Article/Blog Post on OCD Contributors and Remedies

[Sophocles]

Obsessions and Compulsions
Some Approaches for OCD
https://constantinek.substack.com/p/obsessions-and-compulsions

[A Former User]

@Sophocles Interesting article. I had OCD for many years. I no longer have it. I suspect my recovery is due to resolving my problem with poor oxidative metabolism which caused an energy/oxygen deficiency in my brain.

I have banished all PUFA from my diet. I try to eat nutrient rich foods. I do not eat any processed food. My diet includes dairy and orange juice, along with eggs, meat, vegetables, potatoes. My diet has broadened since taking high dose thiamine hcl + magnesium because I no longer have any gastrointestinal problems, including the normalization of my stomach acid.

I think that the most important supplements for OCD are thiamine and also some complementary supplements; I take these: 1 gram thiamine hcl, 2Xday, 100mg niacinamide, 4Xday, 100mg riboflavin, 4Xday, about 1.5 grams of magnesium glycinate, 2Xday. I also take some progesterone for estrogen dominance.

links:
https://www.hormonesmatter.com/depression-anxiety-chronically-hypoxic-brain/
https://www.hormonesmatter.com/what-is-stress/
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00207/full
"Symptoms and Consequences of Thiamine Deficiency:
Thiamine deficiency can present with a broad range of neurological signs in children, such as anorexia, irritability, agitation, muscle pain, diminished or abolished deep tendon reflexes, ataxia, paralysis, and a progressively altered level of consciousness. Lactic acidosis may explain some of the generalized symptoms, including lethargy, irritability, anorexia, tachycardia, and tachypnea. These clinical manifestations are probably secondary to mitochondrial dysfunction in the heart and smooth muscle (particularly the gastrointestinal tract) and an autonomic nervous system insult (neurotransmitters). Others such as mood changes (agitation, confusion, and generalized malaise) may result from brain energy deficits as well as from a compromised synthesis of neurotransmitters (glutamate and GABA). Given the above-described varied clinical presentations, especially in children, any unexplained severe neurological signs or symptoms should raise the suspicion of thiamine deficiency [see Hiffler et al. (3) and references therein]."

[Sophocles]

@mostlylurking that’s good to know thanks!

[A Former User]

@Sophocles you're welcome!

[Blue Granite]

@mostlylurking When you say you take 1 gram thiamine 2Xday, is that 1 gram split between the two times or 2 grams in total? I'm assuming 1 gram split between the 2 times a day.

[A Former User]

@Blue-Granite said in Article/Blog Post on OCD Contributors and Remedies:

When you say you take 1 gram thiamine 2Xday, is that 1 gram split between the two times or 2 grams in total? I'm assuming 1 gram split between the 2 times a day.

I mean that I measure out a gram of thiamine hcl and I put it into a glass of water, stir it up, glug it down around 10:00am and then I do the whole thing a second time with another 1 gram of thiamine hcl in the afternoon around 3:00-4:00pm. I'm basing my optimum dosage on Dr. Costantini's protocol; the dosage amount is based on body weight.

Here's a great video about high dose thiamine:
Mega-Dose Thiamine: Benefits Beyond Addressing Deficiency

[Blue Granite]

@mostlylurking Thank you. I appreciate the clarification and additional info.

[A Former User]

@Blue-Granite you're welcome. I'm happy to try to clarify.