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INOSITOL is a sugar that is used as a messenger within the brain cells. [It is constituent of the intracellular phosphatidyl (PI)) secondary messenger system.] This sugar is found in some fruit that we eat. The body also makes inositol itself. When you take in large amounts of it, some of it goes into brain
Increased inflammation significantly increases the risk of depression and cardiovascular disease
• THE WALL STREET JOURNAL • HEALTH JOURNAL • JANUARY 3, 2012 Giving Antidepressants a Boost With a Vitamin Deplin, a Prescription Form of Folate, Is Increasingly Used for Patients With Resistant Cases of Depression • By MELINDA BECK That’s the tantalizing premise behind Deplin, a prescription form of the B-vitamin folate. Although it has
Calciferol (“Vitamin D”) INFORMATION SHEET FOR DOCTORS Robert D. McMullen, MD 212 362 9635 Take Vitamin D 50K I.U. 4 pills every Rosh Chodesh; If you cannot remember if you took it, take it again. Toxicity is only if you take ≥ 30 pills per month for a few months. 50,000 I.U. pills are
NAC (N acetyl cysteine)-also apparently lowers triglycerides but I don’t know the dose; NAC helps diabetes
Omegavia—has only EPA in it –780mg/pill; 2-3 pills may be enough for depression—even 1 or 2. DHA has no antidepressant effect. Ordinary fish oil pills have both EPA than DHA. There is also another brand with only EPA. SOME TIME, PICK A WEEK, AND FOR THAT ONE WEEK INCREASE THE FISH OIL DRAMATICALLY TO 6
L-methylfolate is not a stronger form of folic acid. L-methylfolate is the active vitamin. It crosses the blood brain barrier more easily than any other form of folate. Folic acid is not found in nature. The vitamin companies make it because it is cheap and easily absorbed. It takes 5 steps to convert folic acid
TREATING BIPOLAR DEPRESSION: updated 5/26/2016 Depression that occurs in someone who is bipolar is more complicated to treat than unipolar depression. Optimal treatment often requires several medications—even 5 or 6 or more. Rarely will one medication suffice. Antidepressants should be avoided if at all possible: they may initially help, but then the person is having
water retaining medication: Try this one first: OTC (over the counter): docusate/ Colace – sold generically as docusate sodium— adult dose is 100 to 500mg per day; usually sold in 100mg gel capsules–usual dose is 2 a day–but it is very safe and a lot more can be taken. It may take a few days
THERE ARE BASICALLY 5 MEDICATIONS FOR ADHD: STRATTERA : similar to an antidepressant; you cannot skip weekends; you have to build up the dose over a week or two. It is the “mildest” of the medications, but it has a lower rate of being 100% effective. It is not a controlled substance. —like an
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is FDA approved [since 2008] for adults who suffer from major depressive disorder and who have failed to find relief from anti-depressants. It is an office procedure where magnetic pulses target the prefrontal cortex of the brain. Our mission is to save lives. One of the easiest and highly effective forms of treatment for depression is TMS Therapy.
