Re: Benfotiamine,VitB1

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Below is an old chat from last year concerning Benifotiamine. It is a non-toxic form of Bit. B1. It is great to take if you have a deficiency (which many MS'rs do). It is highly recommended to take vitamin B12 with it.

Definitely worth trying.

Aletha

gerald rollason <grollason@...> wrote:

Hi & Althea!

I am presently taking one 150mg of Benfotiamine / day.

When I started with it, around 10 months ago, I believe that I commenced with either two or three of the 100mg capsules / day.

Some do start (- & stay!) on 150 mg, four times a day, -600mg/day in all.

My experience was that the beneficial effect was clearly most dramatic initially: -Presumably because of the contrast with the body`s previous sub-optimal B1 level. It seems as though it`s probably a good idea to start at a fairly generous level: -say 300- 600mg/day in order to benefit the body ASAP. Once the body has , as it were, stabilized at an improved level of functioning, my own experience has been that any effect of dosage variations wasn`t apparent to me ( providing I am taking it once a day, at either 100 or 150mg). -When my first order ran out & I tried doing without for a bit, my energy level/sense of wellbeing did fade, but came back again when I recommenced taking it.

If one is taking more than one cap. a day, it`s probably better to spread them through the day.

Regarding the question of which cap:

"........I notice there the company sells 3 different types, one is 100mg, one is 150 and the other is 150 but with veggie caps.......?"

I most recently settled on the 150mg as it was presented as the most economical: -I would have gone for the veggie cap except that I don`t consume the cap anyway, -just the contents! ( I have been taking MANY, MANY supplements for years & recently I have been experiencing more difficulty in swallowing tabs & caps, so now I empty all caps directly into my mouth & discard the empty caps. (- except the LDN ones, which I use to help me divide up my LDN doses accurately!.....)

Re. dosage, on www.benfotiamine.org (- a very extensive source of info-) there is talk of a range of dosage approaches:

".......HOW MUCH SHOULD I USE? One approach is to begin with a relatively high daily usage which one then steps down to a maintenance level after 6-12 weeks. E.G., 300-450mg. daily for four weeks, then stepping down to 200-300mg. daily for four to six weeks, then beginning a maintenance usage of 100-150 mg. daily.

Another approach is to begin with a relatively lower daily use amount, then step it up every two weeks until a maximum perceived beneficial effect is achieved. A typical regime would begin with 200-300mg. daily for two weeks, then increase to 300-450mg. daily, then possibly move to 400-600mg. daily. A common median dosage is 600mg. per day. Some use half that amount and others use twice that amount per day. The point here is that benfotiamine is safe at any reasonable daily usage level, an individual should merely find the level that produces the maximum beneficial effect without reaching a point of diminishing return beyond which the excess amount is wasted........"

-Seems that the exact dosage isn`t necessarily that critical & that it`s up to us to go figure what suits us best.

Good Luck!

Gerald

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Thanks for taking the time to post this Aletha.

Take Care

> Below is an old chat from last year concerning Benifotiamine. It is

a non-toxic form of Bit. B1. It is great to take if you have a

deficiency (which many MS'rs do). It is highly recommended to take

vitamin B12 with it.

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