Posted by LOOPS on March 26, 2005, at 10:49:20
In reply to Re: What's your favorite vitamin/mineral supplemen » LOOPS, posted by KaraS on March 25, 2005, at 23:15:43
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yes I take the ginseng before exercise - also during the day if I need more energy. I like the fact that it is balancing overall, rather than stimulating one-way.
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>AShwagandha can be a bit mixed. I have noticed my reactions to things after my several months on high dose fish oil are somewhat different. Herbs/supplements seem to have less of a punch on me (which is good - must mean my brain is less likely to be unbalanced by things).
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>I don't like to take many things and seem to be determined to find the lowest possible number of pills to be popping. Part of this is the hassle when I go travelling - I mean on the plane I am f*rting around with opening a dozen bottles and everyone is wondering what is going on with me!
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>I still take 5htp - taking mixture of different brands - they all seem to have an effect. 100mg of non-enteric-coated 5htp will bring on brief but intense nausea on empty stomach but that is all.The insomnia issues are pretty much gone for the first part of the night, but recently I've been finding myself waking up at 5am and wondering about popping a half zolpidem. I hope this early wakening isn't a precursor for bad depression setting in again (not that I'm on top of the world at the moment but I'm not *that* bad).
Also, the lithium orotate may (?) deplete inositol - is this possible with such a low dose?? Inositol being so important for sleeping through the night this could be a worry.>
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This is also why I don't like messing with lots of supplements - everything needs balancing so much, it makes it so complicated taking more than a couple of pills. Still, at least my bulimia has made a remission over the last couple of months. This must mean serotonin is functioning better.Loops
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