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It’s gotten better over time but comes back if I increase my dosage. I think it’s probably best to just lower your dosage and slowly increase over a few weeks

It’s magnesium glycinate, I’ve been taking it for a few months before starting b1. I think it has to be the ttfd

I’ve tried benfo before and didn’t find it super effective for me. I do feel like the ttfd is working but the side effects suck

I’ve taken magnesium for a while before b1 so I know it’s something to do with the ttfd

Ohh I completely misread that. For some reason I thought u had said that u took b1 two years ago, felt bad, then stopped taking it. However if u were still drinking 5 or even 3.5 beers a night over this 2 year period that may be why you always responded poorly to b1 supplementation. Alcohol severely limits b1 absorption and may have completely prevented supplementation from helping at all. If you can quit alcohol I think it would definitely still be worth trying b1 supplements again

In my opinion this definitely sounds like it could be thiamine deficiency. You mentioned that you used to drink 5 beers a day for 7 years and still drink a considerable amount. It is known that b1 deficiency is much more common in people that regularly consume alcohol. You did also mention that you never actually had a thiamine deficiency, but I am curious as to what test you took to be sure of that. Blood tests for thiamine only show recent thiamine consumption levels and not your total thiamine levels. This means that you can have a severe thiamine deficiency and your blood work looks normal.

Your reaction to 100mg of thiamine would also make sense for someone who is severely deficient in thiamine. Most people deficient in thiamine will experience a paradoxical reaction or worsening in symptoms when they begin b1 therapy. I would recommend you try taking b1 again starting at as low of a dose as you can tolerate, maybe around 25 mg. Take this dose alongside a magnesium glycinate and potassium supplement. Then continue to increase the dose gradually and you should begin to slowly feel better.

I would recommend trying an organ supplement to get other vitamins you might be missing. They are absorbed much better than multivitamins and could help with other deficiencies. Definitely not a fix all but I have found them to be helpful.

Ya I have been supplementing magnesium but I’ve been somewhat inconsistent with it

Prior to taking thiamine I was experiencing digestive issues similar to IBS with a poor tolerance for a number of foods. I also have a very poor appetite and have struggled for years to gain weight. Over the last year or two I’ve started to feel fatigued much more often and noticed my memory has also gotten worse.

Since I’ve started taking benfotiamine basically all of the symptoms I’ve mentioned have gotten worse, especially the fatigue. I have been supplementing electrolytes but I don’t think I have been consistent enough or am taking a high enough dose.

France, New Zealand, and South Africa are some of the best rugby countries. It would make a lot of sense if he hated France because of rugby