I agree with the other posts that herbal remedies aren't enough, and may be harmful to mix. However, nutrition can play a BIG role in psychiatric disorders, and certain supplements have had beneficial effects for many people. I take fish oil caplets (LOTS, like 6 of 'em a day...not sure of the exact EPA & DHA %) and eat a very natural diet (minimum of the white flour, sugar, preservatives, etc).
Fish oil has been amazing for my recent slip into depression, to further balance my mood (and impulsiveness), and has given me amazing mental clarity (oh, and helps regulate appetite). I've asked my psychiatrist about drug interactions (for 300mg lamictal, adderall, and xanax) and he said it shouldn't be a problem (the oil has little or no mercury in it). I would still check with your doctor about it, though.
I'm positive that it's not a placebo thing, cause I've been off and on the fish oil for a year now, with no effects until now (I upped my "dose" from 1--> 6 caplets). I've not had to take xanax in a while, and have gone down from 60 to 10 mgs of adderall (the spring semester has begun for my college, too).
Hope you can find something that helps you.
~Jessie
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