Vitamins and Supplements that May Help Treat Schizophrenia

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Current medications used in treating schizophrenia don’t always eliminate all symptoms for many people. They also are typically quite bad at treating negative symptoms. There is evidence that the vitamins and supplements we talk about in this video help in reducing symptoms, including negative symptoms.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
03:12 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids
03:59 - B Vitamins
04:22 - Folic Acid & L-Methylfolate
04:59 - Probiotics
05:43 - Vitamin D
06:25 - Vitamin E
06:48 - Melatonin

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[begentlebutdontallowshit]

To anyone that might be reading this, I wish that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life... even tho current times are challenging and some of you might go through tough times now I sincerely wish everyone that happiness enters your hearts and let all the stress and sadness vanish out of your life...as you know nothing in life is ever easy, but what's important is that you keep going!
you're worthy of love and happiness, never allow anyone to tell you otherwise! It can be extra hard sometimes but stay strong and hang in there, your life matters, no one can replace you, I'm thankful you're born and I'm sure your struggles will pass soon! Hang in there my friend 🙏 I wish all of you plenty of health and strength during these tough times. remember you are strong, you got this! never forget that!
sending much love over towards all of you, May god or whatever you might believe in bless you the way you need it to!
♥️🌟

[anthonyogara]

I did a DNA test for health and nutrition requirements. Turned out that I need extra B6, B12 and folate. I now take high dose B vitamins and feel much better.

[carolinejones]

Supplements: Omega 3, B6, B8, B12, Folic Acid (B9), Probiotic, Vita D, Vita E, Melatonin.

[BeNice]

1. Omega-3
2. B-vitamins (B6, B8, B12)
3. Folic Acid/ L-Methafolate
4. Probiotics
5. Vitamin D
6. Vitamin E
7. Melatonin

[Gemtiger]

I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder with moderate depression, mild mania, mild paranoia, generalised anxiety disorder, OCD, ADD, and a behavioural addiction.

I take a cocktail of dietary supplements which has helped me slowly reduce my medications over time.

The supplements I currently take that have produced the most noticeable benefits include:

1. Glycine.
Reduced paranoia. Good for psychosis.

2. Taurine and Gaba.
Reduced paranoia. Good for psychosis.

3. Ginkgo Biloba.
Reduced paranoia. Good for psychosis.
Raised mood. Good for depression.

4. Methionine.
Raised mood. Good for depression.

5. 5-htp.
Raised mood. Good for depression.
Reduced insomnia. Good for sleep.
Reduced sex drive. Good for mania induced hypersexuality.

6. Theanine.
Raised mood. Good for depression.
More relaxed. Reduced anxiety.
More active and social.
Increased motivation.
Improved sleep.
Greater self-control.
Reduced addictive tendencies.
Good for OCD.
Improved concentration.
Good for ADD.
Improved memory.

Note.
A study showed theanine is good for negative symptoms of psychosis.

7. NAC.
Reduced addictive tendencies.
Good for OCD.
Good for psychosis.

8. Melatonin.
Reduced insomnia. Good for sleep.

Supplements I have tried in the past that worked:

1. SAMe.
Raised my mood. Good for depression.

Note.
Increased anxiety levels.

Can trigger mania for some especially initially.

2. Lemon balm.
Reduced anxiety.
Reduced depression.

Note.
Experienced some anxiety symptoms when withdrawing from it.

3. St John's Wort.
Raised mood. Good for depression.

Note.
Produced some OCD unwanted intrusive images.

Read a case report where it triggered paranoia.

[parvezakhter]

I've been taking a range of supplements for many years, mainly multivitamins and omega 3. I can't honestly say they have improved my schizophrenia. But it's really important to look after your physical health. The prescription medicine has lots of side effects and I've suffered from weight gain. It's not a curable disease but being active e.g walking 30-60 minutes a day, eating healthier, working and having a social life can make it more manageable. I think the difficulty is that negativity often clouds your thoughts so it's hard to move forward!

[margueritecawood]

Well done, Lauren, for collating this information. I started following you when my 27 year old son developed schizoaffective disorder. I have been pushing for him to take vitamin D as we live in Scotland, notorious for the lack of sun and low levels of vitamin D. The hospital was very reluctant for him to take any suppliments as they were worried about clashes with medication. He's now going to try to grow his own kefir and look at the other suppliments you explored. You are doing a great service to the community all over the world. I am very grateful for your courage and hard work. I hope you take lots of comfort and pride in the fact that you have turned your painful experiences into something worthwhile for other sufferers of mental health conditions. It's heroic really. I thank you so much for the help you've given me and everyone else that you've reached. Bless you, dear girl.

