Posted by blueberry1 on February 11, 2007, at 13:47:20
In reply to increased obsessiveness on folate n other Bvits, posted by pill-form on February 10, 2007, at 15:21:15
The common assumption is that lots of B vitamins and such are good for everyone. As if one shoe size fits everyone.
I don't know much about this stuff, but a specialty center for psychiatric treatment called the Pfeiffer center discovered some basic key underpinnings of psychiatric disorders. They test for them before beginning treatment. Among the usual culprits...
Overmethylated (these people must avoid B vitamins)
Undermethylated (these people need high dose B vitamins)
Histimine excess
Histimine deficiency
Copper overload (very common, avoid vitamins with copper in them)
Toxic metal overload
And a few others I forgot.There is no proof I am aware of that shows B vitamins are good for psychiatry. Only that sometimes people with symptoms show low levels of the vitamins. Some people improve a lot with vitamins, some don't, and some get new uncomfortable symptoms. As we are all very different, the same vitamins could be exactly the opposite of what someone else needs.
I've taken high dose B vitamins and noticed I was wired, edgy, tense, worsened mood. My doc swore B12 shots would be great for me. The next day after the shot I woke up in total terror, almost an insane panic feeling. It lasted several days. SAMe was weird for me too. I still take B vitamins, but in modest doses.
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