Wayne
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I started supplementing with NAC yesterday, and feel it's been improving my brain function in some surprising ways. Below is my short story on how it came about...
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I had read a testimonial recently by a man who several years ago had some serious health problems, and did a deep dive into any supplement he thought might help. He's since regained his health, but continues to try just about everything that comes along to see what it might do for him.
One of the things he said, was that of all the supplements he had ever tried, none gave the degree and consistency of benefits that he gets from NAC. I don't recall now what all those benefits were. But it prompted me to try NAC again, after trying it a number of years ago. I didn't recall getting any significant benefits back then, and had seen some cautionary notes about pwME/CFS using it.
But I did try it again yesterday, and gave it a good shot to start with, probably about 2000-2500 mg. I soon started noticing I was doing things on the spur of the moment I normally wouldn't do. I also noticed a slight decrease in appetite. As the day wore on, I skipped my normal afternoon nap, and continued to clean up a vastly overloaded inbox in my email account.
I felt a slight bit buzzed as the evening wore on, and wondered if it was going to affect my sleep (negatively). It did affect my sleep, but positively. I got to sleep about an hour earlier than normal, I slept better than normal, and I slept a full 8 hours (rare for me).
I started out today with half the NAC I took yesterday, and soon found myself going for a walk--at a faster pace, and went a greater distance than normal. I worked in the kitchen for an hour or so afterwards, and now have the energy to make this post. Obviously, this is all quite intriguing, and very hopeful for me. Will be interesting to see if the benefits continue, or if they peter out like so many other things have in the past.
I think a lot of the improvements I've noticed have to do with how NAC is affecting my brain. I recently ran across quite a remarkable article (long and in-depth) on NAC being used in psychiatry for things such as schizophrenia, addictions, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc. It's all outlined in the article below. I've noticed I've felt more like myself since first taking NAC yesterday morning. Here's a link to the article:
N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action
@knackers323
@Marco
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I had read a testimonial recently by a man who several years ago had some serious health problems, and did a deep dive into any supplement he thought might help. He's since regained his health, but continues to try just about everything that comes along to see what it might do for him.
One of the things he said, was that of all the supplements he had ever tried, none gave the degree and consistency of benefits that he gets from NAC. I don't recall now what all those benefits were. But it prompted me to try NAC again, after trying it a number of years ago. I didn't recall getting any significant benefits back then, and had seen some cautionary notes about pwME/CFS using it.
But I did try it again yesterday, and gave it a good shot to start with, probably about 2000-2500 mg. I soon started noticing I was doing things on the spur of the moment I normally wouldn't do. I also noticed a slight decrease in appetite. As the day wore on, I skipped my normal afternoon nap, and continued to clean up a vastly overloaded inbox in my email account.
I felt a slight bit buzzed as the evening wore on, and wondered if it was going to affect my sleep (negatively). It did affect my sleep, but positively. I got to sleep about an hour earlier than normal, I slept better than normal, and I slept a full 8 hours (rare for me).
I started out today with half the NAC I took yesterday, and soon found myself going for a walk--at a faster pace, and went a greater distance than normal. I worked in the kitchen for an hour or so afterwards, and now have the energy to make this post. Obviously, this is all quite intriguing, and very hopeful for me. Will be interesting to see if the benefits continue, or if they peter out like so many other things have in the past.
I think a lot of the improvements I've noticed have to do with how NAC is affecting my brain. I recently ran across quite a remarkable article (long and in-depth) on NAC being used in psychiatry for things such as schizophrenia, addictions, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc. It's all outlined in the article below. I've noticed I've felt more like myself since first taking NAC yesterday morning. Here's a link to the article:
N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action
@knackers323
@Marco
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