How Lithium Treats the Brain
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- In this video is explain how lithium actually affects the brain and treat depression and bipolar disorder?
I’ll explain how lithium affects neurotransmitters, neuroplasticity, brain inflammation and more to produce a powerful therapeutic effect.
As you know the problem with the high doses of lithium carbonate used in psychiatric medicine is that they can produce unpleasant and even serious side effects, in the video and introduce you to what I believe is an alternative way to receive the benefits of lithium without the side-effects.
It has taken decades to work out how lithium treat the brain, scientists have been looking for this single special thing that lithium does to the brain that creates its therapeutic benefits, but it turns out lithium doesn’t have one single special effect.
The way lithium works is by performing multiple balancing and health-promoting effects on neurotransmitters and neuroplasticity and it’s the combination of multiple healthy effects on the brain that makes lithium such a powerful medicine.
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Peter smith is amazing! And A good friend This guy saved my life full stop I was talking 15 different pharmaceutical tablets for bipolar I’ve been In 4-5 different mental health hospitals was crippled with anxiety and depression ! I no longer take any pharmaceutical tablets take all natural ones that Peter give me ! And I’m the healthiest and happiest I’ve ever been my bipolar no longer rules my life I do ! Keep up the amazing videos peter you rock 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Well done that is a great accomplishment. You were prescribed 15 meds at the same time?? Any benzodiazepines?
What are those natural ones? Can you please tell?
@@IISuperw every one is different mate it’s not one fits all , Peter will do you all what you need contact him will be the best decision you ever make
Where is he located ? What help you the most in naturals supplements ? I dream to have a Doctor like that so much 💙 Struggling to not go back on medication and trying naturals supplements... Can not find lithium orotate here in Quebec Canada 😪 You are the most lucky one to have him 🌈
It Peter Smith here, lm located in the UK but I do online video consultations for people in other countries; I’ve got many patients in Canada.
To setup an appointment email me and let me know where you are located what time zone you are.
Hello@petersmithuk.com
I took 10mg for the first time today, and im already feeling substantially better. I can't believe how well It's working after a single round. 😮😊
@@abella11 more focus and that's affected my mood positively. Try it for a month
I've taken lithiumcarbonate 40+yrs. I am bipolar this is why I'm still here. thanks for the added knowlege.
ok seems to be very safe. its only my 6th year now.😅
Hvnt u had side effects thn??
U r still alive 🙄?
What time of day should this be taken...and with which of the supplement that you've stated are beneficial? Also empty or full stomach?
@@excuseless You have to experiment to work out which other supplements.
Divide the dose morning and evening.
With or without food.
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
Thank you very much for giving such a profound explanation on this topic .
Thank you so much for this information. It’s very much appreciated.
If you're type 1 BP take a warning from me. In January this year I tried swapping my 600mg lithium carbonate for 20-40mg orotate daily. It wasn't effective enough to hold me for long and I ended up sectioned in the summer. Orotate is possibly fine for mild type 2 and some depressions etc but please do not rely on it to hold you if you know you are prone to full blown type 1 mania. This last episode cost me untold pain and thousands of pounds and I'm still recovering. Unfortunately for some, Carbonate is a necessary evil... the best of a bad bunch as when compared to most psych drugs it has far less unwanted side effects.
Hey, i am bipolar 1 and I think if Oratate form does for a person it's placebo effect wich can work for a while or you don't have bipolar at all. I even do not think that this will do for bipolar 2. This type of bipolar suffers from severe depressive episodes and a small dose of lithium can't help. Anyway I don't have side effects with Lithiumcarbonate.
He does a good explantion on what Lithium does but it's not responsible to tell people with bipolar that they should take Lithiumoratate instead of a proper medication.
@@miranday.7995 Agreed Miranda. I've edited my original comment to say "possibly ok for mild type 2" instead of "probably fine for type 2"
@@miranday.7995 I agree with you both that low dose lithium from orotate is not sufficient (on its own) to treat bipolar 1 or 2, and for the record I absolutely didn’t tell people with bipolar that they should take just lithium orotate on it’s own instead of proper medication.
