Posted by Melanie-00 on December 13, 2010, at 10:27:21
In reply to Re: NAC for OCD. Cellulose + Silicon Dioxide! :(, posted by mogger on December 13, 2010, at 9:46:07
Joseph, thank you so much for this! I had never heard of NAC before, and I have just done a very quick literature search. Well, apparently, a 2009 study of NAC for trichotillomania showed very good results (Arch Gen Psychiatry). And another article thought it could be promising for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (Mathew et al. 2008 in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics). Oddly enough, NAC also looks to be helpful for people with problems with mucus, which I also have. Makes me wonder if all of these could be related. I certainly never would have thought the mucus problems could be related to the psychological ones, but who knows! I have been taking 18 g/day inositol for about 2 months now, with good results with my trich, but I am still terribly anxious, and my other OCD symptoms (albeit, always mild) haven't improved much either. I think I would love to try this new therapy. Anyway, thank you for bringing my attention to it! My doctor (whom I almost never see because he is in another state) surely would never have brought my attention to this possibility!
Just curious if you thought the NAC might have any impact on anxiety/mood for you. (I know it would be difficult to say for sure since you are taking it in combination. But still, perhaps you have a "gut feeling" one way or the other ...)
Thanks again!
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