Posted by ed_uk2010 on January 27, 2015, at 10:35:29
In reply to TD rates for the atypicals, posted by Christ_empowered on January 27, 2015, at 9:01:16
Hi again,
I forgot to say... I know you're using OM to try and improve your health and hopefully reduce the risk of TD. I know you take a B complex, vitamin D3, extra niacinamide and vitamin C. B6 is supposed to be useful and you take that. Do you take vitamin E too? I know it's been looked at with respect to treatment and prevention of TD, but with mixed results and uncertainty. I believe most vitamin E supplements are alpha tocopheryl acetate only, which may be bad for your health at high doses in isolation. Some people take mixed tocopherols instead. Is this something you've considered?
Also, there is some research into the herb ginkgo biloba and TD. I don't know whether this would be something worth taking - what do you think? Interestingly, both vitamin E and ginkgo inhibit haloperidol from inducing TD in rats.
Other points of interest:
Melatonin supplements were effective for TD in one trial.
There is a small amount of evidence that EPA-containing fish oil 2g/day is useful in TD. Since it's also thought to be useful in psychosis, depression and cardiovascular health, amongst other things, it would seem potentially valuable for you to take it if you don't already.
Some countries prescribe quercetin supplements for TD, as an antioxidant.
I note that you've sometimes mentioned having problems with residual depression in spite of your current treatment. There is some evidence that folic acid and zinc are helpful in depression. I don't know whether you take a B complex with or without folate. You might want to consider these supplements. They are normally very inexpensive. Zinc gluconate is normally taken as 15mg-30mg per day (in terms of elemental zinc). Folic acid could be taken at around 400mcg per day, or temporarily up to 800mcg. Prescribed doses for severe deficiency are much high, normally 5mg per day.
poster:ed_uk2010
thread:1075620
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20150102/msgs/1075626.html