I always tell my patients to set phone alarms or keep a simple notepad handy
Treatment strategies using butyrate aim to increase its intestine levels, bioavailability, and improvement in delivery either through direct supplementation or by increasing dietary fiber in the diet, which ultimately generates a higher production of butyrate in the gut
For example, they can both lead to pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas
Interestingly, a small trial in 30 premenopausal women found that daily multivitamin supplementation for ten weeks did not improve overall mood, but when the supplement also contained 7 mg/day of zinc (RDA=8 mg/day), the authors noted significant improvements in two components of POMS: the anger-hostility and the depression-dejection scores (140)
The 1.0 mg and 2.0 mg pens each contain four doses, equating to about a months worth of medication
Yin et al., 2019