Posted by Lao Tzu on February 5, 2010, at 10:20:45
In reply to Re: n acetyl l cysteine » louise97, posted by Ron Hill on February 3, 2010, at 1:36:45
I am diagnosed bipolar/schizophrenic and everytime I tried NAC I had a worsening of depression, EXCEPT for a brief stint when I was also using Acetyl-L-Carnitine in addition to NAC. Then, NAC didn't really cause worsening of depression. In fact, it felt somewhat agreeable, but the problem I had with NAC is that it disturbed my sleep, especially at higher dosages. The most I could tolerate was about 300mg of NAC per day. So I said forget it. I gave up on it. Perhaps I didn't give it enough time. One seemingly legitimate website says that it usually takes "a long time" to see any therapeutic improvement, so you need to be patient. Some people have said they do great on it. Don't take my experience to be the general experience of everyone. My body either didn't need it, or maybe I was allergic to or it just didn't mix well with my meds and other supplements. I'm still thinking about giving it another trial run because scientists are studying it for schizophrenia as well as bipolar and have reported moderate improvement. That doesn't sound wonderful, MODERATE improvement, however. Personally, I get better results from using Vitamins E and C. But perhaps, it is a matter of time and being patient with a new substance you're putting into your body. It's akin to taking a new medication that you are unused to. At first, your body reacts to it as a foreign substance, but over time, the body adjusts as long as it isn't toxic and damaging.
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