@Gondwanaland - I don't think the beta alanine caused my muscle aches - when I overdo it, (which doesn't take much!), I generally start to get achy maybe 8 hours later or so, and by the next morning am going into a crash (PEM). I know the crash is over when the aching stops - I think this is related to lactic acid somehow, and beta alanine is supposed to help with lactic acid threshold and improve athletic performance (
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429803/)
It does increase my energy, which I used a lot of yesterday morning, so was not surprised to wake up achy from overdoing it. I had what I would consider a mild crash today. My crashes used to be much worse and last much longer (several days)
Having said that, maybe there is a component of oxalate dumping in the achiness. To be honest, I don't know anything about oxalate dumping though I've seen several posts about it. How do you know if you have a problem with oxalates? I did just look up symptoms of oxalate dumping and I don't really have any of them, except for achiness which I think is related to lactic acid.
The oxalate dumping reminds me a little of mercury detoxing - this went on for years with me. Many things would trigger a detox reaction, I tried all sorts of protocols, and then somehow I resolved it. I did a separate post about amino acids which I think got my detox system working properly. I wonder if these aminos would help with oxalate dumping - if our bodies use the same detox pathways, regardless of what's being detoxed? Although, what causes the oxalate problems to begin with, and I'm sure there's no simple answer to that.
In any event, I'm glad this thread is educational for you - We are all getting so knowledgeable about esoteric health matters and our own little pieces of the CFS nightmare!
