Re: Re: B1 vitamins (very helpful for MS)

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If looking for an alturnative to B1 injections, there is a B1 pill that was

developed years ago in Japan that is non-toxic. My husband has been taking

it for over a year and he takes it with B12 (under the tongue). The special

form of B1 is called Benfotiamine and we order it on the internet. Gerald

from our chat site had stated that he noticed a great difference when he

started taking it and again when he did not take it for a bit. My husband

only takes one a day, but some take it twice. Below is the earlier chat

from Gerald regarding this project. :

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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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>> B12 and AMP injections have pulled my wife out of the worse

>> exacerbations. She also gets B1 injections everyday which removes all

>> " heaviness/fatigue " . Do a search on these injectables. They are part of

>> a protocol of Dr. Klenner, a pioneer in MS research that had healed

>> thousands from this disease. His full protocol is available through,

>> Townsends Letter for Doctors and Patients, a very helpful magazine. Also

>> do a search on Elaine DeLack who has a histamine creme called Prokarin.

>> Her story and protocol are also detailed in Townsends. Also do a search

>> on " The Homeostasis Protocol " . These different protocols are all proven,

>> all natural, all common sense ways that have helped tens of thousands of

>> MS patients become, if not totally symptom free, a whole lot better than

>> they could have ever imagined.

> May God bless you all

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