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Are there any DPN supplements that can help lift the moods/fight temporary depression--specifically for Type O's?

I being O- like the pure chocolate powder or the medicinal quality in anti depression in dark chocolate.. Much safer then pills or sups, and tastes better to..

there are choc that are much less caloric then sweet mich choc.. so look for it and enjoy!! on days when you need more then eat more.. on others just a half tea spoon in hot water is enough.. or shaving it over other foods.. or pudding with rice milk?

Eric, thanks for the reminder. I do get lots of sun every day. On days when it's cloudy, I'd take Phyto-D.

Goldie, I have to admit I like your suggestion the best, coz I'm a chocoholic   For a short while I doubted if my daily dark choco intake would be detrimental to my fibroid growth. But when I chatted with DPN customer rep the other day, she told me it would not give me negative effects as long as I follow the quantity allowed in my SWAMI. I have, however, cut down a little on it just to be on the safe side. But what makes me happy is that I can continue to eat it without guilty feelings  

When it's too hot to have cocoa powder in hot water, dissolve it in a small amount of hot water, then add ice cubes and seltzer. Chocolate soda!! You can have it unsweetened, or mix in agave, molasses (super yum!) or stevia before adding the ice.

Thanks Ruthiegirl. What a yummilicious idea!!!  

Balletomane,

This is not a supplement or food suggestion regarding your feeling depression but something you may want to consider.

I've suggested this site numerous times but I'll do it again because it has so much practical information about our states of being and what ails us.

It is: http://www.AnandaApothecary.com.  Their essential oils are therapeutic grade.  

Isa has suggested a mix of two oils for the dermatitis on my leg and I just reordered the one oil.
She mentioned the fact that we should not under estimate the power of essential oils on our olfactory nerves.  

If you put depression in the search box in the upper left hand corner of the site there are a number of paragraphs.

Some suggestions for oils are : Bergamot, Neroli, Chamomiles (german and roman)

Depressive states often have to be addressed on more than one level.

Joy

Intersting reading..

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Although vitamin D is firmly enshrined as one of the four fat-soluble vitamins, it is not technically a vitamin. True, it’s essential for health, and only minuscule amounts are required. But it breaks the other rules for vitamins because it’s produced in the human body, it’s absent from all natural foods except fish and egg yolks, and even when it’s obtained from foods, it must be transformed by the body before it can do any good.

so eating the eggs is good once again?? I used to eat 1 egg every day, have not done so for a while, but I will now do so again.. thanks..

Thanks, Joy, for the suggestion. I have not thought about essential oils for depression. Will look into that area.

Goldie, I didn't know that you could get Vitamin D from eggs (maybe that's why my husband intuitively craves for raw eggs from time to time). I just know that they are good for us Type O's   They are so satisfying. You'd get a super food when you make a plane omelet with ghee and Brewer's Yeast  .

Recently I listened to a Louise Hay lecture about change. There was an audience member who asked her for advice regarding her worsening lab results despite the fact that she had been feeling great healthwise through positive affirmations. Guess what Louise said? She said, let the doctors have the numbers! As for you, how do you feel? The person said "I feel great!" Well, said Louise, do not let the numbers drive how you feel. They are just numbers and serve no purposes if you actually feel great! Keep on feeling great! And that's exactly the message I needed to hear coz I am in the same situation! Instantly I feel much better  

and to continue with the essential oils ...lavender....ylang-ylang, geranium bourbon,yasmin,citronelle,vetivier,litsea cubeba,boswellia serrata,patchouli, rose,
benzoe de siam,bay st.thomas,cystrose,tolu-balm,sandelwood,davana....and hey that wouldn't stop ...   and hey madl yup go along and try to stay into this beautiful stade of feeling great....

Do you think Isa knows what she's talking about with essential oils?  yup.  I say yup.  yes sirree!!!

Along with Isa and many others, Balletomane, I'm also a big fan of Louise Hay from "way back when" as they say.


Joy

I find Bach flowers to be lovely as well.

Time to resuscitate this thread as I'm in search of more ways to help with my depression. For the third day in a row I have been feeling depressed, got mood swings and have had angry outbursts. This time it is triggered by my painful rib, which I suspect has sustained a hairline fracture. It hurts a lot sometimes but what is worse is that I cannot do any rigorous exercise.... even hurt when I walk fast. This alone makes me super depressed.

I have heard that high doses of Niacin (Vit B3) helps lift depression. But apart from the small amount in Polyvite, how else can I get this vitamin? Any idea?

sam-e, l'tyrosine, dlpa (works wonders but not to use while being hyper;) ) or so called be-polar....

oops I repeat myselve... is that due to aging ... ok go for l'theanine and
perhaps also l'acetyl-l'carnitine as well....

Thanks Isa... so many choices, eh? I guess I'd better not try DLPA... you make me wonder if I do have bi-polar... I just had a really serious mood swing today!!! I don't know if it has to do with pre-menopause??? I seem to have more and more frequent mood swings lately.

