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SAMe

Major Depression, Fibromyalgia, Depression, Treatments, Treatment Resistant Depression, SSRI-Induced, Inflammatory Depression, Sexual Dysfunction / Nancy Brandon

For depression, improves liver health, osteoarthritis, but l-methylfolate has a similar mechanism and better evidence.

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L-methylfolate

Major Depression, Treatments, BP Depression, Depression, Negative symptoms, Inflammatory Depression, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

[Deplin] Medium effect in depression augmentation [1], may help bipolar depression as well.

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Creatine

Fibromyalgia, Major Depression, Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Depression, Long COVID / Nancy Brandon

Augments SSRIs in women only [3]. Improves memory, especially in older adults [2]. Long-COVID [3].

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Pramiracetam

Treatments, Tardive Dyskinesia, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Nootrophic for dyslexia [1], tardive dyskinesia [2], schizophrenia [3]

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Piracetam

Treatments, Tardive Dyskinesia, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

Nootropic for dyslexia [1], tardive dyskinesia [2], schizophrenia [3]

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Enlyte

Major Depression, Treatments, Age-related or non-specific decline, BP Depression, Depression, Treatment Resistant Depression, Peripartum Depression, Inflammatory Depression / Nancy Brandon

Multivitamin with methylfolate, omega-3, and more. Large effect in depression [1]

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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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Cocoavia

Age-related or non-specific decline, Treatments, Vascular Depression / Nancy Brandon

Extract of dark chocolate improves age-related cognitive decline and heart health.

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Sarcosine

Oppositional, Major Depression, Treatments, Augmentation, Negative symptoms, Schizophrenia / Nancy Brandon

For depression [3], and positive/negative symptoms of schizophrenia [2], oppositionality in ADHD

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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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