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Posted by star008 on December 22, 2007, at 21:28:51
How long do I have to take this med to feel any results?? I haven't noticed anything but the 57 bucks missing from my checkbook paying for it. Does it take a while to kick in??
Posted by Phillipa on December 23, 2007, at 12:27:26
In reply to Don't notice a difference with deplin, posted by star008 on December 22, 2007, at 21:28:51
I thought it was quick like a vitamin? Is it really a med???Phillipa
Posted by star008 on December 23, 2007, at 22:36:23
In reply to Re: Don't notice a difference with deplin » star008, posted by Phillipa on December 23, 2007, at 12:27:26
It is a vitamin.. a supplement.. i didn't know if it took awhile to get to the right levels or what but it doesn't do anythng for me.
Posted by Phillipa on December 23, 2007, at 22:53:38
In reply to Re: Don't notice a difference with deplin » Phillipa, posted by star008 on December 23, 2007, at 22:36:23
Star even Dr. Bob was confused as if you google it it's a med? Still don't understand it. Phillipa
Posted by Racer on December 25, 2007, at 0:20:32
In reply to Don't notice a difference with deplin, posted by star008 on December 22, 2007, at 21:28:51
Deplin is one of the new "medical food" products. They're available only by prescription, and although they're based on naturally occurring nutrients, they're in a synthesized form created in a lab. So, are they a medicine? Or a supplement? It doesn't much matter what you call them, but since they're prescription only, let's call them medications...
My understanding is that Deplin is useful as an adjunctive agent with conventional antidepressants, rather than an antidepressant agent in its own right. As such, I think I'd expect it to take a bit of time to show its effects.
For what it's worth, I take a different methylfolate-containing medical food called Metan-X. I can't tell you if it helps or not, but I still take it. Maybe it is helping, and it's apparently a good deal cheaper than Deplin, so I can't see any reason to stop it.
Good luck.
Posted by star008 on December 28, 2007, at 22:36:43
In reply to Re: Don't notice a difference with deplin » star008, posted by Phillipa on December 23, 2007, at 22:53:38
it's a supplement but they turned it into a med and you have to have a scrpt for it,, It is supposed to help serotion cross the brain barrier or somethng like that.. I am not too interested since it doesn't do much for me.. thanks racer for clarifying
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