I have bipolar type 2 myself and lithium orotate on its own is not enough to keep my condition stable. In my practice I recommend people combine lithium orotate with multiple additional supplements and multiple other treatment techniques if they intend to go drug free.
My natural self help treatment techniques are not appropriate for everyone, they require a lot more more work than just taking prescription drugs. They require taking a lot of supplements in addition to lithium orotate, a very healthy diet, sleeping techniques, brain training and more. Individually each supplement and natural treatment approach are not as powerful as the pharmaceutical drugs; however, when several supplements and approaches are combined together at the same time, the effects can be very powerful and I believe some individuals, like myself, can not only manage their condition using natural self-help techniques but manage it and thrive.
The natural self help techniques have no side effects, in fact they promote better health, furthermore the combinations can be adjusted and tailor made to fit the individual and the phase of the condition.
I never tell people to stop any medication they need to stay safe and treated; I always make a point of saying the opposite.
Please be careful to check your facts before you accuse someone of making irresponsible suggestions.
I take the issue of people’s welfare very seriously. Would you please take care to check your facts before accusing someone of reckless behaviour. Comments can be harmful.
If a person chooses for themselves to go drug free and I believe their case may be manageable with multiple natural self-help therapies then I can advise them how to go about it; but it has to be their decision and I have to believe it’s possible in their case.
This video was about how we now believe lithium treats the bipolar brain which was unknown for a long time. It didn’t recommend anyone try to manage BD with just Lithium orotate.
@@miranday.7995 yes mianda..dont accuse unless u can back up your statements..i wish u luck w your mania
@@miranday.7995he never said that.
This is very informative. I also have been self treating my bi polar. I appreciate your videos and am greatful for your work.
This is definitely one of the most remarkably informative and highly resourceful videos I have watched yet!! I too have been diagnosed with Bipolar 1 with comorbid ADHD and I have been prescribed Lithium Carbonate. I am also completing graduate school in order to become a mental health clinician. Your presentation here has helped me in several very important ways and on several levels! Thank you!
Learmed a lot, thank you!
This is EXCELLENT!! I study nootropics, anti she media continuously. This is one of the best presentations I've ever seen on any topic!!!
amazing content and I love the way you explain Quality content here !!!! thanks a lot
Thank you. This gave me a new perspective on Lithium.
Thank you!!!!! This is sooooo helpful!!!!!
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love the clear and concise message packed with info
Glad it was helpful.
Your videos are helping me understand my physiology better. I want to improve my quality of life and you are helping a ton. I also used to think lithium was something toxic so I stopped taking it and never considered learning more about it after being prescribed a heavy dosage when I was younger. Never went back to a doctor since.
I have started reading papers on these 3 in particular: bacopa monnieri, centella asiatica and lion's mane as I'm interested in how they help repair damage and improve parts of the brain. Please could you do videos on these in the future? I would like to learn more how they work and how it can help a bipolar brain.
Also, can you do a video on the science of meditation? I'm very interested in its immediate and long-term effects on the neuroplasticity, chemistry and mental state (thinking patterns/habits). Would love to hear more about this from you. Thank you for doing this Peter. :)
Glad you found the content on lithium, helpful, like you, it took me quite some time to change my negative understanding of lithium carbonate to the understanding that lithium doesn’t have to be used a toxic drug at high doses.
I did some videos on the science of meditation, I could do more.
Bacopa is something I routinely use in my bipolar prescriptions with clients, at moderate doses it boosts, neuroplasticity, it’s antidepressant and mildly attenuates high dopamine, however, at higher doses, it strongly attenuates dopamine, this makes it useful for preventing and treating manic phases.
I was always disappointed by lions mane, it promises a lot, it’s expensive, but I never felt it delivers anything. It’s all bark no bite, I think it’s got massive marketing hype, almost mystical status, but in practice it doesn’t deliver much; very poor return on investment.
wow this is a very good and helpful video! thank you very much
humanity will be gratefull :D
Mahaloz for all da info...
