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[saraswati]

Hi, 

 

Claude wrote a regimen for my anxiety, what do you think?

I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. autism and ADHD.

 

Morning:

• Magnesium citrate 150 mg
• Calcium citrate 400 mg
• Vitamin D3 1000 IU (increase gradually to 4000 IU)
• Vitamin A retinol 5000 IU
• Vitamin K2 MK4 100 mcg
• B-complex (1000% RDA)
• Benfotiamine (B1) 50 mg
• B6 pyridoxine 50 mg
• Selenium selenomethionine 100 mcg
• Zinc picolinate 15 mg
• Boron glycinate 3 mg

Evening:

• Magnesium citrate 150 mg
• Zinc picolinate 15 mg
• Selenium selenomethionine 100 mcg

Source: https://anxiety.healthytreatment.org/

[pamojja]

 

Claude wrote a regimen for my anxiety, what do you think?

 

A regimen against anxiety, seriously? Except for the low dose of benfotiamin and the K2 maybe, this 'regimen' can basically be had in a cheap multi-vitamin/mineral pill, plus a B-complex capsule.

 

Magnesium deficiency is wide-spread. Most will require much higher Mg doses. Best to monitor with RBC magnesium tests.

Same with Vitamin D3, best by monitoring 25(OH)D3 serum levels test, 1000 IU would leave me deficient. Better Vitamin B6 form is P-5-P,Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate. 

 

[Galaxyshock]

I agree with pamojja, bunch of random vitamins or minerals unfortunately aren't going to do much for real anxiety disorders unless perhaps if it's about correcting a real deficiency. Well there is Niacinamide, which in high doses both activates the BZD-site of GABA-A receptor and increases tryptophan intake to brain leading to elevated serotonin levels. I always found it surprisingly effective anxiolytic vitamin, but I'm not sure if it's suitable or even safe long term in the doses 500 mg or so.

[pamojja]

bunch of random vitamins or minerals unfortunately aren't going to do much for real anxiety disorders unless perhaps if it's about correcting a real deficiency.

 

Above vitamins and minerals are the most likely to be deficient, in a healthy person on a regular diet. Missing are only vitamin E and C. However, in chronic disease states, as described, the essential nutrient turn-around is much higher, and deficiencies are much more likely to begin with.

 

 

I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. autism and ADHD.

With already manifest deficiency, correcting them takes much higher doses than the RDA, or 10 times the RDA, in many cases. Therefore, I would monitor most important with lab testing. Like magnesium and vitamin D.

 

For example, could correct my severe Mg-deficiency somewhat with 1900 mg/d of elemental magnesium during the last 17 years (150mg of Mg-citrate contains only about 13% elemental Mg = 19mg). Took 8000 IU/d of vitamin D3. Despite 53 mg/d of zinc, my blood zinc is still very low. With ongoing chronic diseases too.

[Galaxyshock]

Above vitamins and minerals are the most likely to be deficient, in a healthy person on a regular diet. Missing are only vitamin E and C. However, in chronic disease states, as described, the essential nutrient turn-around is much higher, and deficiencies are much more likely to begin with.

 

With already manifest deficiency, correcting them takes much higher doses than the RDA, or 10 times the RDA, in many cases. Therefore, I would monitor most important with lab testing. Like magnesium and vitamin D.

 

For example, could correct my severe Mg-deficiency somewhat with 1900 mg/d of elemental magnesium during the last 17 years (150mg of Mg-citrate contains only about 13% elemental Mg = 19mg). Took 8000 IU/d of vitamin D3. Despite 53 mg/d of zinc, my blood zinc is still very low. With ongoing chronic diseases too.

 

Ah, I see. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

With magnesium, they sometimes say "150 mg magnesium citrate" when they mean 150 mg magnesium FROM magnesium citrate = 150 mg elemental magnesium, and sometimes it is in fact 150 mg magnesium citrate so it contains only 19 mg elemental magnesium like you mentioned. Have to be careful to check the labels to make sure what you're actually getting from the supplement.