Posted by audrey on September 7, 2002, at 23:58:16
In reply to Re: Medication experiences for hypomania/bi-polar » audrey, posted by BarbaraCat on September 7, 2002, at 12:55:19
Thanks for the B12 suggestion. It's definitely something I need to pay attention to. I recently had a complete physical with a ton of blood tests, and my doctor said everything looked great. But you mention methylcobalamin vs. cyanocobalomin, which makes me wonder if my brain is getting all the B12 it needs... I'll have to check it out. And I think I might also look into IV-vitamin treatment. I hear about a lot of athletes taking some kind of "sports IV," and I've been interested in it, since I run and swim competetively. It would be great to have energy consistently, not just when I'm being hypomanic!
Take care of yourself,
Audrey> I'm semi-vegetarian in that I occasionaly eat fish and chicken. As you know, we don't get enough B12. A product you might want to try is a sublingual B12 in the methylcobolamin form. Most B12 is cyanocobolamin and not as bio-active in the brain as the methyl form. I use Source Naturals Methylcobolamin sublingual 1M cut in half (500 mg) that I get through www.IHerb.com. Please keep me posted how the Depakote is going. I guess you also know about the weight gain potential, so I'd encourage you keep your body moving. I'm struggling to budge the pudge I gained on Remeron and lithium.
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