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Probiotics

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Female, Depression, BP Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Autism, Bipolar, Deepen Sleep, Treatment Resistant Depression, Anxiety, Anxious Depression, Borderline, Negative symptoms, Peripartum Depression, Sleep, ADHD, Long COVID, Cognition, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

For bipolar/unipolar depression [2], ADHD [3], anxiety [2], cognition [2], autism [2], weight loss [1], dyslipidemia, long COVID [1].

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Vitamin D3

Major Depression, Treatments, Deepen Sleep, Negative symptoms, ADHD, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Mainly works when levels low: depression, ADHD, autism, sleep quality, negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Melatonin

Hypnotics in Sleep Apnea, Hypnotics, Weight Gain, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Deepen Sleep, Dementia, Migraines, Sleep, Side Effects / Chris

Hypnotic with particular benefits in elderly and children with developmental disorders [1], and antipsychotic weight loss [1].

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l-Theanine

Hypnotics, Major Depression, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Deepen Sleep, Anxiety, OCD, Augmentation, Anxious Depression, Non-specific Anxiety, Negative symptoms, Cognition, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Extract of green tea. Depression [3], sleep [2], schizophrenia (neg/anx) [2], OCD [3], cognition [3].

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Saffron

Female, Hypnotics, Major Depression, Male, Depression, Treatments, Weight Gain, Age-related or non-specific decline, Hypnotic for Elderly, SSRI-Induced, Deepen Sleep, Dementia, Opioid, OCD, Peripartum Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoria, Hot flashes, ADHD, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

Well-studied in depression [1], sleep, cognition. Small trials in ADHD [3], OCD [3], weight loss [3], sexual dysfunction [3].

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Chamomile

Female, Generalized Anxiety, Hypnotics, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Anxiety, Deepen Sleep, Sleep / Nancy Brandon

Improves sleep quality [3] and postmenopausal sexual function [3], but barely effective in anxiety [4].

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Lavender

Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Hypnotics, Depression, Treatments, Hypnotic for Elderly, Anxiety, Anxious Depression, Non-specific Anxiety / Nancy Brandon

[Silexan] First-line for generalized anxiety, Prescription and approved outside US. Well-tolerated, safe in bipolar.

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Clonidine

Agitation in Dementia, Hypnotics, Treatments, Autism, Opioid, Nightmares, Mania, Nicotine, PTSD, Tics, Migraines, Non-specific Anxiety, Mixed, Borderline, Negative symptoms, ADHD, Substance Use Disorders, Schizophrenia, Side Effects, Sweating / Nancy Brandon

[Kapvay] Approved for ADHD, but also helps mania, nicotine/opioid, anxiety, irritability, self-harm, autism, negative symptoms schizophrenia, tics

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Prazosin

Major Depression, Agitation in Dementia, Alcohol, Treatments, Deepen Sleep, Nightmares, PTSD, Anxious Depression / Nancy Brandon

[Minipress] First-line for PTSD, treats nightmares and daytime symptoms.

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Doxazosin

Treatments, PTSD, Nightmares / Nancy Brandon

[Cardura] An alternative to prazosin for PTSD.

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