Posted by proudfoot on August 28, 2010, at 16:21:20
In reply to Re: Vitamin B supplementation and MAOIs?, posted by ambidexter on August 28, 2010, at 13:43:42
> Hi Doug,
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> I take Nardil in the morning, and a sublingual B supplement (2mg B6, 800 mcg folic acid, and 1000 mcg B12) in the evening.
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> I have no idea how good this is as a B6 supplement. It's just what they had at Trader Joe's :)
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> Mostly I'm taking it because I have read that B6 deficiency can contribute to fluid retention, which is a side effect of Nardil that I would like to minimize.
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> I haven't been on a therapeutic dose of Nardil long enough to know how much of a problem this might be.Given that the RDA of B6 is 2 mg, this seems like an appropriate amount to supplement if you're going to, as you'll still be getting a fair amount of B6 from your regular diet. There's always the question of excess B6 interacting with and neutralizing the Nardil as well, which kinda defeats the purpose of what we're trying to do here with the brain candy, eh?
As you're taking them at different times of the day, the likelihood of this interaction is minimized, though, so probably no biggie. How much Nardil are you taking, and do you take all at one time during the day?
I'm currently on no vitamin supplementation, but taking my Nardil 15 mg in the morning, 15 mg in the mid-afternoon, and 30 mg at bedtime. Guess I could switch it to 60 mg all at once at bedtime and then take the vitamin supplement during the day. I sent my doc a message asking for his thoughts about the B6 but no answer yet.
Thanks for the feedback!
Doug
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