Niacin and mental illness

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Avatar n tn Yes niacin causes mania I took two 500mg tablets and since then felt my mental health deteriorating, it is only going to be temporary but do not take niacin it’s not needed, stay natural and eat healthy
Avatar f tn Anyone else suffer from mental illness and pregnant? If so how far along are u? What's your diagnosis? And how have u been doing? I suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar. I am now 27 weeks. And have been on very low dosages of meds. And doing incredible. I haven't been this healthy since I was 14 and I am now just months away from my 30th birthday.
976897 tn?1379167602 It has been estimated that around 20% of the public have Mental Illness, 16% have Heart disease and 16% cancer. They have at last seen the link and believe that taking Mental Illness seriously and treating professionally will severely decrease such illnesses as Heart disease and Cancer. Personally I think they are three decades too late in realising this, but at least they have now woken up.
Avatar f tn I have depression, PTSD and severe anxiety. In the past - eating disorder and OCD. Currently, I am 22 F and I quit my medication about 2 months ago, because I have been on it a year or more and it made me tired and not quite myself. I originally switched from prozac because oddly I had hallucinations and I mean visual and hearing. It was so frightening for me I might never forget it.
696997 tn?1232315913 It is more a lifestyle induced mental illness that something else you are born with and cannot cure. Anxiety is curable it requires a change in your lifestyle, a different way to approach things, a radical mind shift and most important of all control of your mind. You can learn to control your mind by introducing yourself to meditation, getting knowledge about the mind itself or the brain and how it works, physical activity and healthy diet.
Avatar n tn She took him on a tour of the fire department (pre arranged) and a few of the firefighters talked to him and were rather, well, hard on him. Not over the top, but enough to scare him. He never did it again. Point is, there could be a lot of reasons this happened. It may be a sign of a bigger issue, or just plain old kids being kids not understanding the potential consequences of their actions.
Avatar n tn a brief illness like that can cause a massive regression in mental state...but it can be temporary. If this lasts longer you may have to place her in an advanced care setting where she can be taken care of...sleep medications are tricky because they add confusion so if use any, use only small doses of short acting ones like ambien.
Avatar f tn Yep - you don't talk about it. When you do, even though, by law under Disablilities Act, you are still going to scare those uneducated people about the illness. I agree also, that if we had cancer, it would be - not easier - but employers are more understanding. When we have days that are hard because we have been up for 3 days, it's not easily understandable.
Avatar n tn Anway in the end andy was sctioned to a mental ward for 3months for his own saftey while he was in hospital he was dignosed with sciphtzophere and was put on anti phsycotics madications and he was good again and the silly man still continued to smoke his weed/cannabis aswell. But he was better once the docs got him on these tablets.it was the cannabis that had caused psychiatric problems with him anyway.
Avatar f tn Strange question but I seem to be so willful or forceful regarding my health and recovery and I was wondering if people experience mental illness as a positive thing (outside personal growth and development). Do many people sit back and accept diagnosis and treatment and life graciously? (We probably wouldn't be depressed if we did would we??) If people are familiar with the Katy Did books this also kind of follows along those lines of Katy making us.
Avatar f tn I guess what I want to know is, what are some things I can do to help with his illness and if my baby could possibly develop mental illness for the simple fact that the father has mental illness. Also, is someone with a serious illness like that suitable to raise a child. I love him so much, but my baby comes first.
Avatar f tn m truly and extremely happy, the depression, mania, and hallucinations all go away and I act like a normal human being but as soon as it wears off I am probably the most hateful SOB on the face of the world and my girlfriend suffers the most because it seems to be always directed to her. I take one 15mg a daily and never exceed it due to the fact of addiction is so easy with this type of meds.
Avatar f tn for a long time now ive been having some weird mental problems like being afraid to be out in public I don't like going to places were people are going to see me like walking to the bp if there are a bunch of people there . or going to the swimming pool . I also am afraid of getting a job because of the people I would have to be around . I also have trouble concentrating ....
517872 tn?1623105664 What category of mental illness would you place irrational Doubts with little substances of evidence or matters of chance with paranoia and suspicion about realities and possibilities? Schizophrenia depression?
Avatar f tn Wow! Sounds like some fighting words here!! I thought the best thing to do would be looking up the actual Security Clearance guidelines on mental health. This is what I found: Copies, not typed: Security Clearance Guidelines Emotional, Mental, and Personality Disorders  The Concern.
1103290 tn?1261751365 I really myself consider addiction to be a mental illness.You will find alot of people with underlying mental illness that are addicted but then there are others that have not other mental illness get hooked on drugs .
Avatar n tn Now he is commuting from home and his father going with him on train and he is doing well in his studies,he scores are still 95 to 100%,we started him on fish oil,niacin and Mvitamins,What could be the diagnosis and prognosis?
Avatar f tn she struggles to get a satisfying breath and has extreme joint pain and stiffness... we have ruled out lupus and ms and endocrine does not believe any of the symptoms come from the hashimotos nor do they believe it comes from the rsd. there is no eveidence of arthritis. everyone is at a loss at the childrens hosp here and i fear she will die before we figure it out. any thoughts?
1135275 tn?1586565652 Niacin is toxic in too high a dose. Niacinamide isn't, and so that's usually used for mental health purposes, but it doesn't yield a lot of niacin. Niacin will also give you a hot flush on your skin, unless you buy a non-flush niacin, which is usually, again, niacinamide. Niacin is usually used for the heart.
Avatar f tn s less likely something else going on too eg Fatigue is commonly associated with mental health issues like depression/anxiety as well as vit B deficientcy Left side chest pain is associated with GERD (acid reflux) and gastric issues like GERD is commonly associated with mental health issues.