Vitamin B12 for Depression

re: Vitamin B12 for Depression

kiznkitten — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:17:13 GMT

B-12 by itself is very, very, very effective for severe, crippling chronic Depression! No PHARMA drugs required. I pass this information along all the time and have literally changed people’s lives forever as a result of simply sharing this knowledge!

I wish they would do this study without the PHARMA drugs!

I have heard from reliable sources that for some men a good B-Complex with adequate doses of B-12 replaces their need for drugs like Viagra!

My opinion: Big PHARMA combined with Big Agriculture, the same people in many cases, is injuring us on purpose in order to fuel their medical experimentation, which in turn improves their knowledge base about various serious medical conditions, and in turn increases the profit margin for PHARMA by selling us more drugs.

re: Vitamin B12 for Depression

Loverain — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:27:31 GMT

If I had to- I would also take the drugs. If its the only thing that helps, so be it. But thankfully b12 actually helped me immensely.

When I bought the Mercola b12 it made me feel so much better that I could not resist taking more than the recommended dose. The more I took, the better I felt. First it let me finally sleep. Then it let me have happy comfortable relaxed feelings, like sunny day feelings. And stopped me from having angry thoughts and from constantly replaying offending experiences over and over. Then I stopped getting overly offended in the first place. Finally I was able to remember things and I felt so relaxed - the crippling social anxiety that I have suffered from most of my childhood and all of my adulthood just eased away. I always thought (and felt frustrated) that it was just my natural trait to be shy and anxious. I still feel anxious if I don't take my 10,000 mcg of B12 a day. Its a huge mega dose, and honestly sometimes, like if I have stress I take more. If I don't the first thing that returns is a kind of persistent social anxiety, like not wanting to answer the phone, then it grows until I get repeating thoughts, and end up losing my temper. Very weird. I really need to visit a doctor (don't have money) but I don't think I will let anyone talk me out of taking b12. It really helps way too much. I feel afraid taking such large doses but I must feel better. I switched from the the mercola brand because I go through it too fast. I take 5000mcg sub-linguals now. Mercola's absorbs faster, feels better but I need the higher dose. I am 35, but I had symptoms like an old person. I wonder if people who it hasn't worked for have tried huge doses.

re: Vitamin B12 for Depression

Sarah Rivera — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:14:56 GMT

Thank you for your honesty. I too have tried for many years to treat depression, rage and an eating disorder with supplements, exercise, being prayed over many times, quoting scripture and eating healthy. I still had to go back on the 10mgs. of generic "Prozac" as much as I hated to. I'm almost 47 years old and I've been taking medication off and on for over 17 years now. I hope someday to be completely free of meds but for now it has truly saved my life, my marriage and kept our family together (we have four children at home still). I will continue to search for a more natural alternative and continue taking vitamins, minerals, cod liver oil, etc...but for whatever reason some of us need more than that.

re: Vitamin B12 for Depression

Elizabeth Hensley — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:45:47 GMT

I used to try and treat my depression rage attacks, migraines, and insomnia with nutrition alone and I did this for decades. i was vehemently antidrug. I took every nutritional supplement there was that could help the brain. I went through big bottles of l tryptophan every month. I took all the b vitamins, used minerals, avoid food allergens, ate no sugar. I gave every nutrient I tried a good LONG time to work. I didn’t just take them for a few days and quit. I got a CPAP machine and always use it unless the power is off. . I tried relaxation tapes and prayer. I read through the entire Bible several times in five different versions. I tried exercise but it was hard because I was so exhausted. I was having 24/7 migraines from sleep deprivation. I would have rage attacks. I was in Hell and I put my parents through Hell. I finally learned that antidepressants could help me too. I went on brand name Surmontil, which is the only one that raises REM sleep instead of lowering it, (generic is worthless). I could finally sleep! My migraines pain and frequency lifted. I was no longer so sensitive to light all the time I had to run around with sun glasses on all the time like a visitor from K-PAX. I started half functioning while before I had only one third functioned. Since then I’ve added bipolar level treatment doses of Omega 3 which I learned about here. I also finally got a thyroid and an adrenal problem treated, and learned I have Asperger’s syndrome, (can’t read or respond to facial BLOCKED EXPRESSION. I am taking oral chelation meds for heavy metal poisoning. I’ve been able to cut back on the Surmontil but I still need a good amount of it to sleep. Everything works better TOGETHER! With moderation and wisdom, drugs have their place. By the way EFT only works a little bit too.