[Dix888]

Hi Everyone
Wanted to say that for anybody who is new to psych' meds, it's a good idea to take certain vitamins. My pdoc & my MD advised me to do this b/c psych meds can drain the body & brain of certain things or cause it to be difficult to absorb them from foods.
So with my Depakote, Seroquel & Gabapentin, I take a B complex, folic acid & vitamin D3
I hope this helps!

[nbritton]

Originally Posted by Dix888

Hi Everyone
Wanted to say that for anybody who is new to psych' meds, it's a good idea to take certain vitamins. My pdoc & my MD advised me to do this b/c psych meds can drain the body & brain of certain things or cause it to be difficult to absorb them from foods.
So with my Depakote, Seroquel & Gabapentin, I take a B complex, folic acid & vitamin D3
I hope this helps!

I will second vitamin D3, the majority of the population has sub-optimal intake of this critical vitamin. Among other things, the active metabolite of vitamin D3, calcitriol, is a glutathione modulator, and possibly a catalyst! The vitamin D supplied in fortified foods is vitamin D1 (strong bones), this is not the same as the other forms of vitamin D; D1 and D3 are not interchangeable. I recommend 2,500 I.U. daily for all adults, and 4000 I.U. daily for pregnant women; I feel this stuff is as important for fetal brain development as folic acid. D3 protects the fetal brain from excitotoxicity from reactive foreign invaders, i.g. rhinoviruses (i.e. the common cold). This is why winter births and black skin are correlated with schizophrenia and mental illness, the mother get infected with the flu, and being deficient in D3 (low glutathione), the virus is able to attack the developing child's brain.

[Skitz13]

Thank you so much for this thread. I looked at it yesterday and did my own research and have started supplementing today.
Thanks again

[Angry1541]

With gaba, be careful taking vits with magnesium in them...as it negates the effect of gaba.

Just an FYI.

[Dix888]

Yes, you are right about Gabapentin----watch out for magnesium

[Angry1541]

Many vitamins what magnesium in them....so....added, maybe a binder...IDK.