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Has anyone found that taking B2 actually causes b2 deficiency symptoms -- cracked sore lips, mouth ulcers, sore eyes etc?
Yes. We both found this. This is why it is a good idea to start slowly. I found that in a way, taking more B2 starts processes which are B2 dependent and were dormant because of the lack of available B2. Once these processes are started, there is an extra need for B2, hence B2 deficiency symptoms.Has anyone found that taking B2 actually causes b2 deficiency symptoms -- cracked sore lips, mouth ulcers, sore eyes etc?
Indeed!As with all of this: it's all trial and error.
Has anyone found that taking B2 actually causes b2 deficiency symptoms -- cracked sore lips, mouth ulcers, sore eyes etc?
Since I've been having health problems these past few months I've noticed that when I'm sitting at a computer I get really hot, but then when I lay down I cool off. I was wondering what was going on and although I don't want to jump to any conclusions this gives me something to think about.Sweating
Brenda,
I saw your post that you are sweating. This is not necessarily a good thing. You are correct in saying that your body is now working at rebalancing your system but I want you to do it safely. The sweating can mean any of three things. One is that you are removing too many metals to fast from storage locations back into the blood stream. Your body may not be able to produce enough radical quelching systems to keep up with this quantity. Two is that you are placing too much iron and copper in the bloodstream and the liver still can not adequately produce enough carrier proteins so your unbound minerals can also be free radicals. The body may be attempting to place them into sweat for removal since the bloodstream can be overwhelmed. This can place you in a high cancer trend due to the radicals causing damage to cellular DNA.
Second, it can mean that you are not running the energy system forward to produce ATP. Instead it is going backwards, and releasing the imcomplete energy as heat in stead of ATP. Like what bears do with they hybernate - they do not produce energy because they do not need it, instead they need heat so they use uncoupling proteins to release that energy as heat.
I suggest you lower your amount of B2. Allow it to balance the other B's that you are eating in foods so they can work in synergy.
Hmm, this does seem to explain my situation better than the post I quoted earlier.I am really confused here ... almost 50% of all energy generated by the Krebs cycle is used for thermogenesis to maintain thermal homeostasis. How can you run the Krebs cycle backwards. People with problems with themal homeostasis usually have metabolic or immune system issues which involve energy producing parts of the body whether they be norepinephrine production (heat), lack of thyroid hormone (cold), hyperthyroid (heat), low ATP functionality (poor regulation), etc.
Hi Jarod,Hi there
Asklipia
Do you do anything to monitor your mineral intake? I took a test that showed I was high in selenium so I decided to quit selenium.
I respond really well with manganese but am concerned about overloading. You worried about getting too much manganese, or do anything to monitor that?
Do you prefer any particular brand of B2?
Thanks!
Are you still taking no other B vitamins?We followed DogPerson's idea that other Bs deplete B2. And now that I suspect than it is partly about reinforcing parasympathetic activity, I suppose it was a good idea.
Good luck and be well!
Asklipia
We are not taking other b vitamins at present.Are you still taking no other B vitamins?
Dog Person had me take B1 with the B2 (I literally mix them in the same capsule) from the beginning. She also said to get 400 mcg/day of folate from food.
She told me to start taking B12 as soon as I noticed a deficiency, which was, as she expected, in a few days. She said to take enough to keep my urine dark yellow because it takes a lot of B12 to put iron in hemoglobin.
She said I would add B6 later, but we never got that for (together, I am taking B6). She said no more than 300% of the daily requirement of B6.
I realize that you are not me, but the conventional wisdom is that it is not good to supplement just one B vitamin.