Posted by Lao Tzu on January 18, 2010, at 16:55:53
In reply to Re: Vitamins for schizophrenia/bipolar depression » Lao Tzu, posted by SLS on December 24, 2009, at 10:38:40
I have tried COQ10 with mixed results. I could only tolerate low dosages, so for me it didn't really work, OR perhaps I didn't stick with it long enough for my body to adjust to it. It's worth a try. I started off with 30mg, but found that dose was too small. N-Acetyl-Cysteine, no, I didn't like it. I think it would work much better for bipolars experiencing manic phases. I have mainly depression and felt the NAC made it worse. I have heard the mitochondrial dysfunction theory of bipolar. Some people have tried a combo of alpha lipoic acid and Acetly-L-carnitine. The combination seems to work better than either alone. But again, I don't know how effective it is. Seems we'd have to wait for medications that address mitochondrial dysfunction.
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