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I cured my anxiety and depression with vitamin B supplements. It turned out I had a B12 deficiency, and the lack of B12 was having a compound worsening effect o
by joeax 10y ago
I cured my anxiety and depression with vitamin B supplements. It turned out I had a B12 deficiency, and the lack of B12 was having a compound worsening effect on my nervous system, probably depleting the other nutrients and causing me constant stress. (A bad habit of negative thinking also was the problem.)
Now I don't believe that vitamins are some kind of cure-all either. Vitamins, by their design, are supplements. Meaning they augment an existing healthy diet. From what I read in the article, the people in the study were overloading on vitamins, which I wouldn't be surprised can cause health problems. It's no different that say, overloading on sodium. I often wonder if the synthesizing process and the "filler" material used in vitamins can be generally bad for you.
- alderz 10y agoHow did you come to discover that B12 deficiency?
- scurvy 10y agoBy going to a doctor and taking a blood test? Insert Theranos beehive poking here.
- joeax 10y agoMy wife bought me a book about anxiety. It talked about vitamin deficiencies contributing to low serotonin levels being linked to depleted B12 in the blood stream, so I gave vitamin B-complex a shot. In like a week I stopped having bizarre, end-of-the-world thoughts and feeling stress over every little thing. In two weeks I felt like a normal person. I haven't looked back since.