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    From hypo- to hyperthyroid on the protocol? (agitation, nervousness, rapid heart beat etc.)

    Thank you ahmo! And I like the foot bath idea!
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    From hypo- to hyperthyroid on the protocol? (agitation, nervousness, rapid heart beat etc.)

    I always thought that taking loads of potassium could be dangerous. Isn't that why it is generally sold in 99 mg tablets? Am I missing something?
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    Very Sensitive to Mitochondrial Supplements. Why?

    One more: I like this doctor as a resource for theory about energy dysfunction. Here is her post on the methylation cycle--a good overview: http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/CFS_-_The_Methylation_Cycle Also, she just wrote a book about mitochondrial disfunction. Of all the CFS docs, she is the...
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    Very Sensitive to Mitochondrial Supplements. Why?

    Second thought. Was your energy normal before this all began? I trace my illness back to a couple of major "flu" episodes in my 30's. Based upon response to treatment, and some blood work showing past infections, I am, after 30 years of slowly declining health & energy, actually recovering...
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    Very Sensitive to Mitochondrial Supplements. Why?

    I have recently started taking mega doses of 4 different B12's & am getting energy from that. I wasn't able to tolerate methylfolate until I'd built up my B12 for a couple of weeks, but now methylfolate also seems to help. I've been told that methylfolate needs B12 to do it's work. Do you eat...