LymeNet Flash: Can you take too much Milk Thistle and NAC?

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Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :

So...trying to get my liver counts down permanently so I can go after bart.

I was taking 3 x 750 mg of Milk Thistle a day and 2 N Acetyl Cisteine's.

Can I up this to 4 Milk Thistle plus 6 NAC's? Is there any harm to doing this?

Posted by PTrain (Member # 28773) on :

bcb1200, This is a very good question.

I am taking both of these and would really like to know what others have to say about this..

Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :

http://www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T13224.html

The standard dose of milk thistle is based on its silymarin content, 70 to 210mg three times daily. For this reason, standardized extracts, typically 80% silymarin content, are preferred.

http://www.donaldmiller.com/recommended_nutritional_suppleme.htm

NAC (N-Acetyl L-Cysteine) Daily dose: 500 to 800 mg per day (less in people with elevated mercury levels, from dental amalgams and ingestion of mercury-containing seafood).