Thursday, January 20, 2011

Can folate help me with my depression? I am 32 and am having a hard time with my symptoms.


Folate is widely used by both men and women to help resolve symptoms of depression. The alternative health care practitioners have routinely recommend folate for a variety of medical disorders including depression.
From the few studies conducted, there is little clinical evidence to suggest that folate can help reverse symptoms of depression in everyone. Some evidence indicates that perhaps folate may be helpful in people with mild depression and also have folate deficiency. In the majority of people, it had no affect.  However the nutrient was found to be safe. If you continue to have depression, then folate is not going to solve your problem. If you feel strongly about it, you may go ahead and use the nutrient. However, remember folate is not a replacement for any anti depressant medication.

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