AlternativeMentalHealth.com Codex Alternus: Depression and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders A Research Collection of Alternative and Complementary Treatments for Dysthymia, Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders Dion Zessin Researcher Omaha, Nebraska Alternative Mental Health Research Sourced From The US National Library of Medicine Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Dysthymia and Major Depression ......................................................................................................................... 13 Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Nutraceuticals and Physiologics .............................. 13 Acetyl-L-carnitine .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Chromium ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Chromium Picolinate, antidepressant effects ............................................................................................... 14 Chromium Picolinate, carbohydrate craving reduction ................................................................................ 14 Creatine Monohydrate .................................................................................................................................. 15 Creatine Monohydrate with SSRIs ................................................................................................................ 15 DHEA ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Folinic Acid (Leucovorin) ............................................................................................................................... 16 Folic Acid with Prozac .................................................................................................................................... 16 Inositol ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 L-5-HTP .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 L-Acetylcarnitine ........................................................................................................................................... 18 L-Tryptophan ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Melatonin, sleep improvement..................................................................................................................... 18 Melatonin, mood improvement .................................................................................................................... 19 Omega-3 ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 Omega-3 with antidepressants ..................................................................................................................... 20 Omega-3 with Prozac .................................................................................................................................... 20 Probiotics....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Magnesium .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Magnesium Chloride ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Natural Polyphenols ...................................................................................................................................... 21 SAMe ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 SAMe, intramuscular ..................................................................................................................................... 22 SAMe with SSRIs or Venlafaxine ................................................................................................................... 22 Selenium ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 Tryptophan with Prozac ................................................................................................................................ 23 Vitamin A ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 Vitamin B12 with antidepressants ................................................................................................................ 23 Vitamin C, high dosage .................................................................................................................................. 24 Vitamin C with Prozac ................................................................................................................................... 24 Vitamin D, high dosage ................................................................................................................................. 24 Vitamin D with Prozac ................................................................................................................................... 24 Young Tissue Extract® ................................................................................................................................... 25 Zinc ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Zinc with antidepressants ............................................................................................................................. 26 Zinc with multivitamins ................................................................................................................................. 27 Eastern, Herbal, Essential Oils and Aromatherapy ........................................................................................... 27 Aromatherapy ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Borage ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Bushen Tiaogan Qingxin ................................................................................................................................ 28 Chaihu-Shugan-San ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Chaihu Xiaoyao with Paxil ............................................................................................................................. 28 Crocus Sativus L. ............................................................................................................................................ 29 Curcumin ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder ................................................................................................................................. 30 Ganmai Dazao Decoction .............................................................................................................................. 31 Herbal Free and Easy Wanderer Plus ............................................................................................................ 31 Jieyu Granule with Paxil ................................................................................................................................ 32 Jieyu Pill ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Kamiuntanto .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Kushmanda Ghrita ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Lavandula Angustifolia Mill infusion ............................................................................................................. 33 Passion Flower with St. John’s Wort ............................................................................................................. 33 Rhodiola Rosea .............................................................................................................................................. 34 Rokumigan and Hachimijiogan 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