Posted by Hombre on July 5, 2010, at 19:26:41
In reply to Re: Niacin/folic acid and depression » Hombre, posted by janejane on July 5, 2010, at 6:09:22
> I was curious, so I searched "niacinamide anxiety" and counted 4 people who said it helped them. This was just within the first few threads I looked at. I got tired of reading so I stopped, but I remember at least one other poster who had dramatic success with it, who I didn't come across, so if you dig, you're bound to find more.
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> In your research, did you have a chance to look at any of the Eastern European studies? My sense is that some of the best work was done there but that access to those reports might be difficult. I'd look into it myself, but I frankly don't have the energy to do it, and it'd probably be way over my head anyway. (The chemistry stuff always is.)I'll definitely take note and file that away for future research. But for the time being, I'm mostly reading up on meditation, since as I told you in PM adding Tai Chi and Qigong/Meditation back into the routine has had profound benefits, and herbal medicine. The healthier my body gets the less I depend on the supplements. It doesn't seem to matter as much if I take them or not.
You see, before I was getting a good response from meds and herbs (and now lots of exercise) I would spend all day researching potential treatments. I've read the algorithms and recommendations from STAR D, STEP BD, CANMAT, along with Stahl's Psychopharmacology and Prescriber's Guide. I also spent hours reading up on vitamins and minerals. I ran through all sorts of scenarios and planned out various med combinations.
And then I started to get better, and part of that meant that I didn't feel the pressing (almost obsessive) need to gather information. Of course I love to read up on health related topics and there is nothing wrong with that since I enjoy it, but I'm no longer searching for the "magic bullet", so to speak. If there is something I want to try, I'll read up. But I tell myself that I don't have to keep searching so hard anymore. So to me, unless someone whom I've invested an interest in over the past ~9 or so months that I've been reading p-babble has a success story to share, it doesn't really matter much to me. I hope that explains where I'm coming from a bit better. And I can't wait to hear your success story as it unfolds.
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