Posted by Squiggles on October 24, 2007, at 10:48:45
In reply to Re: Here's the Link!, posted by Phillipa on October 24, 2007, at 10:33:17
> Very important . Asked to pass along the info that deplin is a drug not a supplement. Phillipa
>
>
> Deplin is a DRUG and not a nutrient.
>
> It is not found in natural foodstuffs. Folic acid is a nutrient and is the
> natural form of folate available to the body in its diet. Folic acid must
> be transformed into L-methylfolate in the liver and muscle tissue
> before it can penetrate the brain readily and participate in chemical
> there.
I thought it did not cross the blood-brain barrier; anyway, do you think it's related at
all to what Dr. Preskorn refers to as certain
enzymes which change the metabolism of some
SSRIs? I think that is how he explained the
adverse reaction to Serzone (liver metabolism)
of some people and not others.Squiggles
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