Posted by guttersnipe on August 11, 2004, at 1:50:34
In reply to Re: Lar...Taurine and mixed anxiety/depression So?, posted by T-rotten on August 10, 2004, at 2:51:10
> > Hello all! I was looking for TAURINE and foud it here. I just wanna know if taurine + Mg is Good for manic phase of bipolar depression. And what could I add to it?
> > Anybody can halp me? (It isnt to me)
> > tanks.
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> Anybody can give me some info? even redirect to a helpfull post?Yeah, taurine seems rather effective for me, although it doesn't seem to have quite as much of an anti-depressant effect for me as an anti-manic effect. Too help keep me from getting too wound up, I also take niacinamide, which I've read helps to potentiate GABA (and which has a calmative effect for me), as well as a general B-vitamin complex and a general multivitamin/mineral. Fish oil high in omega-3 fatty acids has also been shown to be helpful for manic-depression, and my state of mind has improved a bit since I started taking the stuff. I don't tolerate magnesium supplements very well, but I've heard that they can be somewhat helpful. A few weeks ago, someone posted a message here saying that quercitin is an effective anti-manic supplement (having some effect on protein kinase C, if I recall correctly). I've seen quercetin in my local health food co-op, but I haven't tried it because the taurine seems to be doing a good job of keeping me out of manic or mixed states (knock on wood). If you search the archives here you'll find folks' past comments on all or most of those things. Good luck.
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