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Posted by iforgotmypassword on January 23, 2008, at 12:07:01
is it conceivable that Deplin is being marketed only as an adjunct, in order to not interfere with pharmaceutical profits?
what exactly would make it need to be coupled with another med? truthfully, is there any real mechanism to back up the idea that it needs a medication to go with it?
Posted by Phillipa on January 23, 2008, at 12:38:03
In reply to Deplin as monotherapy, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 23, 2008, at 12:07:01
I'm on it nothing one day of feeling better it's gone. Are you saying you're on it or that it shouldn't need an antidepressant. Can you give more info? Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on January 23, 2008, at 17:01:35
In reply to Deplin as monotherapy, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 23, 2008, at 12:07:01
All I know is that, from studying about mercury toxicity, one of the possible protocols for rapid treatment of depression is high dose folic acid. Mercury disrupts hundreds of bodily functions including the whole B vitamin/folate circuitry. High dose folic acid is recommended as a trial by PHd Andrew Cutler in the book Amalgam Illness.
Personally I can say my depression improved dramatically in 3 days when I increased folic acid from 400mcg to 1000mcg. It's a long side story, but for other reasons I could not stay with that protocol.
Anyway, based purely on my own personal experience, if high dose folic acid can work that good and that fast, it just seems logical to me that deplin would be even better. The need for the high dose folic acid was to overcome the roadblocks layed down by mercury, but deplin would do that directly.
I'm sure there is a subset of people who would respond to deplin monotherapy.
Posted by bulldog2 on January 23, 2008, at 17:31:37
In reply to Deplin as monotherapy, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 23, 2008, at 12:07:01
> is it conceivable that Deplin is being marketed only as an adjunct, in order to not interfere with pharmaceutical profits?
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> what exactly would make it need to be coupled with another med? truthfully, is there any real mechanism to back up the idea that it needs a medication to go with it?Probably not..If deplin was so effective that it worked well as a montherapy it would be advantageous to market as such inorder to generate more sales. It is probably marketed that way because it augments the effects of ad's but just wasn't found that effective as monotherapy. Doesn't mean that some won't have a great response to it in montherapy but just won't work that way for most people with depression.
Posted by Phillipa on January 23, 2008, at 19:48:00
In reply to Re: Deplin as monotherapy, posted by bulldog2 on January 23, 2008, at 17:31:37
Check neurotransmitter board for the name of a similar drug bypassing the threat of pernicious anemia being masked. At least think that's it. Love Phillipa
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