Question 1

what is maca root?

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Peruvian plant...: Maca root comes from a plant native to peru and has been used as a natural medicine by a number of cultures. There have been some clinical studies using it to treat sexual dysfunction with limited success.

For more information see: http://dietarysupplements.Nlm.Nih.Gov/dietary/ingreddetail.Jsp?Contain=maca&id=1155.

Question 2

what  helps with mania?

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Mania help: First find out cause/type of mania. Then  treat cause. Go to uptodate.com and read more.

Question 3

is maca root safe to take?

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Safety: It is considered as safe to eat as any other vegetable food. However, maca does contain glucosinolates, which can cause goiters when high consumption is combined with a diet low in iodine. Darker colored maca roots (red, purple, black) contain significant amounts of natural iodine, a 10-gram serving of dried maca generally containing 52 µg of iodine.  It is uncertain if maca can worsen a goiter.

Question 4

where could i buy maca root?

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Peruvian Ginseng: I would expect that this could be purchased on line and possibly at some health food grocers.

Question 5

can i still take maca roots?

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Yes: Maca root seems to be safe to take for its stimulant properties. Always follow the directions on the container and never take with any other medication.

Question 6

how bad case of severe mania?

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Can be really bad: In severe mania, people can be very agitated and impulsive -- getting themselves into big trouble sexually, financially, or with careers, school, relationships, etc.  They can be psychotic, hallucinating and having delusions.  They may not sleep for days. They can have mixed states of mania with depression, and end up committing suicide.  Such a person needs emergency psychiatric help.

Question 7

how can i slow down my severe mania?

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If you have severe : mania, you may not be able to slow it down without the help of psychotropic medications. Manic depression is a severe physiological condition which requires medical attention and supervision of the medications by a psychiatrist. In addition, once medication helps get the mania under control, individual and family therapy with a psychologistcan help you make changes in your life and relationships.

Question 8

how long do you take lithium for mania?

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Lithium: As long as it is prescribed and closely monitored thru blood work every 3-6 months and it is containing the symptoms.

Question 9

how long does the average mania cycle last?

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Averages = useless: Lots of variability. But rarely under 3 mths - perhaps half a year - some go on and on. This range makes "average" pretty useless for thinking about a specific case. Talk with the therapist to help know the individual's duration likelihood.

Question 10

i'm taking maca root what will it do for me?

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Probably not much...: Some people believe that maca root can increase fertility, among other things. There are not much human data to support this, though in animal models the data look a little more promising. Another area that has better data is in the area of sexual dysfunction caused by ssri antidepressants.

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