Posted by mistermindmasta on November 16, 2004, at 11:51:43
In reply to Re: I'm brain dammaged and dying, posted by linkadge on November 15, 2004, at 20:05:42
> Thats the thing, I responded perfectly for about 3 years, then slowly I stop responding to everthing.
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> LinkadgeI thnk you're well up on your nutrition, as I recall, but any of the common vitamin and mineral deficiencies can render medications ineffective. It seems that adequate folate intake is necessary for SSRI's to work at all in some people. Same for B6, I think. If you aren't taking in the right nutrients, the drugs won't be able to alter neurotransmitters as well as they might with an abundance of raw materials.
Some studies show that the even the RDA of folate might not be enough. Double the RDA might be necessary for some to respond to antidepressants. I'm just coming up with my own thoughts, there, but just be aware of that possibility. Same for vitamin D. Make sure you're up to date on nutrition if you're going to say you don't respond anymore, because maybe you slowly became somewhat deficient in something. Or... maybe if you have an intestinal disorder that inhibits uptake of vitamins or mins, that would be contributing to this whole situation. Who knows. But if you don't already get all your vitamins, do so.
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