Psychiatrist Notes

WHAT IS TMS TREATMENT?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive method of treating depression that uses repetitively pulsed magnetic fields to generate an electrical current in a targeted region of the brain. The...

NON-MEDICATION INTERVENTIONS FOR DEPRESSION:

NON-MEDICATION INTERVENTIONS FOR DEPRESSION: Act as if you are not depressed. Do the things that you would do if you were not depressed. I am aware this takes a...

NON-MEDICATION METHODS TO IMPROVE SLEEP:

NON-MEDICATION METHODS SO IMPROVE SLEEP: Take a hot bath (or shower) prior to going to bed. A warm bath may work as well as a sleeping medication. [The brain literally...

Options/ recommendations/ thoughts re TRD (treatment resistant depression)

Options/ recommendations/ thoughts re TRD (treatment-resistant depression), especially concerning atypical and bipolar spectrum depression. --Robert D. McMullen, MD 7/28/2019 THE BIPOLAR SPECTRUM: atypical depression and Bipolar II Disorder and their...

Bottom line on dose of lithium for Alzheimer’s prophylaxis:

Lithium 1mg per day or 5mg once a week are no doubt enough to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.I believe lithium 5mg daily – or ~150mg once a week –...

FISH OIL FOR DEPRESSION

FISH OIL FOR DEPRESSION. (This information sheet is somewhat disorganized and redundant because I have added it and altered it over the years). (The best source of EPA is fish...

NUTRACEUTICALS for depression 8/12/2019, Robert D. McMullen, MD

Over the years I have occasionally had good success for depression with fish oil, NAC, inositol, L-methylfolate, very low dose lithium (150mg). I have not used a probiotic long enough...

Serotonin & Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors

LITHIUM INFORMATION and INSTRUCTIONS:

Robert Post is one of the most prominent, as well as kind and generous, psychiatrists in the U.S. He has been at NIMH for decades. ROBERT POST MD [5/2017] SAYS...

QUICK TAKE ON VITAMIN D DOSING

QUICK TAKE ON VITAMIN D DOSING [more complete information on dose is near the bottom] Robert D. McMullen, MD The dose of vitamin D3 is based on weight. A...

NAC INFORMATION SHEET —Robert D. McMullen, MD

[note reference at the bottom : vitamin D stimulates the formation of glutathione in the brain, and NAC provides the cysteine to manufacture more.] 7/3/2019: This is embarrassing. When I first...

Notes for Tokyo lecture given 11/27/18

Notes for Tokyo lecture given 11/27/18. This is too complex for me, much less an audience, so I simplified it. Robert D. McMullen, MD (only I have pswd to signature)...

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