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Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by vegardx on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:33AM (#17393185)
Sure - there are plenty of things you can eat or drink to increase absorption and metabolism, one famous interaction is with grapefruit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapefruit–drug_interactions
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by always_good on Monday June 25, 2018 @01:01PM (#17393881)
I took a dose of acid so large that I had to curl up under my bed sheet for the two hours of the peak.

Once the peak left and I could again walk around and brave the sunlight, I realized I was ravenously hungry. I grabbed a grapefruit and began devouring it.

More than halfway through the fruit's succulent sectors, I felt overwhelmed again as if the peak had returned and had to seek darkness for another twenty minutes.

Most drug interactions are hard to detect. Do I notice if the amphetamine is hitting 15% harder or weaker than usual? Or if I'm focusing 15% better or worse? Not really. Feels arbitrary to try and measure it.

But re-crossing acid's threshold immediately after exiting it was the hard evidence I needed to believe in what always sounded like highschool folktale.

Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by LinuxBender on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:39AM (#17393236)
Also garlic extract, curcumin and piperine (or bioperine), change how things are metabolized and processed in the liver. I take those and they amplify the effect of a medication I take, so I have to be extra careful with dosage.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by vegardx on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:45AM (#17393293)
On the flip side you can often get by with lower dosages, which in some cases mean less side effects.
Re:Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania by LinuxBender on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:48AM (#17393316)
I concur. The medication was in fact causing nasty side effects and I was able to cut the dosage in half. I may even be able to ween myself off it entirely once I find the right combination of natural alternatives.