Posted by Jedi on December 3, 2007, at 13:09:11
In reply to Re: What causes weight gain with Nardil? » Jedi, posted by Marty on December 3, 2007, at 11:34:01
> > The other things are the atypical depression itself, which usually makes you gain weight. Not funny-a side effect of the medication to fight my disorder is a symptom of the disorder itself.
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> Chromium has been found to reduce cravings in atypical depression and is also thought to have an antidepressant effect for people suffering of this illness. Some recent research paper about it on pubmed, but I guess you already know all that.
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> /\/\artyHi Marty,
I have tried chromium picolinate for the carb cravings from Nardil. It didn't seem to help me much at the time, but I think I will give it another try with the dosages used in the studies(600 micrograms).
Thanks,
JediReferences:
J Psychiatr Pract. 2005 Sep;11(5):302-14. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory trial of chromium picolinate in atypical depression: effect on carbohydrate craving.Docherty JP, Sack DA, Roffman M, Finch M, Komorowski JR.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16184071&ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
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