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I guess it depends on what you call "mega".

B5 RDA is 5mg a day.

You take 500... so you take 100 times the RDA.

The B12 mega is 90% non-absorbed orally, so even though it appears to be mega, it is not.

I think your dosing is quite high, compared to what most people consume in this country daily.

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Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 880916)

I guess it depends on what you call "mega".

Good point. Looking out on the web, some of the studies that have been done, and dosages being taken, are 10 - 20 times or more what I'm taking.

I've been experimenting with lowering the amount. The well-known 1997 study by Dr. Leung used 5-10 grams/day to treat acne. This has been modified downward by Dr. Jeffrey Dach by combing with L-Carnitine, but the amounts are still 750 mg B5 (pantethine) + 250 mg L-Carnitine, 3 times/day. I can control my acne pretty well with what I'm taking (which is even far less than Dach's lower dosage); any less and I break out. Others on the web are reporting results with dosages equal to mine.

My plan is that once my adrenals are back in range, I'll be reducing dosages (and/or frequencies) of everything.

Doc

Update from Post #34

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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith (Post 880406)

Got the lab order for blood tests coming up in June, and touched base on other issues.

My lab results are in. 3 out of the 4 adrenal hormones I've been tracking/treating are now well within normal range, and I am feeling very good in some respects -- particularly in spirit. However the 4th hormone level is still significantly below minimum, even for my age, etc. which has me concerned. I'm thinking of considering another cause/reason for this, so I'll have to spend some time "digging in" (so to speak).

I'm still somewhat in awe of how much better I'm feeling/coping with the pain, yet still wondering how much better still things could/might be if I could get that 4th level within normal range.

I have to say that this therapy has proven (IMO) to be a qualified success -- VERY worthwhile -- and I encourage any/every chronic/intractable pain patient to get their adrenal hormone levels tested as per Dr. Tennant's articles/recommendations (See Post #1 of this thread or Post #12 in the Useful Sites & Resources "Sticky" thread).

This therapy has worked better for me than any other Pain Mangement Therapy tried. Q.E.D.

Best wishes, and less pain!

Doc