Posted by freedom2001 on October 26, 2003, at 9:46:41
In reply to Re: Anyone out there have OCD? Help!! ?freedom2001, posted by rianny on October 26, 2003, at 4:19:12
> I have OCD and social anxiety.
> Currently, I'm on Luvox (very little dosage, but will increase eventually). I have been on Paxil and Celexa.
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> My OCD is more associated with anxiety...just so you know. Oh, and my OCD is not behavioral, I mean it reveals repeated unnecessary thoughts.
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> Supplements I'm taking are Fish oil and multivitamin with extra Vit B Complex, Vit C, and Calcium + Magnesium. The multivitamin contains Folic acid and Copper that you mentioned as "not good" for OCD sufferers. However, I believe that overall balances between Vitamins and Minerals are also very important since they interact and affect each other (I'm not taking extra Folic acid or Copper anyway...just taking what normal humans need per day, so I guess it's not big deal). Supplements without Folic acid and Copper did not help me much anyways, so I just bought multivitamin pills today to see how it goes. I'll keep taking extra vita B,C, and Cal+Mag.Did you take ZINC? it is essential too.
I'm also taking 3 softgels of TWINLABS super EPA for a total of 1800 mg of EPA per day as well. You need a lot of EPA for OCD, not just a little.
Take 2,000 mg of vitamin C per day, Esther C preferably as it lasts 6 times longer.
Remember, do not mix fish oils with the vitamins/minerals. They interfere with the absorption.
Also, take your drugs one hour apart from these stuffs.
And avoid artificial colors, MSG, high sodium as these are OCD triggers.
Good luck and keep me updated on your condition.
Freedom.
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