Best explanation I ever found on UA-cam! Thanks!! 🇧🇷
You are welcome, good luck with your healing journey
This is FANTASTIC. I’m sad I haven’t discovered you sooner !
Also many people don't drink any tap water which contains minerals such as lithium.
I know on my generation.
It's mostly Bottled water or energy drinks and I think bottled water companies filter out many minerals such as lithium.
@sleepingrabbit4011 That’s right, most municipal water supplies are devoid of lithium.
Thanks for sharing.
This was wildly informative. Thanks from the states.
You are welcome
Good luck with your healing journey...
You talk makes a lot of sense. Brain is pretty complicated. I keep a rigid sleep schedule and force myself to stay in bed even if I do not feel sleepy. So far, been stable a long time with no meds.
Best video I have seen on this subject. Your videos are an education in itself. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
You’re very welcome. Stay tuned, 2023 going to make a lot more.
This video is everything you need to know about lithium very interesting thanks doc.
I learned a lot in this video, so thank you!
Wonderful video! Would love to hear how to recover from anti-psychotics. (Dopamine and serotonin receptor antagonist i believe)
Excellent video dok!
Very informative thank you
Excellent video! learned alot!
Glad it was helpful!
Good luck with your healing journey
This is such an amazingly informative video!
Glad it was helpful :-)
Absolutely wonderful delivery, superb information and really encouraging positivity. (I wonder if you have anything on Lyme and its effects on the brain chemistry, that is what I am after in particular, though this and the other video on Lithium Orotate where fascinating. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the encouraging comment.
I’m not an expert on how to eradicate Lyme but what I know is the inflammation it can cause in the brain can overwhelm the brains neuroplastic abilities causing mental health problems.
So while you have Lyme you want to reduce inflammation and boost neuroplasticity S much as possible just to protect the brain, then when you overcome the Lyme you want to switch your focus from treating the Lyme to repairing the brain.
Awesome and so interesting video. Thanks!
I am not diagnosable as bipolar, but one parent is so perhaps i have a mere "touch" of it (often thought this) but just started taking it a week ago in a very depressive part of my life (dysthymia is the word my therapists have used for me) and wow what a difference....if this keeps up for me it is like a minor miracle for my results thus far.
I see you posted this 3 weeks ago, I'm wondering how you're doing now?
There is so much Bipolar on both sides of my family that we basically have a status of either Bipolar positive or negative. The members of my family who don't have Bipolar are at an increased chance of Cyclothymia or other types of depression. My wife thinks that I am actually the most sane person in my family and that might be because I actually treat my disorder and the rest of them don't, so much.
@@VeryLikeLeigh I actually feel pretty good in the lithium is still working!
@@msearch444 That's good to know. I have started my son on it, he's high functioning autistic but is moody and depressed, not bipolar, I'm hoping it works for him.
@VeryLikeLeigh I do hope too! May God bless your son 🙏💙🌷and family!🙏🪷 Amin!🙏
I gotta say, this is the best video on lithium ive came across here on UA-cam, and I've watched PLENTY.
many thanks for such a thorough and informative presentation on the subject. Personally at this point in my life, I've found Lithium orotate has done much more for me more than any anti-depressant medication I've been put on in the past.
I suffer from manic/major depression (as worded on my diagnosis) but I've came to find over the years that it appears to be a now outdated name for what is bipolar type 2 disorder.
Amazing video, I have lithium orotate bottle, definitely going to use it every day from now on. Thank you!!!
You’re welcome.
Good luck with your healing journey.
Hi, would you consider doing a video on MTHFR and COMT polymorphisms and supplements to help manage them? Great informative videos BTW👍
I am working on some mthfr stuff. Don't know anything about comt however. I am also working on learning more about lithium. My videos are on my channel.
I have to say I'm on my second video of yours now and it's really good stuff. I have the lower form of the COMT gene and I'm managing up my brain health in a similar way as you indicate and you provide plenty of great pointers. And your example of road rage being an indication of excess dopamine is excellent - among other things. Thanks for the content
I’m glad you like my videos.
