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I read on another board that it was a good idea to take quality B supplements while on flagyl.If this is true what is a good one to consume?Thanks RG
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cactus
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I've read this also, and my LLMD agrees, and wrote an Rx for b-12 injections daily. I also have an oral supplement (sorry, can't think of brand, but someone else may have a good suggestion).
The injections have definitely helped with my general neuropathy symptoms, though I have an increase when I pulse flagyl. Maybe it would be worse without the shots - I'm not sure.
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Generally speaking: "the B vitamins help to maintain healthy nerves, skin, eyes, hair, liver and mouth, as well as muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract."
All the Bs work TOGETHER, but B6 looks specifically "in concert with" Mg.
We need air, water, sunlight (and darkness), minerals, vitamins, and amino acids (protein building blocks)...all in the right amts., in the right balance, at the right times to be healthy. How our bodies constantly help to regulate all of this is absolutely amazing.
"Peripheral neuropathy is the medical term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness.
Peripheral neuropathies vary in their presentation and origin, and may affect the nerve or the neuromuscular junction.
Major causes of peripheral neuropathy include diabetes mellitus, nutritional deficiencies,
alcoholism
and HIV."
Alcohol/ethanol. All spirochetes ferment sugar to ethanol. Flagyl BLOCKS the liver from breaking down alcohol BECAUSE...alcohol alters lipids. (Likely) the belief is...alter Bb's outer cell wall lipids...and stop the body's massive response. Perhaps.
Flagyl + additional alcohol can -> alcohol poisoning and lots of brain cells die.
When college kids drink way too much booze and end up in hospitals, this is a life-threatening situation. We try to support the body and hope the young person can recover, but we can't halt (counter) the ethanol poisoning. Which means we don't (yet) know how to duplicate the enzyme that breaks it down in the liver. Men typically make more of this enzyme than women.
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Aniek
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B-12 is supposed to help the nervous system.
Flagyl can cause neuropathy without alcohol. But you can't drink on Flagyl because you'll likely end up in the hospital, even with less than one drink. They actually give Flagyl to recovering alcoholics because if you drink on Flagyl, you'll never want to drink again.
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Easy to understand website on the problems with alcohol/ethanol:
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