Posted by JLx on March 29, 2003, at 10:19:11
In reply to Re: Miraculous results with magnesium!, posted by Larry Hoover on March 29, 2003, at 8:54:58
> Another excellent form is magnesium malate, something highly recommended for fibro sufferers.
I confess to not understanding the science behind the different types of magnesium available. Do you know why malate specifically would be recommended for that?
> I suggest a more cautious position than you, however. I agree that nutritional issues may be prominent in many mental disorders, but I think there are other unrelated factors. I think everyone should try different suppportive nutrients, to see if improvements are possible via methods which are entirely within the subjects' control. That's what I most like about nutritional strategies, they are totally within my control. I do better when I monitor and supplement my intake of nutrients than when I do not trouble myself to do so (and trouble myself is an apt phrase here). I am what I eat.Yes, it is a lot of trouble to figure out supplements and nutrition, especially given the conflicting advice from the various factions, but that's what I like about it too, having control.
What I've discovered now that I am no longer depressed (wow, I like saying that! :)) is that depression creates its own logic -- "I'm depressed because of .....", but once you're out of the state of depression -- Poof!-- all that "stuff" is just gone. You probably have read Kramer's book, "Listening to Prozac". What I remember best from that book was his observation that people's personalities appeared to be changed by Prozac, so what did it mean after all to speak of "personality"? I feel like my personality is changed now too, but BACK to when I was much younger, so this feels like more "me" than ever.
I read Eby's site before my last psychiatrist appointment and specifically asked him about magnesium, and received a negative response. Good thing I ignored him! ;)
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