Actually aggressivity is more to do with a lack of serotonin than excess dopamine, or maybe a dopamine serotonin imbalance; but it is serotonin that moderates impulse control and irritability in the frontal lobes.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments true. But dopamine can degrade into norepinephrine. And a lack of serotonin and an overload of norepinephrine and glutamate is a nasty combination. Lithium Orotate has been like a warm hug. And it doesn't completely suppress my dopamine like i thought it would. Norepinephrine and glutamate are not my friends. Lol
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments hello. Do you still offer online consultation? Greetings from Austria
Thanks tons for the information! Mouth Taping improved my sleep!
You’re welcome.
Quite a few people have told me that mouth taping improve their sleep, if that helped then maybe you could benefit by learning Buteyko breathing and perhaps also coherent or heart rate variability breathing.
I wrote a book on sleep called Sleep Better with Natural Therapies.
Out of all the videos I've found on lithium orotate; I've found this one to be the most helpful! I have autisim/adhd, started taking very low does lithium orotate and its helped me out with regulating my emotions. I also have TBI from a car accident a year ago and its helped me with my balance problems profoundly in only a week of taking it. I wish there were more good videos like this on what lithium orotate does for the brain.
That’s great that it was so helpful for you. I’m not experienced with autism but I’ve seen lithium may be helpful.
Following a TBI I recommend aggressively reducing inflammation and boosting neuroplasticity.
You could add curcumin, luteolin, fisetin, taurine, huge amounts of polyphenols coloured plants and teas.
Thanks so much. Serious bipolar here. Was wondering why Lithium Carbonate works well for me. Orotate did nothing and I gave it a long shot. Lithium is serious business if it's going to work and I think the potential effects on the kidneys can't be minimized. I'm glad I'm under the care of a doctor for this reason. I started having a toxic reaction and did not know it for a while until my blood work came back. Now I know what symptoms to look for. I am thinking that when I was taking NAC, the lithium got too high in the my bloodstream. I was on a relatively low dose 450 mg daily, which actually gives me a lot of relief.
Interesting I would like to get the benefits for my bipolar without the side effects. Looking forward to the next video.
j smith I’m filming that just now.
Here’s that video:
How to Use Lithium Orotate for Depression and Bipolar Disorder ua-cam.com/video/J7VB6fOh9XE/v-deo.html
Ihope it helps you.
This video is everything you need to know about lithium very interesting thanks doc.
Glad it was helpful.
Excelent, excelent explanation! Thank you doctor for educating people.
You’re very welcome.
GREAT VIDEO!!!
Great videos, this channel is great.
Glad you like them!
Good luck with your healing
Wow only just came across your channel and have been watching videos like his for years on UA-cam.
Thank you for these awesome videos!
You are welcome
Good luck with your healing journey
You are welcome
Good luck with your healing journey
This man is a genius.
Thank You , very defined lesson!
You are welcome!
Your videos are excellent sir, you are very easy to understand and knowledgeable.
I'm am trialling LO from today to see its effects. I think its already working.
Keep it up
Good luck with your healing...
thank god i realised id needed to try with lithium for my bipolar and depresion. thanks for your knowledge!✌♥️
Wish I found your channel and this information many years ago
Great information. I remember seeing my patients who took lithium always with the tremors and the catatonic appearance.As a nurse I always felt there was something better I am interested in using lithium oratate. Thank you for the knowledge
I tried a higher dose of lithium (from orotate) to see how it would feel and I got trembling hands and felt emotionally flat. Thankfully for me just a low dose 10 mg a day (when combined with other remedies) is able to keep my bipolar totally stable; over a decade now with total mental wellness.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Hi, could you tell me if there are withdrawal issues if you try Lithium Orotate and find out it is not for you? Which brands do you recommend. I'm a UK citizen but living in NZ so will need to order from overseas but I'm really wanting to treat myself before the psych team decide to put me on a high dose mood stabiliser. Do you take overseas patients for your functional medicine.
