Posted by johnj on May 14, 2003, at 21:07:15
In reply to Re: Niacinamide » johnj, posted by Ron Hill on May 14, 2003, at 17:51:55
Hi Ron,
Do you take niacin or niacinamide? Make sure it is niacinamide. Google niacinamide and you will find recommendations that up to 2000 mg/day is ok. Personally, for people med sensitive like us, I wouldn't go near that much. I took 400 total today and it appears to help with anxiety. But, my time is so short I really couldn't make an educated guess yet. I read that it is helpful for people getting off benzo's that is why the dose is so high. I took high doses of niacin for an inner ear infection in high school. The flush is incredible and you can acutually watch the flush progress down your body! It is not pleasant either. Recently after eating I get spacey and my coordination goes wacky too. Today I didn't really space out when I took the niacinamide. Don't know if there is any connection or not. I am hoping that at least it will calm me and I won't be such a dick if I get upset. I hate snapping at my wife, that is not the me I used to be. I found some 100 mg tablets at GNC, but most other stores only had 500 tablets. I bought both since they were not very expensive. Online they probably are much much cheaper.
I know you are med sensitive so I was suprised when you said you take 1000 mg a day of Ca. I couldn't tolerate 600 mg. I am taking about 50 mg right now. I really need something to help me sleep. My doc says insomnia is a symptom not a disease. All I know is if I sleep well, I feel well. I need something for sleep bad...
Ron, thanks for the push on my job situation. I am so afraid I will lose my mind and hence my job. I need that job bad more than I ever have. I don't want to hurt my wife she has gone through enough. It sounds stupid but sometimes I wish I would get cancer that would be easier than this disease, but I don't want to croak either. My depression/anxiety has always been situational so I am perplexed as to why I am having so much trouble. The three weeks before the FE I studied every day and weekend and slept well. Do I need more stimulation? It is very confusing. I may seek some therapy out. Never really done that much so don't know if it is a waste of time or not. I just want to sleep and get on with things. If I could work out I would do that but alas the sleep problem emerges. I really think I need to work out and then have some blood work done.
Did you ever get a cortisol/DHEA test done? That and enada NADH, TMG, I haven't tried yet. Anxiety/sleep is my main problem or so I think.
Take care my friend and wish you the bestThe sleepless Johny
Oh serotonin where have you gone?:)
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