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@JP No worries. Everyone is different, for me glycine would sometimes have completely opposite effects. If it's working for you, no worries there. I would agree with Peatful about niacinamide lowering blood sugar, in my experience taking it before bed was a surefire way to wake up at 2am seeking food. Also I agree with the propensity for supplements in general to irritate the gut which can also cause sleep issues.

@JP You're welcome! I was using upwards of 3g throughout a day, and for awhile that worked, so I reduced it as needed when the sleep issues started.

@JP When I used niacinamide I couldn't sleep through the night properly if I used any after noon, and pounding heart was a common occurrence. Glycine was odd for me, as sometimes it made sleep much better, and others much worse. Those are the two that come to mind for me, based on personal experience.

@xand Sounds good!

@NateHiggers Considering the compound chiefly involves silicon dioxide and propylene glycol, I'd assume the milk would be allergenic unless the cows can filter it somehow. Even if a true allergy to PG isn't in play, I'd be very concerned because it's a penetration enhancer. So I wouldn't be surprised if the cows themselves had issues from the stuff as well.

@Sippy My wife told me the other day that B-vitamins make her feel more human, as well as protein. That would make sense bc the liver loves those for detoxing. When in doubt she has an extra coffee on her days off and goes from there. Recently I had her try small doses of androsterone and that lightened her cycle substantially.

Quality is the biggest factor imo. There was one summer where the Prairie Farms brand was completely fine for me, and there was another brand purely A2 that was 95% if I had to put a number on it. I have Great Value lactose free milk as a result. Lactose from Land-o-Lakes half-and-half doesn't bother me at all even having several ounces a day, that being about one cup of whole milk's worth, since cream doesn't have lactose.

My dad's theory, growing up on a farm where none of the dairy bothered him, was the cream being removed from commercial milk, and especially pasteurization, removed important digestive factors. He said when he'd milk the cows he said the milk would come out a golden color, and he could only have dairy without issue if it was that color.

@mavuue It can take up to a week for the kidneys to adapt to the different salt levels. If need be, note the amounts you had before and after my advice, and escalate towards the higher value to make the transition easier.

@Verdad I didn't notice any, but she did. FWIW as I healed I had heart palpitations from nearly everything that has a healing effect, calcium, vitamin D, preg, progesterone, DHEA, the list goes on.

@mavuue Considering you're peeing out a ton of liquid, I'd say even more salt, or try something like cyproheptadine or diphenhydramine to see if serotonin is more the issue. My wife had a similar issue and between the antihistamines and salt, things worked out. In any case, the idea would be to get things under control and not necessarily use anything long-term.

@Verdad For sure, when I had my wife start on pregnenolone she lost water weight and put on muscle. IIRC haidut posted on the other forum some time ago that it's (mainly?) the cortisol blocking properties of anabolic steroids that makes them desirable. I've been doing experiments along these lines and have considered doing a write-up; not anabolics per se but what combos I noticed as most effective, dose timings etc.

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@himblondemaxxing Good call, I've noticed a greater craving for calcium when by salt is already doing well. Lately I've been having about half a gallon of milk a day and I certainly notice the days that I have less.

@xand That's what I said to myself! I would feel dizzy and dreadful, like a sudden drop in blood pressure. No such effect even with ample amounts of the USP hcl. Now that my health is much better, I do wonder how I'd react.

The main difference of the synthetic thiamines is that they are hydrophobic, resulting in easier intestinal uptake, and they break down into usable thiamine in the bloodstream. Their hydrophobic nature should mean easier for uptake for the brain. The issue I ran into during my browsing research papers was two-fold: either small amounts of hcl used, or huge injections, both skewing the data towards the typically-patented synthetic versions due to minimal effect or large side effects. Still, can't hurt to try it even if some of the data is fuzzy.

Less is more due to the increased uptake into the bloodstream and a smaller dose to start is probably prudent and go up after a week or two.

@xand It'll be a cumulative effect, and it can be subtle. It can even be the cascade of what vitamin E does more than immediate effect.

I didn't notice an effect from thiamince hcl until I bought a brand that was USP purity, but I don't recall the brand. I hope thiamax works for you, I didn't tolerate the thiamine derivatives.

@xand When I was younger my temps were always high as well, but I had similar issues of hair problems, breathing issues, sleep destroyed, and so on. It can be hard to say the best place to start. OTOH my brother-in-law is greying, balding, and has similar issues but still has good temperature, though he refuses to get any testing done.

Perhaps in your case, a small amount of vitamin E could be prudent since it deals directly with PUFA that you already have, and will deal with fatty acid oxidation which can strongly interfere the body's ability to use sugar. Would be a starting point, if nothing else.

@xand The short answer for me is I had low stomach acid and my liver and gallbladder were blocked, so without being able to digest anything properly, I'd have panic from the adrenaline spikes. Mainly, I've used at-one-time massive amounts of salt 98-12g a day), generic alka-seltzer, T3, anti-parasitics, antibiotics, and then supplements and food started to have positive effect. At one point my pulse was in the 20s regularly and body temperature 95F or so.

For my wife, she started with liberally salting her food, generic alka-seltzer (lone aspirin did not agree with her) and in her case, cutting back caffeine. She couldn't sleep through the night before making these changes. As her appetite improved from getting the adrenaline down, I gave her small amounts of thyroid and much later progesterone.

@LetTheRedeemed It wouldn't surprise me if he was a Garret Smith lapdog for the same length of time that Blossom has been doing "low vitamin A." After all, they've been completely in lockstep with zero crosstalk suggesting back-channel discussions. This is pushed further by Charlie going apeshit when others would simply observe that new members, sometimes self-proclaimed, were a friend of Charlie's whether online or IRL. For some reason it's a sensitive issue for him to be a human that has discussion groups not on the forum.

Also the simple trend of Charlie's only ways of participating in topics before this whole descent into madness: he would rarely do anything except ask for a human dosage from a study or what product a user was using.

More to the point, I haven't looked at methionine in awhile but speaking for myself I had to be on thyroid for a couple years before food with vitamin A wouldn't make me feel like passing out. Consequentially, I tried with supplemental vitamin A and had the same reaction, so it could very well be a double whammy of methionine and vitamin A; I don't discount your idea.

Though as you mention, how relevant is it for real life? That would be the question. Reminds me of haidut's thread about using BCAAs to deplete serotonin. Something like that to compete with methionine is probably the best bet. Heck, it'll help anyway so probably worth it for those who feel like they're out of options.

@wtpyrucet My dad said he used it when he was younger but he and his folks stopped bc it can cause liver damage. I don't know more than that tbh, some warnings are against internal use, some against both internal and external.

@himblondemaxxing For adrenaline (which seems to be the prime candidate for cutting of circulation) I would use salt. Otherwise, getting enough calories, mainly carbs, as fuel for the thyroid should help get temps back up. I wouldn't rush that just in case, could be like using rocket fuel. Ive been there, done that.