Posted by Lao Tzu on December 2, 2010, at 11:26:19
In reply to Re: supplement side effects, posted by jeaner on December 1, 2010, at 18:18:45
Yes, you are right. It does take a long time to figure out what helps and what doesn't. I've been doing the supplements for three years now, and only in the last year or so have I gotten it down, so to speak. It really takes a lot of experimentation, if you have the time. Fortunately, I haven't worked in 5 years, so I have time on my hands to dabble in taking supplements, mainly vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. I don't do herbs because they only complicate my depression. Specifically, what diagnosis did your doctor give you besides Pyroluria? Are you Unipolar or Bipolar? Do you have any anxiety issues or phobias or OCD? I have social phobia associated with my bipolar/schizophrenia. I find that in my case, I really need the meds, but I have successfully combined them with the vitamins. The key is to determine proper dosages of each vitamin and mineral and also time of day to take them. Generally, I spread out the vitamins over the course of the day and also take a cocktail of vitamins at bedtime, which help me to sleep. I have read that some depressives can't handle folic acid because of its impact on histamine levels, whereas for other people, folic acid supplements do wonders for their depression. I tend to do better on B1, B6, and B12. If you are low histamine, the combination of Niacin and folic acid may help raise your levels, at least that's what I've read from many sources. Now, I am schizophrenic, and most schizophrenics have high histamine to begin with, and that is why antipsychotic drugs tend to cause histamine turnover. My problem has always been high histamine from the beginning. Still, I do well on zinc picolinate whereas zinc gluconate seemed to make me more depressed. I don't know why. Check out that website. Maybe it will give you an idea as to where you fit concerning histamine. I know it's not just about histamine and neurotransmitters, if your other organs are unhealthy or not functioning properly, you can have depression as well. I try not to simplify the causes of depression because usually, there is more than one factor involved.
Lao
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