mostlylurking
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You misunderstood me; I didn't make myself clear, sorry. I said I was able to discern that my problem was with thiamine deficiency by taking 300mg of thiamine hcl. But that was NOT a large enough dose for me to regain my health.Thank you. I was just posting off to Young Sinatre when your so helpful reply arrived. At least three of you here have now suggested thiamine deficiency. I am totally convinced and thank you all for alerting me. I do not think my GP would understand if I asked for a B1 injection but I shall now most definitely persevere with getting my daily intake up to what you suggest, 300 mg, even if it does cause me headaches. Perhaps slowly upping my intake each day, will bring relief to some of my symptoms and, thereby, relief to my frazzled and anxious mind! Such a vicious circle. I can hardly believe that I have become this crazy being, when I set out to help myself. I do hope that I can reverse all this. May I please ask if you still take thiamine in supplement form (perhaps with a balance of other Bs) or whether you rely totally on food? And if the latter, how do you do that?
Have you had prior issues of headaches when taking thiamine hcl?
I have been thiamine deficient for many years, I think because I carry a load of heavy metals internally, including mercury from amalgam fillings and aluminum from aluminum cookware. I have lead poisoning I got from renovating old houses and from cleaning out my brother's house after his death. This very long term problem was exacerbated last year when I took Bactrim antibiotic which blocks thiamine function. The Bactrim nearly finished me off. I recovered via high dose thiamine hcl. It took several months.
I spent from October of 2020 through January of 2021 increasing my thiamine hcl dose and have been taking my maintenance dose of 2 grams/day of thiamine hcl since the first of February 2021. When I finally got up to 2 grams/day, within 2 days of that dose, I experienced major improvements with my digestive tract. That 2 gram dose has continued to work very well for me.
I follow Dr. Costantini's protocol on his website here: HDT Therapy He said at this link that 2 grams/day of thiamine hcl for 7 days is equal to the benefit of one 100mg injection of thiamine hcl per week. Thiamine hcl does not absorb efficiently through the gut.
I was not able to tolerate the TTFD type of thiamine. Apparently, it requires glutathione to work and I was low in glutathione. TTFD gave me a headache; thiamine hcl caused no negative side effects. However, lower doses of thiamine hcl would stop working after about a week which I interpreted to mean I needed a higher dose. High dose thiamine hcl resolved my brain issues just fine; it gets through the blood brain barrier if you flood your system with high doses.
I also take magnesium glycinate, but there are other good magnesiums available if you prefer; just avoid magnesium citrate. I also take a good b-complex. I drink orange juice for the potassium. I take additional niacinamide (90mg/3Xday), and some extra riboflavin and a little biotin. I also take pregnenolone and about 40mg progesterone/day. I also take D3 (sublingual drops), vitamin A (transdermal), and K2 (sublingual). I eat a lot of dairy. I drink a quart of OJ/day. I put a little maple syrup in my milk and a little honey in my home made salad dressing. I can't tolerate any coffee; it blocks thiamine as does tea. I'm hypothyroid and take prescription natural desiccated thyriod.
I've noticed that I need to drink more water to keep from getting dehydrated and I need to drink some OJ in the afternoon to avoid low blood sugar. I have the stamina now to work in my garden again; I'm planting rose bushes and reworking the soil with a turning fork. I'm female, almost 72.
Hang in there; you can most certainly reverse the problem and regain your health. Here's a link to some videos of Dr. Costantini's patients for inspiration, before and after treatment with thiamine hcl: Videos Parkinson's Patients before and after treatment - Ultima Edizione.Eu
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