Posted by morganator on February 12, 2010, at 22:49:45
In reply to Re: Inositol for bi-polar depression, posted by mommyron on February 12, 2010, at 18:06:54
Oh no not a doctor. You will find other people on this board with much more experience and knowledge than me.
What about supplementing with Zinc and Selenium to hopefully counter the hair loss? If you take say 30 mg Zinc, you need to make sure you are also taking about 2 mg or so of copper. I would try to do some research and find out what mineral/vitamins Lamictal might deplete the body of. I know one for sure is folic acid. Like I said, megafolinic by source naturals or any l-methylfolate or folinic acid product would be much better than your average everyday folic acid. You have to realize that the majority or all of the drugs we take deplete our body of essential nutrients or block nutrients from being absorbed as well. Unfortunately our doctors are not educating us on this and telling us what we can do about it, at least not most doctors. The nutrient depletion may have had a lot to do with the hair loss and other issues. I would seriously look into it and maybe consider getting back on lamictal.
Also, a little lithium will not hurt you. If anything it would only be good for your brain. Think about it and talk to your doc about it. If he doesn't prescribe a low dose of say Lithobid, maybe 150 mgs, I would order some lithium orotate from some reliable sources online. JMHO.
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