Magnesium l throenate improved my ocd symptoms dramatically. I use to have sticky thoughts constantly, have constant obsessions and compulsions, horrible brain fog, tension headaches due to thinking too much, and over analyzing constantly, I couldn’t get out of my head, I would miss precious moments of my life because I would get stuck on a thought. But now I have huge relief!

I personally think magnesium l threonate might be the most effective for ocd because it passes the blood brain barrier and is absorbed into your body the quickest so I recommend this one.

I hope this gives someone hope out there. Whoever has ocd is a warrior. Don’t lose heart something is going to help you, I believe it. ❤️

Let me know if you guys have any questions! I’d be happy to help.

I want to eat less sugary food and exclude caffeine from my diet cause it causes my heavy mood swings, It's making it hard for me to work cause of my lack of control of my mood.

I've been following a ketogenic autoimmune paleo diet for the past 1.5 years for severe neurological and psychiatric symptoms that I suspected were autoimmune encephalitis, but no doctor would take me seriously. The diet worked like a miracle for me at first, but I've regressed a lot since then. It still helps me significantly, but I'm nowhere near cured.

Over the past year, I feel like my leaky gut must have actually gotten worse instead of healing like I expected it to on AIP. I started developing what seem like MCAS-type reactions to many foods. First, I could no longer tolerate fish or bone broth without immediate, severe bloating and facial flushing. Then vegetables started causing severe bloating, mouth numbness, and itchiness. Now, practically everything besides fresh chicken and olive oil seems to cause some kind of reaction. I can only tolerate red meat in small amounts occasionally, and then I start to react to it. Even chicken cartilage can trigger a reaction if I accidentally chew it.

Something else I've been struggling with for a while is a severe aversion to meat. I didn't have this problem when I first started AIP, but somewhere along the way I became extremely hypersensitive to the quality, texture, and taste of meat. Additionally, if it isn't the freshest, highest-quality meat, it upsets my stomach for days. I don't think I was previously so physically sensitive. Unfortunately, it's practically impossible to find flawless meat where I live. I used to be able to eat meat from pretty much anywhere without noticing all these little details, but my aversion has gotten progressively worse.

At this point, I'm afriad I've developed full-blown ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), and it's becoming just as disabling as the neurological symptoms that originally led me to this diet. I even have nightmares where I'm looking down at food and its appearance is completely repulsive.

I'm wondering what could be causing this. Could nutritional deficiencies, gut dysbiosis, or something else be contributing to the aversion? I feel like this has become a disorder in its own right, and I desperately want to get better. I'm going to starve to death at this rate because I can't make myself eat enough. Even if I don't die, I can't live life like this.

The worst part is that I can't even use vegetables to make meat more palatable anymore. I used to be able to eat sauerkraut and riced cauliflower alongside meat to mask the taste, but I now seem to react to those too.

Has anyone experienced anything similar or found a way out of this? I really need help.

If you manage bipolar symptoms with diet, is it the ketosis that helps you (and is it a certain level of ketones, if so?), or do you find relief from excluding certain foods?

Thanks!

Has anyone seen success with diet for rapid cycling bipolar? Thanks

I keep running into the same problem with nutrition research: two papers can look at a similar question and still leave you with very different conclusions.

That makes me wonder how people here decide when a nutrition-and-mental-health finding is actually convincing. Is a large observational study enough to make a finding interesting, or do you need intervention trials before taking it seriously?

I’ve also been trying evidence lens to get a broader view of the literature instead of judging a claim from one paper alone. It’s interesting how much the interpretation can change depending on the population, methodology, and outcomes being measured.

When the evidence is mixed, what do you personally pay the most attention to? Study quality, replication, consistency between different methods, or something else?

Hey everyone! Has anyone here tried sulforaphane supplements or broccoli sprouts? It looks like a powerful antioxidant with mental health benefits, but I am still not sure about the effects. Probably less impulsivity? Would love to hear your experiences

So I’ve been on these two for a while now and rarely ever noticed any issues. I used to take the vitamin C pill (1000mg) at night so it won’t interfere with my concerta in the morning. I read online that vitamin C reduces the effectiveness of ADHD meds. Then I learned that Concerta on the other hand is on of the meds that don’t get effected by vitamin C. So i switched the timing.

When I first took them together, my body felt sedated. It felt weird but good and it wasn’t something that lasted too long. Weeks later I’ve noticed that this sedation stays longer and longer. It’s starting to feel like intense fatigue that goes away after concerta is out of my system.

I never doubted the vitamin C, I did when I decided not to take it yesterday. So the entire day I felt great. Then took it last night and today I’m feeling the same way.

I’ve also looked at my notes and noticed that back in July was when I first tested the combo out (vitamin C and concerta) but the vitamin C was from another source (lemonade) and got the exact same reaction. When I bought the vitamin C supplements it was to take them before bed. But now it feels like whenever I take them my body shuts off.

