Thank you so much Lurking & Zanpar for all of these wonderful posts.

I, too, have been thinking so much about the possible thiamine connection - I've just been to busy lately to do any online digging on the subject. So I really appreciate that you've done it! It's all so interesting - especially the gut/absorption connection, and all the side effects of being deficient.

I've ordered a bottle of thiamine, I'm taking 250mg 2x per day. I'm not sure if this will be absorbed, but I'm giving it the experimental try!

Thank you!