The past couple of months I have tried taking Niacinamide in an attempt to help with my depression cycle. It is a B vitamin that is a natural way of increasing serotonin in the brain. One of the known problems with Bipolar people is that our bodies go through B vitamins very quickly and we need supplements. The good thing about Nacinamide is that it is not expensive and has no side effects. But, you don't want to take more then 20,000 mg a day, after 40,000 mg a day it can become toxic.
What I did was start with 500 mg a day and increased it until I noticed a difference. Right now I take around 4500 a day and in the past 4 cycles my depression has either been small or non-existent. I truly believe that I found an answer to the depression that plague's all Bipolar people and I have been consistently happier in the past 2 months then I ever have before, even when I was on Tegretol.
Being happy more often is also helping all of the other aspects in my life. I am very optimistic about the future and excited for what is in store for me.
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