Posted by Larry Hoover on October 20, 2003, at 13:24:26
In reply to Vitamin C and adrenaline, posted by taylor18 on October 20, 2003, at 1:56:52
> A lot of physicians recommend Vitamin C for schizophrenia and bipolar, but Vitamin C is a pre-cursor to adrenaline (it takes 1 molecule of vitamin C to create 1 molecule of adrenaline).
I *hate* to be pedantic but....(OK, I'm lying. I like to be pedantic)...
Vitamin C is not a precursor, it's a cofactor. Precursors are transformed into the desired product, whereas cofactors are essential for the conversion to occur. If I'm not mistaken, the term vita-min arises from the concept "VITA-l for MIN-eral activity", as minerals lie at the heart of virtually all enzymes. Enzymes depend on the assistance of vitamins to function properly/efficiently.
> In my own experience, it's immediately calming, then it leads to aggression if not taken regularly thereafter.
Your body can become dependent on vitamin C intake, if you take it regularly. Better to be intermittent, though high dose.
Lar
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