The only vitamin I take is D sorry

I 'think' vitamins help me! Especially as certain bp meds (ie/ tegretol, for example) leach vitamins from your system (ie/ B, B12)..& prevent us from absorbing nutrients properly

I take multivitamin, D (good for mood), L-cysteine (again, same deal, allegedly), Fish Oil, Flaxseed oil, C, B's

Think it's worth trying, good adjunct to the psych meds..fish oil is a really good idea, especially..at least, it gets a lot of hype!

Don't have to apologize.....D is good!

lou, I've been taking flaxseed for the omegas. I just got finished reading about B's and how they affect absorption of nutrients. I'm adding those to my list. I heard they help the body deal with stressors too.....god knows we probably could all use that!...lol

L-trytophane I think is what's in turkey that makes you sleepy. It can make you drowsy but there were some issues around it causing health problems a while back...I can't remember what though.

I take lots of vitamins and I think it helps. Sam-e is supposed to be helpful for mood swings and melatonin is helpful for getting to sleep but no side effects that I know of......

A bad batch of Ltryptophan came out once years ago and they weren't able to sell any. It was taken off the market around the time Prozac was put on the market.....funny huh?? Ltryptophan, from what I've read helps the brain actually produce serotonin. I'll have to check out the Sam-e that you mentioned, I want to try and get some more amino acids in me......

sam-e is for depression, and it can make you manic. use with caution.

I don't take any vitamins, sorry
Andrea

I take B-complex, or stress B-complex...I try to keep a balanced diet to incorporate my C vitamins, and eat fish/salmon/tuna for my omegas...I usually keep up with my D requirements, but haven't been getting that with vitamins or diet lately! Maybe why I've been down, in part...?

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It's amazing that any of us get the proper nutrients anymore with all the crap out there. Not sure how or if vit D can affect mood....I know B's are really important. I'm supposed to take extra D...but I feel overloaded with pills these days....more like overhwhelmed!

i have a cabinet full of pills/supplements. I just can't take them all the time. Too much!

I purchased a lot of expensive vitamin and mineral supplements for a while, some of them in liquid form, and used them until they were gone. I didn't notice much of a change in myself. The biggest improvement by far that I have experienced was through radically changing my diet. I have always believed that using a wide variety of healthy whole foods is better than using supplements. It seems to have benefitted me a great deal.

I take B complex, 4000 IU of Vitamin D, Folic Acid, Co-Enzyme Q10, Fish Oil, Evening Primrose Oil (mostly for PMS), Calcium and Magnesium, Melatonin 5mg slow release, and a Multivitamin. I sometimes take an extra E and C supplement.

I think I am starting to feel a little better as I started to be more regimented about all this a couple of months ago. I think I may be handling stress a llittle better - not tweeking out as much over small things where I can feel my adrenals being put through the ringer.

I also stopped a mood stabilizer and started a psychostimulant (Ritalin) in the midst of this, so that may have something to do with it too. But yes, as racefios says, diet is the best way to get your nutrients. I do not eat certain foods high on the glycemic index and try to eat organic and a variety of colored fruits and vegetables and not so much animal protein of full fat cheeses that can cause inflammation.

I also make a good smoothie with this protein powder made by IronTek that I get at the health food store. It has a good amino acid profile.

Another thing I am looking into, is supplementing with liquid minerals.

I like your comment, catwings. I eat an enormous amount of colorful vegetables and limit my animal protein intake quite a bit as well. That's the first time I have seen anybody talk about this. Even most of the "normal" people out there that I associate with ignore this sort of thing. I take great pains to monitor my diet and have eliminated prepared foods and eating out almost entirely.

my name is vader.I am 62 years old and i sold vitamins years old.I do not believe in vitamins because i think it is a scam.If you are healthy,you dont need vitamins.And some of the claims are coming to light.The late Dr.Linus Pauling spoke about Vitamin C and how it prevents colds and such.Well,after many years...the scientists are finding out that some of his claims are not true...they are misleading.I have got a best friend who pops these pills like water.She is taking 40 vitamins a day and I believe she is harming herself.She is always complaining about being tired,but if she were a little bit nicer and showed an interest in everyday things and read the paper and did things instead of cleaning the house,and cooking like the way women lived 50 years ago,her symptoms would disappear,as she is very old fashioned and i feel sorry for her.Readers Digest has an article called The Great Vitamin Scam and it is a scam .And if you read The Spectic Magazine founded by the late Carl Sagan...you will see that this is true.When something sounds too good to be true,it isnt.And people are damaging their health because they want to live longer.There is no evidence that they pills will make you live longer and healthier.And too much Vitamin D can lead to kidney failure.And all of these claims have been printed.Vitamins are not pills.Vitamins are drugs.And people should be aware that they can hurt themselves as i saw.i had a client.His name was Frank.He was 50 years old.He was in very poor health.He died on the operating table during a heart operation.The doctor told me he would have lived longer and been healthier if he did not stop his medication and start taking all of these vitamins and this happened in the 1970 and it is happening.People are not following doctors orders and not taking the proper medication.Medication is good if you follow the instructions.I have been on medication for the past 55 years and I have never had any reaction to it and i feel pretty good because i follow the instructions of my doctor.I walk everyday and i dont take vitamins.I feel good as it is and I intend to live a long life.