tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post3270873166510421367..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Gold Standard Clinical Trials - Opportunity SquanderedJohn McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-54733376853847613982011-02-25T10:06:48.009-08:002011-02-25T10:06:48.009-08:00Hey, Carolyn. I'm rushing out the door and may...Hey, Carolyn. I'm rushing out the door and may not be able to get back to you until Sunday. But a quick look at the neuroassist site: One of the supplements they work with to treat depression is levodopa. Another is tyrosine.<br /><br />Bingo! L-dopa is the precursor to dopamine and tyrosine is the precursor to the precursor.<br /><br />So, low energy depression - something that works on the John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-86193250424022089302011-02-25T09:50:39.130-08:002011-02-25T09:50:39.130-08:00Hey, Carolyn. Dopamine is one of the usual suspect...Hey, Carolyn. Dopamine is one of the usual suspects in mania, and a dopamine-depression strategy would have to take that into consideration.<br /><br />I'm all for any alternatives to meds. On mcmanweb I have four articles on supplements, beginning here:<br />http://www.mcmanweb.com/supplements.html<br /><br />The catch with supplements is the same as meds - we think of them as natural "John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-43004298638188604252011-02-25T03:14:14.635-08:002011-02-25T03:14:14.635-08:00I have always felt that dopamine was the culprit i...I have always felt that dopamine was the culprit in Bipolar Disorder. However I feel sure that we can now move away from the "drugs" and their horrendous side effects to alternative methods. I would like you to take a look at www.neuroassit.com. A friend of mine has been able to come off Zoloft by taking these amino acids. Please let me know what you think.Carolyn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001890076573931145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-60700922850468229722011-02-25T00:42:09.934-08:002011-02-25T00:42:09.934-08:00Right on the money, Porcelaine. When's the las...Right on the money, Porcelaine. When's the last time a Pharm rep has taken YOU out to lunch or plied you with free stuff? They don't want to know us. We're nobodies to them. If they actually even pretended to take an interest in us, the might be motivated to come out with meds that don't suck. I'm still waiting.John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-57388822876620972632011-02-24T23:39:16.908-08:002011-02-24T23:39:16.908-08:00Unfortunately meds suit the pharma companies bette...Unfortunately meds suit the pharma companies better that the benefits trickle down till the patient is last.Porcelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471905815173049673noreply@blogger.com