Posted by mogger on December 8, 2010, at 15:30:57
Hello,
About 5 months ago my psychiatrist recommended that I take NAC 2400mg for OCD/Depression. I was all over it and began taking it. My doctor told me to be patient as studies have shown that NAC can begin to work at 9 weeks and actually is most effective at the 6 month mark. Well he is correct. I have been patient with it and it has paid off. It is incredibly powerful for my constantly over working brain that does not shut off. It has acted like a dampener and I have now been able to take a job and I am able to make travel plans for the first time in my life.
I actually was taking 3600mg and felt that I was feeling a bit too spacey (in a good way) so dropped down to 2400mg and found that I needed a bit more so I went to 3000mg a day. The interesting this is that I switched brands to get a 500mg capsule instead of the 600mg capsule so I could take 3000mg evenly (1000mgX3 daily). I was using Swanson brand, 600mg, which capsules were made of gelatin and magnesium stearate (vegetable). I switched to Jarrow Brand 500mg and after about two weeks I began to struggle a bit with depression and horrific dry mouth. I became suspicious as the only thing I had done different was to swich brands. Clearly this was the problem so I looked at the side of the bottle. Well Jarrow's formula has silicon dioxide, cellulose, gelatin and magnesium stearate in each capsule. I really didn't feel great and was beginning to struggle so I went back to the Swanson brand to see if my suspicions were true and they are. After about 5 days switching back to Swanson I feel complete relief and back to where I was. I had no idea that ingredients in a capsule could have such a profound effect on me. I am wondering if anyone else has had the same negative reaction to either of these ingredients? I found an interesting website discussing that some fillers are not so good for us. Any thoughts and experiences?
Joseph
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