Maybe this will help:
http://health.nytimes.com/health/gui.../overview.html
It might be that thiamine will have to be administered by IV injection (if oral does not work).
You can try the benfotiamine form, which is longer lasting in the body. Benfotiamine is not commonly found in stores...
But it is available online at many outlets. iherb.com is one example.
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