| Depression |
| | Supplement/Recommended Dose | Caution |
| 5-HTP | 50 mg 3x/day with meals; if symptoms persist after two weeks, increase to 100 mg 3x/day. | Mild nausea and sleepiness may occur initially. Don't combine with drugs unless under a physician's care. |
| EFAs | Eat cold-water fish 23 x/week, or take 4001,000 mg of both DHA and EPA/day. | Higher doses can cause upset stomach and fishy breath. Do not combine with anticoagulant drugs. |
| B Vitamins | 800 mcg folic acid/day; 1 mg vitamin B12/day; 50 mg vitamin B6/day. | Do not combine with anticonvulsant drugs without a physician's supervision. |
| SAMe | Days 12: 200 mg 2x/day; days 310: 400 mg 2x/day; days 1019: 400 mg 3x/day; after 20 days: 400 mg 4x/day. | May cause temporary but mild insomnia, nervousness, headaches, decreased appetite, constipation, dry mouth, sweating and dizziness. Not recommended for those with bipolar disorder. |
| St. John's Wort | 600900 mg/day of standardized extract (0.3 percent hypericin).
| May cause mild gastrointestinal upset, sun sensitivity. Do not use if pregnant, nursing or taking antidepressants. |
| Anxiety |
| Ginkgo | 80 mg of standardized extract/morning and noon. | Do not combine with anticoagulant drugs or chronic aspirin use. |
| Inositol | 500 mg 3x/day. | None. |
| Kava | 70 mg of standardized extract/day, or take 1540 drops of diluted tincture up to 3x/day. | Not recommended for those with Parkinson's disease, for pregnant or lactating women or in combination with alcohol, sedatives and anxiety drugs. |
| Valerian | 300400 mg of standardized extract 1-2x/day, or take 23 droppersful of tincture 2-3x/day. | May cause drowsiness. |