@@josiestanford3352 I always recommend discontinuing lithium gradually over a few weeks to a month to reduce the chances of a rebound effect.
I recommend Advanced Research or Lindens.
Yes I offer consultations online. To boodk an appointment send me an email
hello@petersmithuk.com
This is such an informative video and you present in such a conversational way. I hope your channel reaches many more people.
Thanks, it's beginning to take off, I got 300 new subscribers in the past two months.
Let me know what subject interest you that you would like to see discussed future videos, I’ll try to include them or even make a whole video about it.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments congrats your doing amazing
Please talk More about helping benzo tapering and withdrawals
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments thank you very much for your amazing videos:) Have you not had problems with hypothyroidism while taking lithium orotate? I am in a group where one lady already had significantly reduced thyroid activity at doses of about 15-7,5mg of lithium from li-orotate, and it improved after stopping use.
@@monikap8585 You just need to supplement a little iodine.
I myself developed considerable fatigue when I was taking 10 mg lithium from orotate and eating lots of soya foods. I guesses low iodine, starting supplementing 800mcg iodine stomach seaweed and it completely solved the problem.
I do not believe low dose lithium ototate actually harms the thyroid, it just competes with iodine and could lead to iodine deficiency goitre, it’s easy to prevent this with iodine supplements, minerals often need to be supplemented in combinations to prevent deficiencies from antagonism; another example is you need to supplement a little copper when supplementing zinc.
Great and very informative..keep it up
Thank you, I will.
Let me know if there's a particular subject you are interested in.
you are fantastic. genius. you speak so boldly and so clearly. that makes us admire you.
Thank you 🙏
This week I’m setting up my new filming studio so I can start making videos more frequently.
I’m gonna start making video of my upcoming book Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments YESSSS do it!! i am trying to get off benzos after a bad acid trip that made me panic and every other day after the bad trip i been struggling with anxiety. it changed the way my brain reacts to cannabis and then i started benzos because of the panic. i realized benzos where doing more damage to my brain than if i tried to heal it any other way, so i am in this black hole.
Awesome video. I'd like to know though how did you know that certain brain chemicals were too low or too high. Did you have them measured somehow? How is that done?
Exciting stuff!
Thanks.
I’m prepping my next video on the biology of bipolar disorder, it will include some additional benefits of lithium.
I cant thank you enough. Good Knight
You are welcome, look out for my next video in a couple of months on an overview of bipolar disorder and what to do to rebalance the bipolar brain.
you, sir, are a savior
You are welcome
Good luck with your healing journey
Wow, great video.
incredible video!!!! WOOOOW, thank you so so so so much, you are incredible smart man!!!!
Glad you liked the video,
Good luck with your healing healing journey
So I've been under stress constantly with little breaks. When I quit smoking and was stress free besides debt, I found my anxiety went completely away without lithium. But if not on lithium, I'm not only bipolar, I'm also very anxious when under stress or thinking about the thousands I owe due to rampant ER visits during my crazy post covid days. Also, lithium seems to be calming my post covis syndrome entirely. I will never stop it.
I was just prescribed this medication. I have anxiety and depression 300mg was prescribed to me.
Great presentation
Thanks
Impressive presentation.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much .
I've been on Lithium carbonate for over a year now and not convinced its the right medication for me. Was on Divalproic Acid for close to 20 years prior. I'm struggling with feelings of emotional flatness, no excitement, no real looking forward to much. Mind you, we are going through a pandemic which makes it difficult to gauge things like this. I will say interestingly is that I find my anxiety is way lower / almost non existent - and to hear your take on how lithium effects this was interesting to hear. Thank you for sharing your news and insights.
You think your feeling flat, unexcited empty because of the lithium?
@@Man-u-flex probably because of pandemic
@@Man-u-flex I feel the same way. Everything that made me a leading expert in my field of work to someone that can't get the motivation to read two pages. Can't remember anything or want to do things. It's basically a chronic depression.
Suffering from bipolar since 2006 this is the first time i get an explanation what Lithium is really doing ...
