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924 - The (Surprising) Supplement That Makes Antidepressants More Effective

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that supplementation can improve depression and anxiety? A surprising new study has found that supplements can also enhance the effectiveness of popular antidepressant medications!  Learn more, watch now.

 

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Featured Studies 

📉Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 Reduces Depression Scores and Alters Brain Activity:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28483500/

📉 Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35654766/

📉 Gut dysbiosis in severe mental illness and chronic fatigue:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33558650/

📉 Probiotics fortify intestinal barrier function:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37168869/

📉 Probiotics for adults with major depressive disorder compared with antidepressants:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38219239/

📉 National, State-Level, and County-Level Prevalence Estimates of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Self-Reporting a Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7224a1.htm

📉 U.S. Depression Rates Reach New Highs: https://news.gallup.com/poll/505745/depression-rates-reach-new-highs.aspx

📉 Real-World Data on SSRI Antidepressant Side Effects: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19724743/

📉  Incidence and duration of side effects and those rated as bothersome with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment for depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15291685/

📉 Most common antidepressants: https://www.definitivehc.com/resources/healthcare-insights/top-antidepressants-by-prescription-volume

📉Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 for the management of major depression with irritable bowel syndrome:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29997457/

📉Gut feelings: A randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial of probiotics for depressive symptoms:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31078831/

📉 A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum for the symptoms of depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28068788/

📉 Probiotics as an effective therapeutic approach in alleviating depression symptoms: an umbrella meta-analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35348020/



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0:29.5

Hey, everyone, welcome back. Let's discuss probiotics and how they can benefit and treat depression.

0:36.3

In fact, a recent meta-analysis was just published,

0:39.5

and we'll cover the details in a moment, but the high level was that of all the therapies studied,

0:45.6

those treatments that included probiotics were found to be the second most effective. So very exciting

0:53.0

news in the sense that the 18% of the population

0:57.0

who are suffering from what the World Health Organization has labeled a crisis, depression,

1:04.0

seems to have a lot of availability for improvement in the treatment when using or

1:09.4

including probiotics.

1:12.4

Another reason why I think the probiotic interventions have such favor, as you probably

1:17.6

already know, when using a pharmaceutical antidepressant, side effects are fairly commonly reported.

1:23.8

In fact, anywhere from 40 to 80% of people will report sexual dysfunction, diarrhea, headaches,

1:32.2

nausea, sleep issues, or even sexual dysfunction.

1:37.9

So it is quite important, I think, to bring to the forefront better therapeutic approaches

1:44.1

to treat depression.

1:46.0

And the model through which I think we can treat depression most effectively

1:52.0

involves not only modulation of the brain, but also modulation of the gut brain access.

1:58.0

And this might connect to certain people who notice a degree of food

2:02.8

reactivity or at least a correlation between their gastrointestinal symptoms and their mood.

2:08.0

I eat something that doesn't agree with me. I feel bloated and I feel maybe foggy, irritable,

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