Posted by JLx on November 11, 2003, at 6:23:13
In reply to Inosito,SamE,Bvitamins,Folic acid?????HELP!!!, posted by lnldy on November 10, 2003, at 23:08:35
> Could someone please help me. I NEED an alternative approach to deal with GAD. I've been reading alot and found info on Inositol, then more info on SamE. What roll do the B vitamins play with SamE and where does Inositol come into play. My Herb lady told me that fish oil has nothing to do with anxiety only heart issues. Although that is not what I have read. What's the deal? How do you know how much of what to take and what not to mix? Maybe someone can recomend a good book with specifics on this.
> Where do I start.
> I don't mean to sound desperate but I am.
> ThankyouHi,
My first suggestion to get you started is to check the archives on this board/site for those subjects as there's lots of info there.
You will probably also have to experiment quite a bit.
Otherwise, I would start with magnesium. See my previous posts on this, as I bang this particular drum quite regularly. :) Most people are deficient in magnesium -- even those who may think they have it covered from their multiple as the type of magnesium in most multiples is a not-very-absorbable one (magnesium oxide). Magnesium is involved in many, many body functions so if you're deficient at all, supplementing with it will be bound to make you feel better....because it just helps everything work better.
I would recommend magnesium glycinate particularly as the glycine that's combined with the mg is also a calming type amino acid. Some brands may not be the right thing. I recommend Carlson's brand as being reliable. You can get it at a good price at Vitamin Shoppe, for one source. Another good type is magnesium taurinate (Cardiovascular Research brand) as it's reputed to not have the diarrhea-type symptom at higher doses. Most types, if you take them in smaller amounts throughout the day, can be fairly well tolerated though. Magnesium malate is one I like and is easier to find. Mg citrate is easy to find also but a little harsher, in my experience. Also try a relaxing bath in Epsom Salts as that's magnesium sulfate.
You can't go wrong with B vitamins either for stress and anxiety. Be sure to take a complex, so you get a balance.
Fish oil won't hurt, and might help improve mood in general -- unless you're pyroluric, is my understanding.
Adjusting your diet to avoid sugar or other possible "food allergies" such as wheat or dairy might also be helpful.
See the other threads on inositol as some people have had some good luck with that. But my recommendation is to consider supplementing with magnesium FIRST and in addition to other things as it may potentiate their good effects.
The RDA in the U.S. is 350-400 mg, but in Canada it is 600 mg...and that's for an "average" person, whoever that is. ;)
http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column&Id=74
"The best food sources of magnesium are vegetables like buckwheat (kasha), mature lima beans, navy beans, kidney beans, green beans, soy beans (including tofu), blackeyed peas, broccoli, spinach, Swiss chard, oats, whole barley, millet, bananas, blackberries, dates, dried figs, mangoes, watermelon, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazel nuts, shrimp, and tuna.
When you are chronically stressed, you can become magnesium deficient even if you eat these foods regularly."
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