Posted by Christ_empowered on October 17, 2015, at 15:33:51
Anybody noticed this? I've been doing Orthomolecular (yes, I'm pushing it on you) and I think one reason it works is because it supplements what meds take away, so the meds do their thing without causing additional problems.
OM traditionally involves loads of b-complex plus b3 (pick your form...I go for niacinamide, 3 grams/day), plus at least 3 grams C (you can take more, of course).
Still, Hoffer-style OM may not be enough. I read that a couple meds I'm on deplete coenzyme q10. I'm 31, so I'm already at the age where coenzyme q10 levels begin to drop, so...I supplement. 200mgs/day, the softgel form (super-absorbable, supposedly. Made by some company called Kaneka).
The thing that worries me...severe mental problems, like schizophrenia, apparently involve a lot of oxidative stress. So...without supplementation of some form, pills are suppressing the symptoms while making some of the underlying problems worse, it seems.
Anyway, whatever you're on, for whatever reason, I recommend trying to find out what gets depleted. I think its particularly important for neuroleptics and anticonvulsants. With anticonvulsants...I think its scary, how docs Rx them and then B vitamins and D can be depleted, and nobody tells the patient.
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