I think Vitamin B5/Pantothenic is good for OCD

I am not totally sure and it might be a vitamin called Biotin that is helping my OCD, but Pantothenic Acid has 50 times more concentration of this Vitamin in the brain than in the rest of the body, why is that? It helps even at the molecular level of the body and honestly I don’t fully understand it myself but there has to be a reason that Pantothenic Acid is concentrated 50 times higher in the brain. It helps in Methylation and doctors just starting to understand Methylation and its role in Brain Chemistry….anyway, just thought I would pass this along.

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

I meant high doses of Pantothenic Acid….Not high doses of Vitamin D, or E that is probably dangerous as I believe those fat soluble vitamins…..Let me know in a week or two if the Pantothenic Acid is helping you. It helps make Acetylcholine/Lipids/Cholesterol and Serotonin it has to be good for the brain…..our Serotonin is all messed up and we need to get our Serotonin back in order.

Edu108

Date posted: 1y

Duly noted. I'll update once I get it.

Edu108

Date posted: 1y

I just searched it up and I don't see any correlation to managing OCD, but I'd like to know your experiences with it. Do the intrusive thoughts and/or feelings go away?

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

@Edu108 Honestly, I saw something about it helping schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder as I also have that but IT SEEMS to help my OCD also. Yes, it does help fight the Intrusive thoughts and some of the feelings/urges. This confuses me, is some of my emotions/urges due to the Schizophrenia, that isn’t schizophrenia works as far as I know. In the Literature, Pantothenic Acid helps build Myelin and produces Myelin/Cholesterol/Lipid’s (Cholesterol is part of Myelin and the brain itself is 60% lipids/fat.

Edu108

Date posted: 1y

@Anonymous Wait, what?! I have schizoaffective too. Holy crap, I need to go get some. In my experience, most of my emotions and urges are a result of my disorder too, so OCD might be a part of it, but my psychiatrist won't tell me straight up if I have it or not since that on itself is a rumination trigger. Thank you so much for the info!

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

@Edu108 Yeah, start with a couple pills but gravitate toward taking high doses, Vitamin C, D and E as all of the B’s are good for the nerves, there is something to Pantothenic Acid and it freaks me out there isn’t much mentioned about it in the literature, even with this, I still need my Clomipramine, Perphenazine and my Zoloft/Prozac stack….we need all these vitamins, our Nerves and Neurotransmitters are all messed up. Best of Luck and God Bless.

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

@Edu108 Please also look into if you have the MTHFR (Methyl-Tetra-Hydra-Folate-Reductase)…it sounds really technical but it’s a common genetic defect that many check in on now….You may need a Good amount of Methyl-B12 and Methyl-Folate——-but maybe this is too much information for now.——I am just worried for you because I know bad the emotional swings and OCD can be…

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

Maybe a little incoherent there, I meant it seems to be helping my OCD. I am serious, it helps build Myelin and anything that helps build Myelin (Cholesterol, B12 and I believe Folate as well as Pantothenic Acid is going to help OCD! I did the whole B12 shot thing as I had probably over 150 B12 shots, so I think covered my basis with B12. I have also done a lot of Methy-Folate…I think I am gonna try high dose Pantothenic Acid for a while.

Edu108

Date posted: 1y

Okay so, update: I took some pills of Pantothenic Acid and nothing good came out of it. More likely, the opposite. My symptoms got worse and my mental health was at an all time low, it also exacerbated a flu I caught some days ago and made it much, much worse to go through. My bones and muscles felt frail and I felt like I was about to pass out. To prove my point even more, when I stopped taking them I returned to my regular self. I strongly advise to NOT take Panthotenic Acid if you want a healthy life. Just go to a psychiatrist for any mental issues you could have.

Anonymous

Date posted: 1y

@Edu108 I must be low in it or something. I am very sorry about that. I didn’t mean to cause harm and yes, I am not a doctor.

Edu108

Date posted: 1y

@Anonymous No worries, it was just a test to see if the vitamins worked, but safer bets are to get them from regular meals than pills imo.

Anonymous

Date posted: 20w

Managing OCD without SSRIs

Hey everyone, I’m curious if anyone here is managing their OCD without SSRIs. I’ve personally struggled with side effects in the past such as low libido and emotional numbness. I have plans to have a family and kids in the future, so SSRIs don’t feel like a long-term solution for me—I’m especially afraid of PSSD (post-SSRI sexual dysfunction). Are any of you managing OCD with alternatives like Wellbutrin, SNRIs, Adderall, NAC, Myo-inositol or any other supplements. Even approaches like the ketogenic diet or other functional methods? I read some studies about how Keto diet has helped some people put their OCD in remission. I’d love to hear what’s actually working for you. Trigger Warning: Sometimes hearing that people can’t manage OCD without SSRIs can be discouraging, but I’m staying hopeful that there are sustainable alternatives out there. Thanks in advance for sharing.

mcocd

Date posted: 19w

OCD Has Positives

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Kimber

Date posted: 19w

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I have tried a few different kinds of antidepressants over the years, but it's always been hard to find one that works well for OCD and doesn't have horrible side effects. Does anybody have any recommendations of one that worked really well for depression and OCD??

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