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Posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
Posted by Joy on January 29, 2001, at 10:42:17
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
I have little faith in it. However, fish oil capsules are said to help depression. See Dr. Ivan Goldberg's hints for anxiety/depression at:
http//www.psycom.net/depression.central.hints.html> Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
Posted by Ron Hill on January 29, 2001, at 11:35:29
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
Vicki Lynn,
The following link may be useful to you. However, it is specifically for bipolar disorder (I'm BP II). At the very least, the link will get you started in the right direction. There is a bunch of information on the net regarding natural remedies (vitamins, supplements, etc). Some of the information is good, however, some sites are trying to pedal snake oil (my opinion). Here the link:
http://www.windsofchange.com/altern.html
Do you have a dx? If not, take the online diagnostic test at:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr71.html
-- Ron
----------------------------------------------> Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
Posted by Mark H. on January 29, 2001, at 19:47:04
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
Someone here at Psycho-Babble recommended the book called "The Diet Cure" to me, and I have found it useful. I think that vitamins can support emotional healing when combined with overall nutritional awareness and improvements in lifestyle (including getting enough sleep, stress management, resolving conflicts, exercise, etc.).
For women (and men who care about women), I recommend, "Screaming to be Heard," written by a female OB/GYN, which contains some of the most important and least publicized information about hormone balances and mood. It just came out in a new edition, and it is available from Amazon.com.
Best wishes,
Mark H.
Posted by Ellie on January 29, 2001, at 20:52:48
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
> Fish oil does control bi-polar disorder and depression. Buy a good brand from the health food store that has a high level of EPA. Take 1 to 2 grams of EPA per day. My sister takes it for serious bi-polar / depression and it works great!
Posted by natg on January 29, 2001, at 23:17:08
In reply to Re: Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by Mark H. on January 29, 2001, at 19:47:04
> Someone here at Psycho-Babble recommended the book called "The Diet Cure" to me, and I have found it useful. I think that vitamins can support emotional healing when combined with overall nutritional awareness and improvements in lifestyle (including getting enough sleep, stress management, resolving conflicts, exercise, etc.).
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> For women (and men who care about women), I recommend, "Screaming to be Heard," written by a female OB/GYN, which contains some of the most important and least publicized information about hormone balances and mood. It just came out in a new edition, and it is available from Amazon.com.
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> Best wishes,
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> Mark H.
Posted by Sulpicia on January 30, 2001, at 16:47:25
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
> Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
Hey -- dx before tx? Symptoms constant or variable? Consider charting monthly cycles to look for patterns? If PMS-like, post to me for some links
If you're taking BC pills -- check with gyn; some/many brands cause/increase depression. So too depo-provera shots and Norplant, in susceptible women.Since I don't know your dx, fish oil for bipolar: search for Andrew Stoll, MD at Harvard Med, dept of Psychiatry. He did the orginal study on fish oil and bipolar.
Caveat: all Stoll's patients REMAINED on their pmeds during the study. Used as adjunct, not tx.
Also previous poster is correct; if for bipolar use ONLY at least 3:2 EPA to DHA. DHA can set off mania in bipolars.
Good luck.
L.
Posted by Ellie on January 30, 2001, at 22:06:02
In reply to Re: Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for? » vickilynn10, posted by Sulpicia on January 30, 2001, at 16:47:25
> > my sister has bi-polar, and fish oil is what she takes for it. There are cases of people who take fish oil solely and get complete relief from sysmtoms. see this web site:
http://www.minj.com/s_articles3.html
Posted by Neal on January 31, 2001, at 23:21:37
In reply to Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by vickilynn10 on January 29, 2001, at 5:17:26
> Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
A vitamin B complex may well help; works for me. Brewers yeast is vitamin B in another form, it helps, but may cause gas.
Posted by Lorraine on February 11, 2001, at 18:24:08
In reply to Re: Has anyone heard of vitamin therapy for?, posted by Neal on January 31, 2001, at 23:21:37
I use GABA and 5HTP to deal with irritability and hyperventilating. Try GABA--it's a calming amino acid. Take 500 mg on an empty stomach. You can take up to 1500 mg a day my pdoc told me. I find if I take 1000 at a time I get a niacin type rush which I don't like. So if 500 doesn't do it for me, I take an additional 500 1/2 hour later.
> > Does anyone know about vitamin therapy for agitation,irritability,overall mood?if anyone can help please let me know?
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> A vitamin B complex may well help; works for me. Brewers yeast is vitamin B in another form, it helps, but may cause gas.
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