ME/CFS brain fog, somewhat better taking l-glutamine and thiamine
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Now: Somewhat better
Now I use for energy l-glutamine and thiamine. Works much better
In context ↗
Summary
Posting in r/cfs, the user reported in July 2023 that CoQ10 gave bursts of energy but also made it hard to fall asleep and left an electric-current feeling through the body, so they stopped it. By May 2024 they were taking l-glutamine and thiamine for energy instead, which they said worked much better, and credited glutamine with lifting their brain fog.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- coq10 · Worse
I also felt burst of energy at day ... I am stopping it as it serms it made my cns out of wack
In context ↗ - l-glutamine · Helped
I myself just started glutamine, but it gave me aomething q10 did not - lifting brain fog
In context ↗ - thiamine · Helped
Now I use for energy l-glutamine and thiamine. Works much better
In context ↗
Approaches: Amino acids and carnitine · Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-26 | CoQ10 gave bursts of energy but also insomnia and electric-current sensationsI also felt burst of energy at dayIn context ↗ | CoQ10 / ubiquinol |
| 2023-07-26 | stopped CoQ10 because it made the nervous system feel overstimulatedI am stopping it as it serms it made my cns out of wackIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-05-31 | Using l-glutamine and thiamine for energy, which worked much better and lifted brain fogNow I use for energy l-glutamine and thiamine. Works much betterIn context ↗ | Glutamine |
Adverse events
- CoQ10 / ubiquinol“inability to fall asleep as I was used to” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- CoQ10 / ubiquinol“I am stopping it as it serms it made my cns out of wack, I feel like someone conneted me to high voltage as I started feeling current running through my body” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Sleep problems
inability to fall asleep as I was used to
In context ↗ - Brain fog
lifting brain fog
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
feeling current running through my body
In context ↗
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