L'theanine, L'acetyl L'carnitine -- are any of these available in the NAP supps, coz I mostly take NAP supps.

I am still curious about Niacin... anybody has tried it in high doses?

Anyway, perhaps what I need is some psychological counseling.

bmane, whil trying niacin please choose the *flush-free-version* .....   and I didn't got you in as a picture of be-polarity... not at all, moody perhaps so far you might want to give a try to l'tyrosine instead of DLPA; btw... I'd like to say 500mg's of DLPA is much, go for lesser, means up from 250mg's, cut the meds into half, so do I and thus you have a beautiful painkiller as well;) ....and I think also a fine attitude for preventing adrenal fatigue....

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Time to resuscitate this thread as I'm in search of more ways to help with my depression. For the third day in a row I have been feeling depressed, got mood swings and have had angry outbursts. This time it is triggered by my painful rib, which I suspect has sustained a hairline fracture. It hurts a lot sometimes but what is worse is that I cannot do any rigorous exercise.... even hurt when I walk fast. This alone makes me super depressed.

balletomane   how did you break your rib??

which side is it on? the right side could be a gallbladder attack..

did you eat chocolate? a half bar 85% chocolate a day?  and drink hot water with cocoa pure powder ... anytime..

I am sick of all the sups.. sick of all the extras.. I want foods that cure.. choc does.. and eat NOTHING white!

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Anyway, perhaps what I need is some psychological counseling.

Are you exercising? Exercise will raise dopamine levels. I think this is a body issue, not a mind issue.

(Did not read the whole thread, so forgive me in advance.)

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Anyway, perhaps what I need is some psychological counseling.

the best and cheapest and fastest way to know what is going on up or down stairs is by going to 90 AA meetings in 90 days.. just listen..  listen to and from and listen again when you think about the words..

others can help but it takes years .. AA does much of it in a much shorter time..

ACOA books/meetings are valuable.. even for me who never drank.. nor anyone in my family ..

BUT then I am in favor of reaching out to anyone .. even RISE.. all offer some piece to the puzzle..

I PMd you

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Thanks Isa... so many choices, eh? I guess I'd better not try DLPA... you make me wonder if I do have bi-polar... I just had a really serious mood swing today!!! I don't know if it has to do with pre-menopause??? I seem to have more and more frequent mood swings lately.

L'theanine, L'acetyl L'carnitine -- are any of these available in the NAP supps, coz I mostly take NAP supps.

I am still curious about Niacin... anybody has tried it in high doses?

Anyway, perhaps what I need is some psychological counseling.

Just the other day I posted a video called "Food Matters" (in little fishes forum) and in this video there is this doctor who tells about a woman with heavy depression (the stare at wall, do nothing kind of depression) and he suggests to her family to give her Niacin. They did and within days she was sitting back at the table talking to everyone just like her old self again... until one of her doctors suggested that perhaps Niacin is not too good for her health. Now she's back at staring at walls, not talking and heavy depression medication.

I say, go for the Niacin.

Here is a link to a flush free kind: http://www.google.com/products.....amp;ved=0CC0Q8gIwAw#

Thanks all for your suggestion.

Isa, I went to the homeopathic dispensary yesterday but the only supp they have that contains l'theanine is a natural sleeping pill! Well, that's not what I need. However, i realized that the amino acid is naturally available in green tea... what a good reminder to drink more of green tea, which I love!

Mark, I cannot do much exercise due to my painful rib, which creates a vicious cycle of depression.

And Goldie, thanks so much for reaching out and sending me a PM. I'm going to look into your suggestion

As for now, I'm glad to say that the "Black Dog" seems to be retreating.

Sandra, I did not see your post on "Food Matters" but I saw the link to that video by Andrea on FB, and watched it. That's how I got the idea of niacin! Thanks so much for the link to the flush-free product. I had no idea what flush-free meant!!! It might be something good to stock up on just in case the Black Dog comes back... it seems to pay me visits more often nowadays  

I think sleep deprivation has a lot to do with my nervy state. I have been extremely sleep deprived, having to work till very late at night. Last night I worked through the night, with only a one-hour nap in between. Luckily I was able to get some 4 hours' sleep in the morning.

l'theanine is merely a muscle relaxant ....not a sleepy pillie  

It's a destressor as far as I know... apparently they've used it together with valerian and other herbs to make a sleeping pill  

I didn't read all of the above posts, so I don't know if this has been suggested, but I have been on DHEA for some time, and I have not been depressed.  Of course I have seldom been depressed for any length of time in my life, so maybe I am not a good judge, or if DHEA has really been effective.  I got the idea from Dr.Whitaker, I have read his 'Health and Healing' news letter since '96, and found ER4YT in '98.  When both he and Dr. D'Adamo agree, I know it has to be right.  But I don't know if Dr. D would agree with the use of DHEA, so I cannot take it for gospel.

For what it's worth,
Al Ge