Posted by Larry Hoover on June 16, 2003, at 9:33:43
In reply to Re: NADH question-niacin » Ron Hill, posted by Ritch on June 15, 2003, at 14:26:13
> Thanks Ron, I think I am going to give the niacinamide (or niacin) a try first. I haven't been able to find ENADA NADH here where I live (there's ONE more big natural supp. store I haven't checked yet). I found NADH tablets, but they were a different brand and they weren't enteric coated (or at least they didn't say they were). Also, they were VERY expensive.As far as I know, all NADH tablets arise from a patented process developed by an Austrian company. Many different companies market the product, but I believe it is all the same stuff. It is expensive, relative to other B-vitamin supplements.
Just for comparison pricing, I pay $17.39 US for 30 x 5mg tablets (oral), and $7.79 for 8 x 10mmg sublinguals (Enadalert).
I use a product marketed by Source Naturals. I think Ron uses a different one. I'm almost positive it's identical, though.
> I'm going to be heading into a depression sometime by the end of this month/beginning of July and was wondering if it would work without taking WB (which is the current plan). I want to avoid the WB because *it* causes irritability and sleep disruption. Who knows--maybe I can sneak a pinch of WB this summer without being irritable with the niacin thrown in... Did you have any sleep disruption on the NADH?
I get some sleep disruption from it, but I tend towards insomnia from absolutely anything that makes me feel better. That's just how it is for me. I just have to closely monitor the dose and frequency.
I took 10 mg/day for 5 days, until I was saturated with NADH. Since then, I'm averaging 5 mg/week. In those terms, this stuff is cheap (less than 10 cents/day).
I was going into a miny crash during Remeron withdrawal (major rebound insomnia), and I took 5 mg NADH two days in a row. Since then, I feel very good. Strong, and exceeding my expectations. Some insomnia, but that was already a big problem after the Remeron, so who's to say what was doing what.
As an aside, I've also been taking niacinamide, at 500 mg every few days. It is a natural antihistamine. Here we are at the peak of my allergy season (end of trees, start of grass), and I seldom even remember to take my regular antihistamines, and I only use my steroid inhalers every few days. Last year, and every year before that, as long as I can recall, I would be in very bad shape (emergency room?)if my allergy med intake was that inconsistent. There is a quite extraordinary difference this year, and it doesn't bother me in the least. Heh.
Lar
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