Okay, Abience, these are the ones that I've taken:
Lithium-came off it because of endocrinologist's report that it was one of the most
toxic medications on the market. I had kidney damage from it. For others, it may work wonders.
Depakote: The best to suit my chemistry, but it made my hair fall out, so that one was out.
Lamictal -15 mg. Originally established at standard dosage of 100 mg. once a day,
but I could take only 15 mg. because the higher dose led to hypomania. Then, had
to stop Lamictal because of development of acne.
Finally, I take only 10 mg. Prozac once a day and 7.5 mg. Deplin (a food medication)
Changes in my diet allowed me to move into the 10 mg Prozac which works just fine.
I would say that Deplin (a concentrated form of folate which can cross the blood-brain barrier has been the most successful medication I've ever taken. Here's why:
some people do not have the enzymes necessary to metabolize folic acid into folate which can cross the blood-brain barrier. The patient can become deficient in folate in the brain if those enzymes are not in the digestive system to manage folic acid.
Only a genetic test will reveal if one is not blessed with the proper enzymes for the
use of folic acid conversion, but since I felt so much better taking 7.5 mg Deplin once a day, my psychiatrist felt there was no need to do genetic testing.)
Evidence indicates that 7 out of 10 depressed patients are folate deficient. It's
worth asking your psychiatrist about in my view.
I hope you find what works for you.
Genetic
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