Help re training and meds.

[Thandie]

How are you measuring your bodyfat?

Women's bodyfat is not in the same ranges as men's, and I do often wonder if men use the ranges they know for men and apply them to women with a visual estimate.

If your bodyfat is consistently that low (and 7-14% is seriously low for a woman), then your symptoms may be more related to your own body's physiology trying to survive at this level.

There is a reason that BBers have on and off season.

If you are maintaining this low a bodyfat, then your diet may also be related.

Supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids has a profound effect on quite a few psychological states, I have a few papers related to the biochemistry of mood and emotion.

^^ I agree! Specially with fish oil. It's certainly healthier..

 

[Tatyana]

Adderall is normally prescribed for ADD or ADHD, i take focalin(amphetamine salt derivative) and like it alot, it's a more bioavailable stereo isomer of ritalin making it 3-4x stronger


to the OP, are you using regular adderall or an extended release version?

I must admit I don't know a lot about ADD or ADHD, my neighbour is an educational psychologist, so I will ask her about what they do with children.

This is what I am confused about, Adderall is not one of the listed drugs for use in the UK, it isn't in the BNF, so it doesn't matter if you are with the NHS or go private (even though most consultants work both), it can't be prescribed.

Ritalin and Dexedrine are prescribed, and Dexedrine is not adderall as far as I am aware.

 

[Sweetasfrank]

Are you using an accumeasure one site measurement?

That is quite good, however, there are charts for men and women and the amount you pinch gives a very different bodyfat for both sexes.

No i used one quite similar branded by Bodytrends, then i just used an online chart to calculate results.

posted by Phate1 Adderall is normally prescribed for ADD or ADHD, i take focalin(amphetamine salt derivative) and like it alot, it's a more bioavailable stereo isomer of ritalin making it 3-4x stronger

to the OP, are you using regular adderall or an extended release version?

I was told to take 25mg XR a day, but i haven't started it yet as i booked another appointment for this week to discuss other options and stuff i've researched - mainly concerns, as i mentioned earlier i don't know of anyone that has taken that. If after that this is still recommended then i'll go ahead - who am i to argue

posted by Tatyana

I must admit I don't know a lot about ADD or ADHD, my neighbour is an educational psychologist, so I will ask her about what they do with children.

This is what I am confused about, Adderall is not one of the listed drugs for use in the UK, it isn't in the BNF, so it doesn't matter if you are with the NHS or go private (even though most consultants work both), it can't be prescribed.

Ritalin and Dexedrine are prescribed, and Dexedrine is not adderall as far as I am aware.

Yeh Adderall itself has not been licensed yet in the UK but it is perfectly legal to be prescribed on a patient to patient basis (you just have to pay for it as apparently there's only a couple of pharms that stock it - one in london luckily for me - and it's very much on the pricey side as i came to learn!)

Ritalin i've heard of, as it was an option and was told it was similar to Adderall but side effects weren't too pleasing in comparison... not heard of Dexedrine. I'm gonna look into that

 

[Tami Bellon]

No i used one quite similar branded by Bodytrends, then i just used an online chart to calculate results.



I was told to take 25mg XR a day, but i haven't started it yet as i booked another appointment for this week to discuss other options and stuff i've researched - mainly concerns, as i mentioned earlier i don't know of anyone that has taken that. If after that this is still recommended then i'll go ahead - who am i to argue



Yeh Adderall itself has not been licensed yet in the UK but it is perfectly legal to be prescribed on a patient to patient basis (you just have to pay for it as apparently there's only a couple of pharms that stock it - one in london luckily for me - and it's very much on the pricey side as i came to learn!)

Ritalin i've heard of, as it was an option and was told it was similar to Adderall but side effects weren't too pleasing in comparison... not heard of Dexedrine. I'm gonna look into that

I can tell you this.....the kids here try to get it to take recreational drug. It's a stimulant.

 

[-Ariel-]

^^ I agree! Specially with fish oil. It's certainly healthier..

+1
It's not a dopaminergic or anything... but will keep your overall mood better, due to less toxin's in your hippocampus and hypothalamus.

Here is a study.

Depression and adipose essential
polyunsaturated fatty acids
by
Mamalakis G, Tornaritis M, Kafatos A.
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine,
University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2002 Nov;67(5):311-8

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present study was to investigate the relation between adipose tissue polyunsaturated fatty acids, an index of long-term or habitual fatty acid dietary intake, and depression. The sample consisted of 247 healthy adults (146 males, 101 females) from the island of Crete. The number of subjects with complete data on all variables studied was 139. Subjects were examined at the Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Clinic of the University of Crete. Depression was assessed through the use of the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale. Mildly depressed subjects had significantly reduced (-34.6%) adipose tissue docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels than non-depressed subjects. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that depression related negatively to adipose tissue DHA levels. In line with the findings of other studies, the observed negative relation between adipose tissue DHA and depression, in the present study, appears to indicate increasing long-term dietary DHA intakes with decreasing depression. This is the first literature report of a relation between adipose tissue DHA and depression. Depression has been reported to be associated with increased cytokine production, such as IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, INF-gamma and INF-alpha. On the other hand, fish oil and omega-3 fatty acids have been reported to inhibit cytokine synthesis. The observed negative relation between adipose DHA and depression, therefore, may stem from the inhibiting effect of DHA on cytokine synthesis.