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 magnet energy extends only 2 [...]
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 lot of effort. Try [...]
NON-MEDICATION METHODS SO 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 cools down when we fall [...]
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 treatment. Atypical Depression often [...]
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 – is probably better. [Lithium [...]
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 oil The other excellent source [...]
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 to have seen obvious success. [...]
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 LITHIUM IS GOOD “FOR EVERYTHING”; [...]
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 100 lb person needs [...]
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 used NAC about a decade [...]