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New to supplements for boipolar: what doses?

Posted by holymama on May 13, 2006, at 14:54:25

Hi, I'm newly off bipolar meds -- I could never find a med combo that would hold my moods, and fear the meds made my moods more extreme (more suicidal, higher mania, more rapid cycling, etc...).

I am working closely with a homeopath.

My mood is starting to get depressed, and I want to start some supplements.

I am new to this, but I bought:

fish oil capsules (Carlson) and
5-HTP

to start out. Any dosage recommendations to start/and or to build up to? Any other easy additions to this supplementation? Don't overload me with info, please!! I need something simple to start with!!

Thanks!! ~~Autumn~~

I forgot to mention...

Posted by holymama on May 13, 2006, at 14:59:29

In reply to New to supplements for boipolar: what doses?, posted by holymama on May 13, 2006, at 14:54:25

...that I am also taking a B Complex daily vitamin as well.

Re: New to supplements for boipolar: what doses?

Posted by blueberry on May 14, 2006, at 12:29:16

In reply to New to supplements for boipolar: what doses?, posted by holymama on May 13, 2006, at 14:54:25

There is a book called The Mood Cure by Julia Ross that covers all this stuff in pretty good detail.

In a nutshell...

Taurine...500mg to 3000mg a day...your mood stabilizer, calming, and helps everything else work better.

Gaba...500mg to 1500mg a day, added if needed for calming.

5htp...50mg to 300mg a day.

Tyrosine...500mg to 3000mg a day.

Fish oil...as much as you can handle.

Balanced amino acid complex (with about 20 aminos in it, including trytophan).

Important vitamins...all the B's, C, E, D, chromium, selenium, magnesium.

In addition, a probiotic for the gut is an often overlooked area. You want lots of the good bacteria in there crowding out the bad ones. Hidden gut problems which are very common often result in psychiatric symptoms.

Re: 5-htp

Posted by dessbee on May 16, 2006, at 6:23:47

In reply to New to supplements for boipolar: what doses?, posted by holymama on May 13, 2006, at 14:54:25

Before taking 5-htp read this:

http://www.raysahelian.com/5htp.html

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