Jwarrior77
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So this is a puzzle that I'm trying to figure out. Before I got sick I could drink 3 energy drinks full of b vitamins and be totally fine. Now I can't take a low dose b complex without either going into a coma or having some bizarre fight or flight reaction. Literally a couple months after getting struck down with ME/CFS and POTS I drank a low sugar body armour energy drink (full of b vitamins no caffeine) and it feels like I'm being drugged. I become so excessively tired but don't actually fall into any sort of sleep just some place in between. This has repeatedly happened many times. It's so uncomfortable that I learned very quickly that I cannot tolerate certain b vitamins.
Its not all b vitamins only a couple that does this. B1 I seem to have no problem with. It actually seems to give some energy. Same with B12. However it seems that Niacin is very problematic. Either it will give some paradoxical reaction or put me in a coma. Same thing with B2. It seems to also give me fatigue but not as bad. I'm going to have to experiment with folate, B6, B5, and others.
Anyways why does this happen? What has changed in my metabolism that makes this happen? How could I be totally normal before and be able to megadose b vitamins without too many I'll effects yet not be able to tolerate a couple milligrams now? I don't understand and it's really frustrating. Does anyone else experience this or know any answers? Thanks.
Its not all b vitamins only a couple that does this. B1 I seem to have no problem with. It actually seems to give some energy. Same with B12. However it seems that Niacin is very problematic. Either it will give some paradoxical reaction or put me in a coma. Same thing with B2. It seems to also give me fatigue but not as bad. I'm going to have to experiment with folate, B6, B5, and others.
Anyways why does this happen? What has changed in my metabolism that makes this happen? How could I be totally normal before and be able to megadose b vitamins without too many I'll effects yet not be able to tolerate a couple milligrams now? I don't understand and it's really frustrating. Does anyone else experience this or know any answers? Thanks.