KayeBaby on March 23, 2007, at 0:36:04 [reposted on March 25, 2007, at 4:34:59 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Orothomolecular treatment for bipolar disorder » Squiggles, posted by Larry Hoover on March 22, 2007, at 14:05:53
I agree, Larry.
I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about this subject for a couple of months now.The appeal of it is obvious. The premise, logical.
It makes sense to optimize nutrition and check for deficits when a person is experiencing any sort of unwellness before loading them up on heavy duty medications.
I have added B-6 and zinc (in safe amounts)and it helps me. In fact after discontinuing the two while leaving everything else the same for about 5 days I just added it back in just today. I felt worse off of it and noticably better on it.
The improvement I experienced when adding B6 and zinc to my supplement regime was unmistakable and sustained. I felt distinctly less well off of it, especially the last couple of days.
I played around with higher doses of V-C. 2-12g and had no ill effects besides gas. One very noticable positive and repeatable effect of 10g V-C was the disappearance of some pretty awful upper airway wheezing. I believe it has some anti-histamine properties so perhaps that is what did it.
I really believe that a large portion of the sustained improvements in my anxiety, fatigue and depression have come from time and nutrition.
I am also grateful for the medications that have enabled me to fuction when my symptoms are at their worse. This is what helped me to survive while I rested, researched and healed.
Peace,
Kaye
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