ME/CFS brain fog somewhat better with curcumin and beef brain capsules
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
they keep the brain fog down, which was incredible in those early days
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
curcumin and brain supplements were the first things that made me feel I could get better
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with ME/CFS wrote that after trying many things in the first two years of illness, curcumin and a grass-fed beef brain supplement were the first things that made them feel they could get better. The brain capsules, taken six a day at about $70 a month, cut their brain fog within two weeks but gave no extra energy; magnesium, potassium and possibly inositol also helped. They were still taking the capsules in September 2022.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Calf brain supplements (Ancestral Supplements Grassfed Beef Brain) · Helped
I noticed an improvement in the first two weeks (I ramped up the dose gradually, as recommended)
In context ↗ - Curcumin · Helped
curcumin and brain supplements were the first things that made me feel I could get better
In context ↗ - Magnesium · Helped
Other supplements that ended up working for me are magnesium and potassium
In context ↗ - Inositol · Not said
and maybe inositol
In context ↗ - Other AS organ meat supplements · Not said
I tried a ton of stuff the first two years (including other AS organ meat supplements and keto)
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Approaches: 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 |
|---|---|
| — | Curcumin and beef brain supplements were the first things that made them feel they could get bettercurcumin and brain supplements were the first things that made me feel I could get betterIn context ↗ |
| 2022-09-25 | Still taking beef brain capsules, brain fog kept down but no extra energyThey don't make me feel more energetic, but they keep the brain fog down, which was incredible in those early days.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
they keep the brain fog down, which was incredible in those early days
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