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Dena

I am curious how you are doing. I read the nutrition article posted above and its pretty much everything my doctors pointed me towards. It has made a huge difference in a lot of ways, not just the depression but feeling better in general and thinking more clearly than before my depressive episode. Its a real game changer for me. I am in TMS right now and this doctor has been clear that TMS can help the wires work right but it doesn’t make up for citamin or nutrient deficiencies. I started having weird nerve stuff that overlapped my depression. My blood tests showed I was low in in both B12 and D. Its worth talking to your general doc about.

I did two things After I found out I was low on B12 and D. 1) I researched other things on my own ( and came up with almost the exact list as the article above) and then I made an appointment with my general doc, neurologist, and psychiatrist and said, “here’s my plan, what do you think” They recommended I cut some of the doses I recommended and focus on eating more fish, certain vegs, and beef liver. I now take 1000mg fish oil with both EPA and DHA, 1000ius of D3, 1000mcgs B12, methylfolate 400, 1mg melatonin at night to regulate sleep(up to 5mg is I have trouble sleeping), 1500mgs of Turmeric (for inflamation)
And 500mg of tyrosine for cognition and memory.

I eat salmon twice a week and one other fatty fish (mackerel, tuna, herring, sardines, anchovies)
Beef liver once a week
I buy omega 3 eggs and milk
Added walnut oil for cooking
I drink 5grams of inulin fiber (chocory root) as a pre biotic and eat lots of real fermented sauerkraut, kim chi, and yogurt as probiotics. (They also have lots of magnesium and other stuff).

I thought it would be harder. It isnt as hard as I thought.

Ive been stuck in a major depression for 18 months. So actually just eating has been hard. So I get that changing diet is not an easy move. But I started with the supplements and it has taken the edge off and made focusing on diet easier.

If you like fish and liver at all then just start buying them more. They fry or bake pretty easily. And see your docs about supplements.

Though there is nothing scientific I know of, I have heard of patients who switch up nutrition after TMS and have some great results. Let us know what happens, ok? I’m routing for you.