Hi, any of you actually 'tried' vitamins in the aid of keeping seretonin levels more balanced? I understand AD's for that, but I'm just wondering if any of you have considered this. I get depressed, yes suicidal and so on, but I don't want AD's and that's because I don't want to become reliant and so fourth. So I tried Omega-3 fish oil, cod liver oil and I'm much happier. I take one everyday in the morning and believe me it did help. However like with most things, we all respond differently, and what may work for me may not work for you, but all I can say is try it!
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Vitamins
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It's possible that it actually help in a physiological way, and it's possible it was a placebo effect. Either way, I'm glad it helped. And you're right, everyone's biochemistry is different.
In any case, omega-3 oil seems to benefit the body.
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sublingual vitamn b-12
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I took every drug that was out for depression between the years of 00-02. Nothing whatsoever worked until I tried some alternative methods. Willpower has been most of it, but vitamins have made it a much easier job. Melatonin is the counter to seratonin, and sometimes you can find it sublingual as a 'dietary supplement'. I'm no doctor, but melatonin seems to help if sleep deprivation is included in your list of troubles...and seems to even you out pretty well. St. John's Wart worked well, except for the side effects.B-12 is probably only a good choice if it's hormone related(which btw is impossible to tell, so give it a shot). There is no drawbacks to anyone taking B-12. If you can, work out getting it in intraveneous(through a shot) with your doctor.Calcium supplements can repair nerve damage, so it's feaseable that they'd also help your depression.If it's an inadvertant problem causing your depression, it might be best to take whatever could help. Blood pressure, hormones, metabolism, toxicity...everything affects your mind, so try and just get healthy. Be very careful with the side effects as well. Melatonin has given me some very bad hallucinations. As usual, if you experience side effects, stop the treatments. Hope this was helpful.
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Some of the things you mentioned might have serious side effects, and St. John's Wort has been demonstrated not to be very effective for depression (and can have side effects). Also, some "natural" treatements react badly with other drugs.
Some non-traditional treatments may help some people...but be careful.