Posted by McPac on June 20, 2003, at 19:44:40
In reply to Re: Vitamins mineral for moods one more thing » disney4, posted by Larry Hoover on June 20, 2003, at 8:52:03
Make sure you add selenium, to a total of at least 200 mcg/day (it should be in the multi, too).
>>>>>>>>>Lar, another poster here mentioned recently that "more than 200 mg/day of selenium is not good".......is there a daily limit?
If you can't tolerate ADs, I'd urge you to give SJW a try. It has a very low side-effect profile, comparable to placebo itself. Some people get digestive disturbance or headache, but those are transient side effects, easily treated with common remedies.
Despite persistent reporting that SJW is effective only for mild to moderate depression, that simply is not true.
>>>>>>>>>Geez, that's what I ALWAYS heard. I never thought it could be of use to me since I knew I needed something POWERFUL for severe depression. But now I'm wondering one other thing---anybody ever get relief from SJW for SEVERE ocd? You said take a higher dose for severe depression, could taking a higher dose for ocd possibly do anything? Does it have the effect of raising serotonin? (I know that some say that the serotonin thing isn't as important as is widely stated, but from everything I've read it does seem to say that the serotonin thing is what helps ocd...I don't know what to really believe, though the meds that supposedly work via mainly affecting serotonin are what has always worked for me, though again, I'm not really sure WHY it works I just know what DOES work). So, could SEVERE ocd possibly be helped by LARGER doses of SJW, like you are saying the higher doses for severe depression can work?
You need to match the dose to the symptoms, just as you would with any other antidepressant. There is no known overdose level of SJW (I'm not suggesting you swallow a whole bottle), and it is quite safe to go up to 1800 or more mg/day. Titrate the dose upwards until either remission of symptoms or persistent adverse effects occur. Just watch your sun exposure, as some people find they are more prone to sunburn. However, B-vitamins reduce sunburn tendency, so you may find no such adverse effect.
>>>>>>>>>>>Lar, just wanted to mention that I always try to read all of your posts. They are so informative and insightful. I always feel like I should pay you something for your advice though. You sure give better info than any doctor I ever paid a fortune to (and they never seemed to know much or do SQUAT for it, lol!)
p.s. I return to Pfeiffer next week! Looking forward to it. I'll be getting retested when I'm there also. It'll be interesting to compare my before/after test results (it's been 6 months on their supplement plan)...will have to see, among other things, if my very high histamine levels have come down. Take care Lar!!!!!
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