Posted by Lao Tzu on May 21, 2010, at 13:50:06
I have mood problems and am very sensitive to any supplements I take, so I have to be careful to take the right ones in the right amounts. An excess in any one nutrient throws me off balance. Here are some vitamins that have really helped me.
In the mornings, I take my meds and a combination of vitamin E, vitamin C, B1, B6, and manganese. Later I take about 50mg of vitamin B2 (strange choice, but it does help with mood). Later in the afternoon, I dose with B6 again and take a very small dosage of selenium. At bedtime, I dose with the following: vitamin E, melatonin, B1, zinc, fish and borage oil, calcium and magnesium, and a little more selenium.
I try to get 200mg daily of both B1 and B6. I don't need this much riboflavin (B2). I take all of my fatty acids at bedtime because I think they may cause mood problems during the day. My calcium/magneisum supplement consists of 550mg of magnesium citrate and 500mg of amino acid chelate calcium. The cal/mag is very important and probably should only be taken at bedtime, since I have noticed that taking magnesium during the day causes a little anxiety (for me) and tends to wear off later in the day and then you feel as if something is missing. Perhaps this is a mood swing as well. So I don't take it during the day. I sleep better with the cal/mag and have more energy the following day. I wouldn't be without it for a minute. All in all, if you want to get through the day without mood problems, concentrate on using a modest dose of different B vitamins, some manganese, vitamin E and C, a small amount of selenium, and if need be, zinc picolinate, but I like to take all my zinc at bedtime. So don't take nutrients in excess and take the right combination for you. Take some of the nutrients at bedtime if they tend to cause mood swings during the day. This may include fish oil, but all the evidence points to fish oil reducing mood swings. Since I only take a small dosage of fish oil, this may produce mood problems later in the day. I have also had mood swings taking folate and large doses of Niacin during the day. Taking an excess of any one nutrient will throw you off balance and this could manifest as a mood swing.
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