Hello,
I am new around here and have a perplexing question that I am trying to figure out. Unlike my sister who has been diagnosed with CFS/ME I have not but definitely show a lot of the symptoms of CFS/ME. I have recently been seeing a Functional Medicine doc to try to sort out some of these symptoms (mostly fatigue and OI).
My FM doc has put me on a multi B vitamin supplement with the following formulation:
B1 -Thiamine HCL - 100mg
B2 -Riboflavin - 50 mg
B3 - Niacin 50mg
B6 - Pyridoxine HCL & Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate 50mg
B9 - Folate as Quatrefolic - 340mcg
B12 - Methylcobalimin - 250mcg
Biotin (as d-biotin) - 2mg
Pantothenic Acid - 100mg
Choline - (as Choline Dihydrogen Citrate) - 30mg
Trimethylglycine (TMG) - 200mg
I have confirmed on several occasions in a N=1 trial (myself) that this B vitamin supplement seems to make existing CFS/ME symptoms noticeably worse. Orthostatic hypotension gets noticeably worse as well as muscle pain and weakness. If I am just sitting around the house the worsening is subtle. However, if I do anything that involves physical activity such as cycling or hiking the symptom worsening is very noticeable.
Have any of you ever run into this issue or have any insights as to what might be causing the increase in symptoms?
Thanks,
Steve
I am new around here and have a perplexing question that I am trying to figure out. Unlike my sister who has been diagnosed with CFS/ME I have not but definitely show a lot of the symptoms of CFS/ME. I have recently been seeing a Functional Medicine doc to try to sort out some of these symptoms (mostly fatigue and OI).
My FM doc has put me on a multi B vitamin supplement with the following formulation:
B1 -Thiamine HCL - 100mg
B2 -Riboflavin - 50 mg
B3 - Niacin 50mg
B6 - Pyridoxine HCL & Pyridoxal 5 Phosphate 50mg
B9 - Folate as Quatrefolic - 340mcg
B12 - Methylcobalimin - 250mcg
Biotin (as d-biotin) - 2mg
Pantothenic Acid - 100mg
Choline - (as Choline Dihydrogen Citrate) - 30mg
Trimethylglycine (TMG) - 200mg
I have confirmed on several occasions in a N=1 trial (myself) that this B vitamin supplement seems to make existing CFS/ME symptoms noticeably worse. Orthostatic hypotension gets noticeably worse as well as muscle pain and weakness. If I am just sitting around the house the worsening is subtle. However, if I do anything that involves physical activity such as cycling or hiking the symptom worsening is very noticeable.
Have any of you ever run into this issue or have any insights as to what might be causing the increase in symptoms?
Thanks,
Steve