Posted by Randal on August 16, 2002, at 16:56:27
In reply to well, hell, mood worsening, you say....sssiiiggghh (nm) » Randal, posted by shar on August 15, 2002, at 19:57:09
Hi Shar,
I hope the "wrong" ratio didn't make things worse--that would really suck. If so, I'm very sorry to hear that. It's unclear to me what the whole story is with this ratio business. Anyone out there know?
Of course that is one of the big problems with using supplements as "medication", even if there is evidence that they might actually work. Who knows what the best dose is? How do we know if what we are buying actually contains what it claims to?? Thank god for prescription drug regulations and the FDA.
I noticed that the earlier post where I mentioned Stoll's book has since been "magically" linked to a list of recommended books. I guess someone must go through these posts and do such things--wow! Thanks to whoever does this!
I mention this because the person who recommended the book is Sulpicia. I remember that Sulpicia was the one who was so vehement about the 2:1 ratio. I found a post by Sulpicia from June 25th 200l:
"The real problem is that essential fatty acid metabolism is extremely complex.
To start with: people with bipolar disorder should consult Stoll's 1999 paper [sorry no citation, wrong computer tonigh] -- research has clearly demonstrated that bipolars must take EPA in dosages AT LEAST TWICE AS HIGH as the dose of DHA. They learned very early in the study that DHA alone or in ratios of less than 2:1 pitches bipolars into severe depression. And nobody stopped or lowered meds -- the study showed that the bipolars on supplements and meds had fewer incidences of destabilization."I'd be interested in hearing the source of this--this is certainly a stronger statement than anything from Stoll's book--does Sulpicia know more than this???
Is Sulpicia still reading the posts?
Randal
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