N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC)
⤢ 3D
A stable cysteine precursor used to raise glutathione.
Benefits
Glutathione precursor and the hospital antidote for acetaminophen overdose; studied for respiratory and psychiatric conditions.
Risks
May cause GI upset and, rarely, allergic reactions, and can affect clotting and blood pressure at high doses.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Research (3)
- Clinician guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders with nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals: The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Taskforce Sarris et al. (2022) PubMed ↗
- Treatment strategies for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: past and future perspectives Garcia et al. (2021) PubMed ↗
- Nutritional psychiatry: the present state of the evidence Marx et al. (2017) PubMed ↗
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