Nobody (professor, chief doctor, doctor, therapist) ever told me about orotate, i had to find out myself (Lithium book by Greenblatt).
I have to order orotate from UK, you can not get it here in Germany, it is simply unknown to my psychiatrist and my pharmacist.
In a self-experiment i reduced prescribed carbonate from 1350mg to 450mg and added 10mg orotate.
Works nicely for me, i feel better stabilization although i had manic phase in January and times are rough currently.
if you had a manic phase then it doesn't work obviously
Lithium is never the best choice to treat a manic phase, weather it’s from orotate or carbonate. It’s to slow acting if you are already manic. What lithium does well is act as a preventative, it slowly builds up a stabilising effect.
My strategy for managing BP mania is to develop the ability to read the early signs and indicators that you are heading into mania and then immediately implement an anti mania treatment strategy. Natural remedies including low dose from lithium orotate and other self help technique are gentler and weaker than the drugs and so to
wow I just found this channel and you are brilliant.
Glad you find it useful, is there a particular question/subject you are interested in?
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments I'm off benzo for 9 years and still have symptoms like mild anxieties when meeting people, and I get very uncomfortable talking to them especially strangers. I also still experience physical symptoms like, body ache, eye pain, extreme fatigue, and my hands are often shaking (trembling?) for no reasons. I was just wondering if I should take the supplements you mentioned in this video and also I want to know if my brain is damage permanently after this long 9 years. I'm not a person that I was before. The symptoms really bother me a lot to point they are the only things I'm focusing on. I rarely feel happy due to these symptoms. Thank you for your reply.
Excellent
Excellent presentation.
Thanks
I’m just starting the preparation for another video on bipolar neurotransmitters.
Thank you for the clear explanations! 24:21 glasses switch :P
Hahah, dam it, you noticed. I sometimes have to go back and re-film a bit, I have a continuity check-list on the wall to run through before pressing record, but missed the glasses that time. I need to get new glasses with identical frames (after lock-down) so when I switch it won’t matter.
This is so far my favorite video. Very interesting!
This is amazing
Thank you SIR
Thanks for this. I am Bipolar-I and I put my only manic episode by looking at the mirror and saying, "calm down, calm down". I don't take lithium. However, I appreciate it does assist others. I have the strongest will power any one has and this is why I don't need lithium.
Really useful, I m taking it on the prescription and really it brings back me from hell to back in life.I really appreciate the topic and way you described it.
Thank you!!!!!!
hey thanks. I'm new to this Lithium. Explained what I was going through. Anyone on this, live in present, plan on getting better.
The first time I took lithium it definitely helped with anxiety. It was like my anxiety hit a buffer rather than spiraling. Interestingly, the effect was long-term, even after I stopped taking it.
That’s great to hear, I’m pleased for you.
I think lithium is best effect is the way it boosts Neuroplasticity and helps to regenerate the brain, and yes this effect will last long after you have discontinued it.
But maybe you would like to think about just taking a load house Say 2 1/2 mg continuously or at least for several years. One simple way to take it is drop the tablet into your water drinking bottle, it dissolves completely and then you just drink it throughout the day.
A coworkers kid has bipolar this information looks like it can benefit her so I’m going to pass this info on to my coworker . Thanks
Thank’s, you can tell them I do one-to-one consultations online.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments ok
thanyou excellent video
You are welcome!
It's a good song too!
Great information, thanks so much! Lithium orotate did greatly reduce my anxiety.
That’s interesting that it helped your anxiety. Let me know what you would like to see more videos on.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments Yes my anxiety and panic attacks are almost completely gone since taking lithium orotate. I'd love videos on PTSD, the possible causes of bipolar, herbs for anxiety, magnesium L Threonate (what's different about it). Have you heard of sunflower lecithin to treat bipolar mania? I've been using it for about two years. It helps me focus and helps with attention, but too much makes me very angry and snappish so I've cut back my dose.
I have a couple more vids so make on other subjects than I’ll be concentrating on making a series of videos and writing a book on treating bipolar with natural remedies.
