Posted by star008 on January 14, 2008, at 8:43:57 [reposted on January 14, 2008, at 9:30:16 | original URL]
From The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICIATRIC MEDICINE MTHF is marketed in the United States as a medical food also called Deplin, which contains 7.5 mg L-methylfolate and is available by prescription only. According to the Food and Drug Administration, a medical food is different both from a drug and from a food, and is defined as a food that is formulated to be consumed orally
...under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation.57
Medical foods are required when dietary management cannot achieve the specific nutrient requirements. Treatment with MTHF seems to be safe, apparently has few if any side effects, and is generally less expensive than augmenting with a second antidepressant. Further research is necessary to determine the exact priority this approach should be given in treatment algorithms for major depression. HERE IS THE LINK>>>>>
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=1267
There are more links but they basically say the same thing.
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