Posted by Christ_empowered on December 3, 2012, at 10:53:13
In reply to Re: Tryptophan Deficiency = my major depression?, posted by Phillipa on December 2, 2012, at 22:47:17
High doses of niacinamide, coupled with the other ingredients in the traditional orthomolecular protocol (b-complex, several grams C, E, selenium, zinc, plus whatever else you want/need) will help.
Niacinamide--at grams daily--boosts tryptophan, even in people with severe problems, such as HIV/AIDS. I take 2 tablets daily. Each one is a 1.5 grams time release tablet. I take one AM and then another one PM, for a total of 3 grams daily.
Doing Orthomolecular Medicine (OM) has really helped me get more mileage out of my meds, with very few side effects. I'm now down to 30mgs/day Abilify plus 300mgs/day Trileptal. My agitation and psychosis are well-controlled, mood swings are fairly minimal, and my depression is less frequent and much less severe. Even my social phobia has improved, which I didn't see coming.
I have 0 EPS (rare for me before OM), no cognitive dulling, and I don't usually require an anxiolytic, although my (quite wise) shrink has suggested low-dose (100mgs every 6 hours) gabapentin to provide a bit of day time sedation.
2-3 meds for either Bipolar I w/psychotic features or some sort of schizo-whatever problem. No controlled meds, no crazy cocktails, no side effects...good stuff, that OM.
Check out: wwww.doctoryourself.com
I'll warn you that some current OM practitioners are anti-psych meds. Traditionally, OM works with meds for more severe cases of mental illness, and then you adjust the meds and keep the vitamins coming.
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