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Posted by star008 on January 14, 2008, at 8:43:57
From The INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICIATRIC MEDICINE MTHF is marketed in the United States as a medical food also called Deplin, which contains 7.5 mg L-methylfolate and is available by prescription only. According to the Food and Drug Administration, a medical food is different both from a drug and from a food, and is defined as a food that is formulated to be consumed orally
...under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation.57
Medical foods are required when dietary management cannot achieve the specific nutrient requirements. Treatment with MTHF seems to be safe, apparently has few if any side effects, and is generally less expensive than augmenting with a second antidepressant. Further research is necessary to determine the exact priority this approach should be given in treatment algorithms for major depression. HERE IS THE LINK>>>>>
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=1267
There are more links but they basically say the same thing.
Posted by Dinah on January 14, 2008, at 9:28:40
In reply to deplin is neither a drug or a supplement, posted by star008 on January 14, 2008, at 8:43:57
I'm thinking you want this post to go on this thread?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080114/msgs/806350.html
I'll go ahead and repost it there.
Dinah
Posted by Phillipa on January 14, 2008, at 12:51:41
In reply to Link to medication board, posted by Dinah on January 14, 2008, at 9:28:40
Dinah can't get the link to come up and I'm now on it and maybe here would be another perspective? Just a thought. Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on January 14, 2008, at 16:34:00
In reply to Re: Link to medication board » Dinah, posted by Phillipa on January 14, 2008, at 12:51:41
The link to the medication board doesn't work? I just clicked on it and it seems ok.
Posted by star008 on January 14, 2008, at 23:41:28
In reply to Link to medication board, posted by Dinah on January 14, 2008, at 9:28:40
This is the end of the thread.
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