[cyspen]

Your hair style is so flattering 😀
You look fabulous 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[anthonygomez]

Ive been diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. I take my haloperidol and my Abilify injection, but sometimes i can see and hear things. But its great to know it can be managed. And thank u for showing people and educating them about schizoaffective disorder

[samirlefat]

I suffer with paranoid schizophrenia. Thanx for your posts

[mn-ktem]

I’ve spent the past year trying to beat my bipolar with psychotic features. I’m on a strict schedule and sleeping routine, I take tons of supplements and eat pretty healthy. I did keto for awhile hoping that would help. I am devastated at the idea I’ll need to take the medication forever, it makes my head shake.

This had been working for awhile until the past two days I have had almost no sleep, even with sleeping pills. Usually I don’t realize this is a real disorder until times like this.. I had just been telling my psychiatrist how well this had been working and I felt like I had cracked the code. We’d been weaning me down off my medication so I can start trying for another baby.

It’s kind of demoralizing when you work so hard at something and still have no control.
I read this book by Kelly brogan and she claims that mental illness is due to poor health and things like diet and toxic things in the environment. She claims to work with severely mentally Ill people. I read it but have mixed feelings. It makes me angry sometimes that I can try so hard and people out there claim to drink celery juice and I’ll be better off. Ugh

[socalnocal]

all good info. Plus speaking the scriptures over yourself is very powerful!

[MoriahDreams]

I'm so glad you made this video. I just got diagnosed from Bipolar to Schizoaffective disorder. This was one of my first questions that I asked my doctor.

[jacquelineleitch]

Much of the supplements you discuss work around an inactive sugar metabolism of which is resulting in mental health issues vs diabetes. So this is one of the reasons that it is also recommended to share a diabetic diet and decrease sugars in your diet.

[Ivorymoana]

Lauren, thank you SO much for posting this video!! My husband has been Living with Schizoaffective Disorder since he was 24 years old, he’s 62 now. We’ve been married for 38 yrs. I’d done some reading recently about using vitamins as adjuvant therapy. We went to Trader Joe’s with basically the same list you just mentioned. I really needed validation that I’m doing the right thing for my honey and u gave me that. I’ve been a fan of yours for a while now and this video came at a very good time for me!!! I wish I’d known this 38 yrs ago but I’m thankful to have it now. Could u do more videos like this about new research, adjuvant therapies? Why haven’t my husband’s psychiatrists made these recommendations? He was in the hospital last yr for 14 days and those psychiatrists didn’t bring it up either. My husband has been on many antipsychotic meds through the years. They seem to work for about 10 yrs and then stop working. Now he’s on Clozapine and is maintaining his ANC and it’s controlling his symptoms very well. But I do worry about the med suppressing his ANC. Lauren, please keep taking your meds. I don’t want you to end up in the hospital again. My husband has always been compliant with his meds and he’s only been hospitalized once at diagnosis and again last year. My husband is not as insightful as you are about what it’s like to live with schizoaffective disorder and that’s primarily why I listen to your show. But he will say that he was dealt a life sentence . I don’t want to minimize his feelings so I agree with him but remind him that he has managed this disease very well and he is higher functioning than most people I know. Keep doing what you’re doing and thank you for your openness and candor.

[jaytaffer]

I live with schizoaffectiveness, I found that a moderate dose of 'maca root' helps a lot with my depersonalization and derealization. I wish I had found it sooner...

[Amy-ogcv]

With anything your body shows symptoms which are vitamin and mineral deficiencies but people are trained to go to a dr and get everything suppressed and told to live with it for the rest of their life

[LoveActions]

You look wonderful, have a very balanced presence, and make informative/helpful videos on critical topics. Thank you so much. My son is on Seroquel, Gabapentin and they were keeping him from being in a crisis state of constant psychosis... It was when I started him on LION'S MANE AMYLOBAN that I saw more of his authentic presence creeping back. After a month I started seeing him laughing and smiling again, and we have playful exchanges now. He is much more responsive these days. Prior, he was stiff, grim, and still felt very threatened by many things.

[opedromagico]

Thank you so much!! My step-sister, 13y, is developing some schizophrenia symptoms and I'm helping her to manage that.