vitamin B

[angel]

Hi i was wondering does anyone know much about different foods helping with depression. I was watching you are what you eat last night and the woman on there was saying that foods high in B vitamins can help combat depression and fatigue. So i wondered if anyone else had any opinions on this of course i don't think that by eating extra green veg, chicken and tuna ( their high in B vitamins ) that PND will go away but you wont lose anything by trying.

[monica]

Hi

My brother got quite depressed a several months ago, I think he had quite a few problems adn it all got to him. He was crying easily and felt completely overwhelmed. He read somewhere that vitamin B helped with depression and he took it for a few months and said he felt loads better. He also did some sport and tried getting out a bit, but the vitamin B might have helped.

My cpn who specialises in PND said that she recommends vitamin B and evening primrose supplements when coming off anti ds. I don't know if these supplements are ok for everyone.

[yoyo]

I've heard simlar too - along with brazil nuts, turkey and oats as they are natural serotonin foods apparently. I'm sure it won't be a cure but anything that helps the body build up has got to be a good thing - the only thing is remembering to eat them and having the appetitie to do so!! Excercise (gentle) is supposed to really help to.

[noodles]

hello there, after i misscarried instead of sending me to a counsellor they sent me to a dietician to help with depression and they said to not eat wheat as it is really hard for your body to digest and will bring you down and put me on vit B!!! the not eating wheat really help and diary products are very much the same so trying to cut out those to might help, and gentle exercise, i like yoga as stretching out and doing a bit of meditation helps me to relax, plus my baby thinks is hilarious watching me... hope this helps.xxxx