Posted by beckett2 on October 15, 2017, at 20:25:05
In reply to Re: Quick question on possible adjunct, posted by linkadge on October 11, 2017, at 19:47:15
> I'm not sure if you're a coffee drinker, but my depression would be much worse without 1-2 cups of coffee a day.
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> I also drink pure organic cocoa powder (2-3 tsp a day). I find this great for anhedonia. However, you've got to watch this, if insomnia is an issue.
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> Some of my main adjuncts are...
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> coffee, cocoa, green tea, ginger root, omega-3, folic acid, magnesium + niacin
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> coffee, cocoa, and green tea have substances in them which act as MAOIs. Cocoa is more selective towards MAOb.
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> Linkadge
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>Agreed on coffee. One cup is a must. About cocoa, I didn't realize the effect on MAOIb. Maybe that's why I wasn't able to have chocolate on Emsam. That's not the issue now.
Matcha is delicious.
Thanks for all your help.
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