Posted by jjjaspar on January 3, 2011, at 9:48:29
In reply to Re: Taking vitamins with antidepressants))49er, posted by Lao Tzu on December 29, 2010, at 11:43:17
> In my honest opinion, multivitamins are useless for me. I tend to do much better taking higher dosages of individual vitamins and minerals. It's wrong to say that multivitamins are formulated for everyone. It just isn't true. Some people have inborn errors which will require much higher dosages of certain vitamins and minerals than are found in multivitamins. . . .
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> LaoSo true. The people who can just take one type of supplement and eliminate symptoms are indeed quite fortunate. But many need other nutrients whether it be in the form of lithium, or in methylated B vitamins. Even pharmaceutical companies are now selling methylated B vitamins such as in the forms of "Deplin" and "Metanx." They are even being used for psychiatric diagnoses. There is even prescription fish oil being used. Finding what works best for an individual can be helped with some types of testing. It is called individualizing treatment.
Here is about specific nutrients like vitamin D and B vitamins: http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2010/12/brain-health-vitamin-d.html http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2009/09/brain-health-nutrition-and-epigenetics.html and http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2008/06/nutrition-genes-and-brain-dysfunctions.htmlThere is also something called Functional Medicine.
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