Re: Dosage of Vitamin D for SAD--Carol

[Guest guest]

I'm not able to exercise. Most days all I can do is care for my 2 cats. If I

even do a load of laundry, it sets me back even more.

I am on Zoloft too.

What type of doctor would test for NTs? I go to the VA for all of my care.

They know nothing about CFS and very little about Fibro.

Thanks again!

Sue

> SAD is often thought to be related to low serotonin levels.

>

> Other low hormones and neurotransmitters ( NTs)

> could exacerbate the problem.

>

> Test for NTs and hormones.

>

> If the high amounts of D are not doing anything for you,

> I'd reduce them to a more sane 800-2000 iu on general

> principles and seek a different route for SAD. More is not

> necessarily better, and in many cases " more " is a lot " worse "

> sooner or later.

>

> What sort of exercise do you get and how often?

>

> Carol W.

> willis_protocols

>

[Guest guest]

there are sites which address mitochondrial dysfunction and recommend vitamins

and supplements. the best physician written article is now a dated one:

Mitochondrial cytopathy in adults what we know thus far by Bruce Cohen and

Deborah Gold, mds. the UMDF web site also offers much info for mitochondrial

dysfunction. I am currently reading one of Dr. Breggin's books concerning

the use of antidepressants. best of luck to you.

>

> > SAD is often thought to be related to low serotonin levels.

> >

> > Other low hormones and neurotransmitters ( NTs)

> > could exacerbate the problem.

> >

> > Test for NTs and hormones.

> >

> > If the high amounts of D are not doing anything for you,

> > I'd reduce them to a more sane 800-2000 iu on general

> > principles and seek a different route for SAD. More is not

> > necessarily better, and in many cases " more " is a lot " worse "

> > sooner or later.

> >

> > What sort of exercise do you get and how often?

> >

> > Carol W.

> > willis_protocols

> >

>

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" sb2boys " <sb2boys@...> wrote:

> I am on Zoloft too.

Psych meds are very hard on the nervous system (including

receptors) and TCM " kidney yin " .

> What type of doctor would test for NTs? I go to the VA

> for all of my care. They know nothing about CFS and

> very little about Fibro.

>

> Thanks again!

>

> Sue

Without going thru an ND and doing functional testing such

as organic acids and UAA (urine amino acids - 24 hr urine

collection), which would give info on serotonin, dopamine,

norepinephrine and GABA, also glutamate and taurine, and much

much more,

then you could try conventional MD testing for catecholaimines/

metanephrines, 24 hr urine collection, which will give you

some info on serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine. Reference

ranges are too wide, and you don't want whatever they suggest

for tx. Zoloft will also distort results.

Carol W.

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> mitochondrial dysfunction and recommend vitamins and supplements.

Not everyone has mitochondrial dysfunction, and mito dysfunction

can be inborn and/or acquired. Approaches revolve around higher

amounts of COQ10 plus basic supps. COQ10

which is pricey and won't do much for inborn

mito dysfunction, from my experience. It may be good on

general principles(?). I'd make sure basic nutrition, diet,

and hormones were optimized first, and possible long sane

withdrawal from psych meds, before I go too far down the

high COQ10 / mito dysfunction track. 100 mg COQ10 is a typical

amount that can be foundational, but you may not notice anything

from taking it.

I talk about TCM factors elsewhere.

Organic acids testing can suggest likely mito dysfunction.

Low oxygen perfusion via a pulse oximeter can suggest mito

dysfunction (you might ask for this at the VA, it's a 1 min test

and they have the equipment on hand - " pulse ox " ).

Myhill's group in the UK has other tests recently developed,

also pricey.

At the VA your resources will be limited. Expect to go out

of the VA system for complementary testing at some point.

Carol W.

willis_protocols

[Guest guest]

" sb2boys " <sb2boys@...> wrote:

> I am on Zoloft too.

Zoloft is a SSRI, so don't take anything to foster more

serotonin while taking Zoloft.

Psych meds are extremely difficult to work with if also

wanting to do complementary approaches. They're sort of like

smoking - " better to never start " .

Carol W.