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D-Ribose with Magnesium - makes me tired, and here could be the rerason...?

Bansaw

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I have D-Ribose and D-Ribose Corvalen (with Malic and MAgnesium).
I am finding that after four days of D-Ribose Carvalen I am feeling tired. I put this down to the possible reason that Magnesium is making me tired and messing with my salt levels. I just took some salt water and that gave me a real boost.
Do you think its the magnesium?
And, what should I be looking out for when taking D-Ribose? Does it deplete anything?
 

halcyon

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Oh right, I forgot Corvalen had other stuff in it. You mentioned you have plain d-ribose as well, have you tried just taking that to see if you have the same effect?

Also, what dose are you taking of the Corvalen?
 

halcyon

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Yeah you might want to drop back to 3g two to three times a day and see if that helps. d-ribose can cause an increase in blood sugar so I believe it's similar to how sugar can make you tired as well.
 

Bansaw

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I have cut it out for the moment while I recover. I might try to reintroduce it at a lower dose and with meals in the future. I might take it just before or just after exercise. When I take it it does give me a discernible boost but tiredness sets in 1 hr afterwards.