Thiamine and POTS - a possible remedy

[Mary]

I posted this yesterday on the autonomia/cardio board as I didn't see this board. You might find it interesting:

I've recently read about a thiamine deficiency or inability to properly utilize thiamine as causing autonomia, POTS and other ailments. Here are a couple of links:

http://www.hormonesmatter.com/thiamine-deficiency-causes-problems/
http://www.dinet.org/index.php/community/member-stories?start=28

I first started reading about thiamine, and its link to energy, here:
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18187

I have CFS, not FM, and I think I have mild POTS. I didn't tolerate high doses of thiamine but did okay on 50 mg. So if one were going to try taking high doses, I'd suggest starting slowly, 100 mg. at a time.

Mary

 

[ukxmrv]

Hi Mary,

There was a long thread on Thiamine a while back here on the original pro health report

http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...ent-story-focus-on-thiamine-deficiency.24059/

 

[Mary]

Thanks, uk. I did read a lot about thiamine recently along the same lines, I read the article about the person taking a very high dose of thiamine and getting her energy back. Actually I tried thiamine but could only tolerate 50-100 mg. But I don't have FM either, I do have CFS.

But - it was new information for me when I read that a thiamine deficiency, or an inability to properly use thiamine, could be a contributing factor in POTS. So that's why I posted this.

Mary