Hi all, I would like to order something from this list of supplements :
Acetyl L-Carnitine(ALCAR)
Caffeine
DL Phenylalanine
Phenylethylalanine(PEA)
L-Dopa
L-Glutamine
Beta Alanine-Carnosine
Ginkgo Biloba Extract
DMAE
Taurine
L-tyrosine
Theobromine(Chocolate Molecule)
Co enzyme Q10 / CoQ10
Idebenone – COQ10
I looking for something to increase energy, motivation, alertness, mood or being a bit more talkative and more sociable. Are there any supplements for this purpose ? I have selegiline(MAO-B inhibitor), maybe I can take low doses of selegiline with some supplements.
I want to avoid side effects and addiction from supplements alone or in combination with selegiline, I’m also on Effexor RX, 150mg/day.
I would appreciate any advice, ideas!!
Thanks
People spend $20 billion per year on vitamins and supplements. According to Everyday Health, here’s an article that will tell you why . . . those PRODUCTS by any other name do NOT WORK. It is false advertisements.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t have to approve supplements — no agency in the United States does. So it’s up to consumers to bring health concerns to light. “It’s important to understand the difference between over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements,” say Pieter Cohen, MD, an internist at Cambridge Health Alliance and instructor at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Mass. The FDA gets involved only after the fact, if the supplement later appears to be causing harm. By that time, the supplement may already have harmed many consumers who used it. “The burden of proof is on the FDA to determine [a supplement] is dangerous and remove it from the market,” Cohen says. Consumer complaints are the primary trigger for investigations. One recent investigation of the dietary weight-loss supplement ephedra resulted in it being banned for sale in the United States.
Sources: Everyday Health, Slate.com, CNN Health/herbal-supplements, FDA.gov for consumers protect yourself health fraud
March 5th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
It sounds almost the same formulations as the old ephedra diet products or anabolic protein mixes. The only things missing are the chromium, bladderwack, white willow bark, and rhodilia.
I don’t know if you have ever heard of Ximo, but I have been using it for the last 3 weeks and I really like it. My sister suffers from chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, and a "disassociation complex" where she really hates to be in crowds or being around with people for long amounts of time. I got her some and she said that her fibro hadn’t been bothering her very much, chemical sensitivity has decreased, and the extra energy she has gotten from it has really motivated her to "get out of the house" and actually spend more time with people rather than just sit, talk for about 10 minutes, then leave. It’s not an anxiety she has, she has always been this way, so that is what they said she had.
Anyway, look it up. I love it and am so glad that I found it. It is really good energy, no synthetic energy boosters, and actually has cut my appetite to a third.
Here is a site you can look at (it’s mine but I got into it to buy it wholesale LOL) but you can google it and you will get similar websites. Their company generated.
http://www.ximohealth.com/karmicenergy.
Also, a really good brain booster supplement I have used in the past is Huperzine- A. I get it from my local organic market / supplement shop. It is really good for the brain and to get you motivated. Look up the Huperzine-A and see if it compatible for you. It will give you the break down and any side effects from it. I experienced none but each person is different.
Also, remember to cycle any and all supplements. This keeps you from getting any build up or tolerance to their effects. In other words 30 days on 10 days off, ect.
Good luck and have a great day
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March 5th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
People spend $20 billion per year on vitamins and supplements. According to Everyday Health, here’s an article that will tell you why . . . those PRODUCTS by any other name do NOT WORK. It is false advertisements.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t have to approve supplements — no agency in the United States does. So it’s up to consumers to bring health concerns to light. “It’s important to understand the difference between over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements,” say Pieter Cohen, MD, an internist at Cambridge Health Alliance and instructor at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Mass. The FDA gets involved only after the fact, if the supplement later appears to be causing harm. By that time, the supplement may already have harmed many consumers who used it. “The burden of proof is on the FDA to determine [a supplement] is dangerous and remove it from the market,” Cohen says. Consumer complaints are the primary trigger for investigations. One recent investigation of the dietary weight-loss supplement ephedra resulted in it being banned for sale in the United States.
Sources: Everyday Health, Slate.com, CNN Health/herbal-supplements, FDA.gov for consumers protect yourself health fraud
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