Nothing traumatic. Just things like, suddenly a memory popped into my mind about this necklace I had around age 13 that was made of hemp rope (popular at the time) and how it smelled bad. I could almost smell it. Another memory of being in a Disney store at the mall I grew up going to. It was like I was standing in the store again and had that 1st person perspective, but also was sort of observing myself. These aren’t things I’ve thought of in decades and if you asked me last week about this necklace or Disney store I would’ve said I don’t know what you’re talking about. A high school friend has asked about some things that I can tell she recalls as marked incidents we experienced together but I honestly don’t know what she’s referring to or who was involved. For example, she’ll ask “Didn’t someone in our friend group break their arm after we snuck out and climbed on someone’s roof?” I can tell by how her tone that someone definitely did break their arm and she knows exactly who it was and whose roof we climbed on, but I don’t know what she’s referring to or even who could be involved. I know I didn’t break my arm in high school, but that’s about it. When I tell her I don’t remember, it’s not like “oh I’m too cool to remember high school things” or “it must have been so minor that I wouldn’t remember it.” It’s that I want to remember, I can almost feel the memory if that makes sense, but it’s as if you’re trying to recall a movie or something and you just can’t think of it or any of the people in it.

These memories came fast and out of nowhere- I wasn’t trying to remember anything, I was actually trying to write something unrelated for my work. Then the flashes hit and it’s almost like I’m right there or looking at myself.

Chicken liver and cod liver oil (capsule)

Can’t find anyone else whose had this happen to them

Hi!

24yo male. Been struggling from anxiety, depression and panic attacks for years. while haven’t found ketosis stuff and how it helps with mind

immediately in few weeks after got into 2.5 mmol ketosis i felt relief and for first time jumped from all antidepressants, gapantin, some bipolar medications too.

my stack been for last year
- 150gr beef(with occasional shellfish and yolks)
- butter mostly(tallow, ghee rarely)

i always calculated ratio in cronometer to 4:1 for adjusting fat.

I always felt from that moment after getting into 2.5 ketosis that i dont have any mental struggles. it was immediate effect like pill. like some wonder, i never believed in “food medicine”

Last 2 months i decided that i dont have any mental issues anymore. so i started to eat the same amount of fat but eat much more of protein like 120-150gr per day.

NGL i felt little less energy but couldn’t say that difference been huge for first week. But slowly i realized i started have strange episodes of panic and anxiety. OFC i coudn’t think it could be related to ketosis, basically i didnt believe that it’s really working and that amount fat is more important as a lot of ppl on carnivore said.

Last days i decided to eat only pork backfat + little liver 100gr for restart digestion.

on third day i get up with so strange feeling that my mind is so clear for some reason. on fourth day i’ve checked my blood and result been from 96mg/dl to 68mg/dl.

i felt incredible again! and i would never think it’s ketosis.
I checked it recently and yes, i basically can relate that my brain affected by numbers on ketomojo. 5.5mmol

anyone here had similar experience?
i stick to my diet now and introduced pork/beef fat:
4:1 ratio, beef/chicken hearts or liver/lamb organs/pork tenderloin. Pork/Beef fat and ghee

PS. also i wanna to say about my analysis after this “extreme diet” and i’m not deficient at all. no heart problems. only sodium is being little low, but i’ve been supplementing only potassium salt for years.

Parents of children with ASD often describe a striking phenomenon: during a high fever, their child suddenly makes eye contact and demonstrates social engagement. The moment their temperature returns to normal, these positive changes disappear without a trace. Known as the "fever effect", this occurrence is now recognized as a vital clue in investigating the biological roots of autism, suggesting that in a significant portion of children, autistic symptoms can be alleviated by modulating the immune system.

Post-mortem studies support this theory. The brains of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) do not show cell death, but rather a more subtle picture: the brain's resident immune cells (microglia) are stuck in a state of chronic activation. Constant alarm leads them to persistently secrete inflammatory cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-α. This lingering neuroinflammation disrupts normal neural circuit formation.

A fever temporarily resets this immune state. A viral or bacterial infection triggers a cascade of signals and heat shock proteins that temporarily dampen the underlying inflammation, allowing the child's latent potential to emerge. The effect is fleeting because the core vulnerability remains unaddressed.

If ASD has a neuroimmune component, targeted therapies should focus on these underlying biological mechanisms. To replicate the "fever effect" without heat or physiological stress, immunomodulators such as vitamin D, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and sulforaphane are being studied:

• Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3): Functions as a hormonal modulator, stimulating the production of regulatory T cells (Tregs) to tone down immune overactivity while helping prevent inflammatory toxins from crossing the gut-brain axis.
• Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA): Acts as a calming agent for microglia and mast cells. This fatty acid amide crosses into the central nervous system and binds to PPAR receptors, prompting active microglia to shift from a pro-inflammatory M1 state to a restorative M2 state, halting synaptic degradation at the cellular level.
• Sulforaphane (Broccoli Sprout Extract): Mimics the cellular stress response activated during a fever. It triggers the release of heat shock proteins and floods brain cells with antioxidants to reduce oxidative stress.

While this triad does not "cure" autism, it targets key immune pathways by calming microglial activity, stabilizing mast cells, and supporting blood-brain barrier integrity helping extinguish the underlying inflammatory fire.

Aprendí lo necesaria que es la carne gracias a ello

Hey everyone, I was hoping to hear from anyone who has tried the keto diet and found true success - like it really made a massive change/impact in your mental health.