I often prescribe lecithin at high doses for mania and sometimes as a maintenance treatment.
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments I'm interested in buying the book. This is a wonderful channel. Information like this is really helpful for me.
Thank You
You’re welcome
Awesome presentation 😅😅
Glad you liked it 🙂
Thank you
Thanks Peter. This maybe my only hope going forward. Nothing else worked.
There’s a lot of things we can do with self-help lifestyle medicine and natural remedies. Apply all the treatment approaches you can, all at the same time, work on your diet, your microbiome, your sleep, your circadian rhythms, genetic variants, rewire your brain with meditation brain training, change your psychology with psychotherapy, change your immune inflammation levels, improve your neuroplasticity and manage your neurotransmitters.
I’m restarting making youtube Vids very soon and will cover each of these topics.
Do all this and you may transform your mental health and the course of your life,
Good luck with your healing journey.
oh my god i am getting one soon i suffer from long covid/ brain fog . thank you so much for this video .
I haven't built up any clinical experience with long Covid yet but my guess is it's the failure of the body to switch off the inflammatory response caused by the massive discharge of cytokines (Covid is famous for causing a big discharge of cytokines).
Cytokines are chemical signals that the immune system discharges to signal to other parts of the body that there is an infection and they should activate their inflammatory systems and so on.
We know that cytokines and inflammation is the driving force behind all of the big mental health problems from schizophrenia through bipolar to depression. There is solid evidence that what's happening in the brains of people with these conditions, myself included, is that we have a chronically slightly elevated immune/inflammation response in our bodies or brains, it's as if we cannot fully switch off or terminate inflammation.
It may be that some of us have this genetically and built into us, but for others it may be deficiencies like the deficiency of vitamin D or magnesium that the body needs in order to terminate inflammation responses.
What I would do to treat long Covid is go all in on combating inflammation. You be thinking of top herbs like curcumin (but not all curcumin's cross the blood-brain barrier well), skullcap, high-dose EPA (but not all EPA's are pure and non-oxidised), a superhigh flavonoids and polyphenols diet, intermittent fasting to cycle out activated microglial cells (there are some new supplements to take when you intermittently fast to turbocharge the autophagy systems to kill off activated microglial cells) and there are more exotic or uncommon anti-inflammatory supplements.
Micro glass cells are the brains immune system cells, they exist in a dormant state and then when they get switched on by cytokines they convert into a activated state whereupon to use the American expression "they go postal", and if you have a lot of activated micro bile cells in your brain you need to kill them to make way for new un-activated ones.
Another thing you would want to do is increase activity in your vagus nerve, lack of activity in the vagus nerve activates the immune system. Also push to the maximum the production of butyrate in your intestines and growing a healthy microbiome, butyrate exerts a control mechanism to come down activity in the immune system.
If you'd like me to work out an individual programme anti-inflammation programme of supplements, diet and vagus nerve stimulator brain training exercises I'm available for online consultations.
Whenever you do definitely push up magnesium, D3, phenols, flavonoids and fermentable fibre for the butyrate.
I wish you every success with your recovery…
How much lio would you recommend starting with for deep depression and stress anxiety? Also I was weaned off benzos brutally fast about 6months ago and I suffer still from it! It's made me very unstable at times! So happy I found you on UA-cam!!! In the U.S. there's far too much emphasis on big pharma and not enough on supplements. Thank you sooo much!!
How are you doing today after getting off benzos if I may please ask? Also which benzo was you on and how many miligrams?
After a brutal withdrawal from benzos it took 6 months to feel normal
I have had OCD and depression since childhood. I’m 35 now. A psychiatrist diagnosed me as bipolar II 7 months ago when I presented with bad insomnia. He prescribed Seroquel which helped anxiety and helped me sleep. I wanted to come off Seroquel (I never really used more than 100-125mg) so I began supplementing Lithium orotate as I tapered Seroquel down by 1/2 tab each week. It was working. I could sleep fairly well (though not falling asleep as quickly many nights) as I boosted lithium orotate (I was up to 5 5.8mg tabs/day). I made it down to a sliver of a 25mg Seroquel, then tried DHEA when I discovered my estrogen and testosterone were low and then stopped sleeping. I dropped the DHEA and re-upped my Seroquel back to 50mg to get sleeping again and decreased Lithium Orotate to 1-2 tabs per day now. Have you found value in Lithium Orotate for recurring thought OCD patients and can 20mg of lithium orotate a day eventually help regulate sleep by itself? My goal was to discontinue the Seroquel but I really want to help my ocd symptoms.
