Posted by KaraS on April 20, 2005, at 1:43:39
In reply to Re: Melatonin etc. » KaraS, posted by Sarah T. on April 19, 2005, at 23:27:19
>>ST: Hi. I think I've given up on the magic cure most of the time. If I found the magic cure, I'm afraid that it, too, would poop out on me. I think that most of the meds HAVE to poop out because developing tolerance is our body's way of adapting. I think it's a homeostatic mechanism of sorts. In order to prevent "poop out" or tolerance, the human body would have to be designed differently, and that's not likely to happen in the near future.
That's true. We are always trying to prevent the body from going back to its own set points. Some people do manage to beat the odds though. I'm always very encouraged when I hear about people who have been on the same antidepressant for 20+ years.
> KS: > DMAE is a supplement. The DMAE stands for dimethylaminoethanol. It is very similar to choline - the only difference is one methyl group if I remember correctly. It's a supplement that is in all of the natural treatments for ADD. >
> > Here are a couple of links if you're interested in reading more about it. One of them is from Dr. Sahelian's site. He is extremely conservative in dosage so keep that in mind. >
> > http://www.raysahelian.com/dmae.html
> > ttp://healthinfo.healthgate.com/GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-33da65dd4&chunkiid=21390 > Let me know what you think. > Kara
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> ST: Thank you very much for the information and those links. I like that fact that Sahelian seems fairly conservative. I think I might try that supplement at some point. I didn't have any luck with tyrosine. In fact, I had a stiff neck and anxiety from tyrosine, so I think it would be a good idea to start at a VERY low dose for DMAE.
A stiff neck is one of the side effects from DMAE as well if too much is taken. I would be interested to hear how you make out with this supplement.K
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