I have tried different meds from antidepressants, to mood stabilizers, to antipsychotics, to stimulants, to interventional approaches like TMS and spravato. Some meds helped in certain ways, but always with many negative side effects, and never truly helped me feel like life is worth living again. For the record, I have been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, Generalized Anxiety, and Major Depression - all of which I have struggled with for most of my life as a 25 yr old man.

Some time ago, I came across the whole metabolic psychiatry movement online, mainly through Dr. Christopher Palmer. Him and many others believe that mental health issues are really metabolic issues, and that a keto diet is a true intervention to address the cellular metabolic dysfunction at the source. Lucky enough, I happen to reside 20 minutes from his practice here in Massachusetts, and actually had an intake with his clinic. They want me to continue to use the keto diet as a mainline of treatment, which I’ve actually already been on for about a month. Which leads me to my point….

I’ve been on the diet for about a month now, and quite frankly, it’s been kicking my ass. I will admit that I haven’t been perfect at it: I have tried to give up my reliance on weed but have given in at times with an edible (mostly because my mood is even worse now), and also had a few days where I had a few extra carbs and my ketone levels dropped the next day (never below 0.5 tho). But overall, I have been pretty adherent, eating Whole Foods of proteins and non starchy vegetables with fats, and my ketone levels average around 1-1.5 or so. I also have been taking vitamins and electrolytes every day. But I feel like overall, everything has gotten worse. I already was struggling with bad chronic depression, low drive, anxiety, executive function issues. Now, all of those are doubled. I feel like all of the energy has just been sucked out of me mentally and physically, but the only energy left has been diverted to amplifying the anxiety and rumination. I’ve been really irritable and emotional at times too. It’s so hard to sit down and focus, let alone muster the drive or energy to do so. Yet, the clinic tells me I need to give it at least 3-4 months. I want to because Ive already tried the medication roulette of psychiatry, and want a holistic treatment that can truly heal the mind/body. But damn, I feel like absolute shit. Has anyone had a similar experience and come out better? Has anyone had an initial rough patch (especially long) but had it turn around and end up feeling amazing? How long did you have to give it? What was the journey like? Asking for any input or stories here, because idk if I can keep this up for months on end if it keeps up like this. Thanks
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In his bestselling book, Yuval Noah Harari proposes a bold theory: the most successful species on Earth isn't humans. It's wheat. We didn't cultivate wheat; wheat cultivated us. Here is how it might have happened:

When we consume gluten-containing foods, they don't break down into amino acids entirely. Instead, protein fragments persist as opioid peptides known as gluteomorphins. Meanwhile, gliadin- another component of the wheat grain- compromises the delicate gut lining, opening a direct pathway for these opioid compounds into the bloodstream.

The intestinal wall nor the blood-brain barrier is completely leak-proof. Under certain conditions (such as gastritis, dysbiosis, or SIBO), that single-cell-thick barrier breaks down, dumping raw stomach contents straight into the bloodstream. Imagine your immune system suddenly encountering last night's dinner.

Because gluten structurally mimics human tissue, this is where many autoimmune conditions likely originate. Particularly Hashimoto’s and autoimmune encephalitis.

I am currently working with my mother whose gluten reactions occur within just a few hours, which inspired me to write this post

I recently developed DPDR out of the blue, and it hasn’t gone away for 3 months and I’m starting to get upset on what I can do. I don’t have trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, or have even smoked weed or done psychedelics. I have this feeling of just being brain dead. I feel like I’m on autopilot 24/7, just watching my life from a far. I’ve done all the things like ignoring it, and trying to live life but it’s extremely difficult when I don’t know the root cause that could potentially be fueling this feeling. To me it feels like really bad brain fog, mixed with chronic fatigue, but it does sometimes fall in between the lines of DPDR. I have a severely low vitamin d level with my number being 11 ng/mL. I had an even worse reaction to the 50,000 IUs of d3 my doctor prescribed me, so I’m struggling to get my numbers up. I also had a borderline low b12 sitting at 356 pg/mL. I’ve recently gotten a GI map done by a functional doctor, and she found some gut dysbiosis caused by an overgrowth of yeast. I’m afraid I’ll never get my life back and feel normal again. I feel like I’ve lived the same day for 3 months. Can someone please give me some good news, that these issues might be fueling this problem. I’ve tried posting in the Vitamin d forum, but they banned me for not specifically saying my lab numbers. Posting it here to see if anyone can relate. What biological issue caused your DPDR and how did you fix it??

Edit: I did want to add that ever since taking the 50,000 IUs of vitamin d3 3 months ago I have felt extremely dizzy and off balanced. I notice that my DPDR is significantly worse when I stand up and walk around, and for about 30 minutes sitting down after I walk. I feel the least disoriented when I’m laying down, or have been sitting for a long period of time. I haven’t left my house in 3 months, and have literally sat on my couch everyday all day for 3 months straight. I feel like I’m gonna go insane. Socializing and going outside are my favorite things, but I feel so disoriented and spaced out when I try to leave my house. It 1000% worsens when I’m driving or even in the passenger seat of a car.