The lithium should really help with the ocd that’s what I’m going try
DHEA is Not the best option if you have estrogen dominance, low testosterone or any form of Hormone imbalance.
The best bet is Vit D3, Acrive B Complex, and essential trace minerals esp Zinc, Chromium, Selenium, Boron, Manganese, Molybdenum & Lithium.
I have personally found Adatogenic Mushrooms to be excellent for such issues as well.
Also instead of DHEA , you could consider low dose 2mg Pregnenolone in pulse mode which is the root Hormone and has better prognosis for Brain health.
Hi Jamie, i am on seroquel too. I wanted to see if lithium oratate could help. Is there any way i could talk to you
@@Rebelz173 it does research suggests this for sure. Older studies at least. It helps with nearly all mental illness it seems.
I took lithium for my ocd and sleep deprivation. Bumped my sleep back to semi normal
Hi Peter, Fantastic video, I've been looking for a decent explanation of the lithium mechanisms for years!
I am currently on 400mg carbonate/day for bipolar 1 (last blood level was 0.3 so below official therapeutic level but steady... my prescribed dose is 600mg). I have been doing low carb/carnivore for about 18 months and in the shape of my life at 55. Recently I've also adopted the GAPS protocol (Natasha Campbell McBride) as I had a long history of substance abuse while manic which almost certainly hammered my gut lining. Mood appears to be holding steady, although stress is higher but manageable.
Over the next year I intend to very slowly withdraw from carbonate. I've already been taking a fair dose of cod liver oil (1680mgEPA/1480mgDHA) and Magnesium Citrate (440mg Elemental) for a while now and more recently zinc gluconate 50mg.
Having seen this video I think I will move to the Orotate so long as the cost isn't prohibitive.
I was also taking vit D3 (4000iu) with k2 + Calcium but I've just discovered that it can cause Hyperparathyroidism so I've stopped that for now... if you have time could you comment on any of this or is there a video?
Many thanks you'll be a Godsend to so many people.
Good luck to you in all your nice and healthy lifestyle! I hope you are doing well and everything goes according to plan. I wish you all the best, God bless you always!🙏🪷🙋♀️
thank you.
You're welcome
Good luck with your own healing journey
thank you very much
You are welcome,
Good luck with your healing journey
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thanks again- you too!
glad to find your channel!
Hey doc, hope you read that, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for sharing this knowledge with us!!!
Really helpful.
And also I really wanted to ask, what do you think about getting Lithium from food such as eggs, and other food that contains big amounts of lithium, is it good? Is it enough? And what about a man who has extremely low levels of lithium in his body, he might gain it back just by rich-lithium food?
No.
Surely another amazing video about lithium and brain health,congratulation!
And was very specific and clear with a lot of answers,maybe should be Nr 1 in academy about all mintal ilness can have a cure,,
One thing I d'ont understand,citicoline is good or bad?
And about neuroplasticity Vitamin B6 have a importance to put low glutamate? ( I Reading in one book about that but it's True or not ,I d'ont know)
Thank you very mych.
I just bought this and hope it helps with depression. I got a b-complex as well to go with it.
Also make sure you are not deficient of vit D, magnesium, omega 3 oils by supplementing them and get your diet on point.
Good luck with your healing journey.
Trace minerals include Lithium. I was concerned at first but it definitely helps for situational stress, anxiety and depression. AT 52, I think my hormones may be the culprit. Thank you for the informative video.
You’re welcome
amazing!!!
Thanks, preparing more vids on bipolar
@@NaturalMentalHealthTreatments looking forward too it