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Old Feb 20, 2013, 07:09 PM
anonymous8113
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And about craving orange juice: it could be that your meds are taking Vitamin C from your system in order to metabolize them adequately. Or you may have some craving for sugar--orange juice is like 90% or higher in sugar.

Many of us use the whole series of Vitamin B complex (B12, B3, B5, B6, etc. every
other day or so to increase better feeling tone while on medications.) You may
need to increase Vitamins A, C, D3, E, Inositol, and others. Please read some
on this subject to learn how to recognize which vitamins may be low when you're
on high doses of meds.

Vitamin C is most important because humans can't manufacture that vitamin. It must come from an outside source, so please make sure you have plenty of that
around. I take about 1,000 mg per day, and that's not at all too much. Some people take 2,000, 3,000 or up to 4 or 5,000 mg. per day. Government recommended daily requirements are much too low--they are designed to give the
minimum necessary to prevent disease, not the amount necessary to give good
health. If you can afford it, always take a pharmaceutical grade vitamin, please, and remember that vitamins can do nothing for us unless they are taken with food.
In addition, vitamins can do nothing for us unless we have the minerals to digest
them! So-ooooo a good regimen of multiple vitamins and multiple minerals daily
will help offset the acidic residue of meds and keep a good feeling tone as much as
they are able.

Omega 3 fatty acids are remarkable for me. They do help so much and have been
identified as beneficial for bipolar illness. In fact, one study indicates that Omega
3 fatty acids may be the first real finding to alleviate bipolar illness' cause. (I
feel sure there are many causes for bipolar illness; it's just that it is known now
that Omega 3 fatty acids do help alleviate some symptoms of bipolar illness.
I use Nordic Omega 3 fatty acids--there are many available, however.)

Good wishes.