i don't know if anyone remembers but i was dealing with some crazy fatigue a while ago.. i couldn't deal with any of the Rx meds, and the one supplement my neuro told me to try did nothing (cant remember the name)..

now i am not saying this will work for everyone... but i wanted to share just in case anyone wants to try it..

my formula to fight the fatigue.
(actually its nothing special but it works for me)

2 cups of normal coffee during the day. usually a cup in the morning and one around 3pm when i would usually crash..

4 vitamin b-complex tabs 2 in the morning 2 about 3pm.. bottle says just take 2 a day but you would be hard pressed to OD on "B" Vitamins.. although at that dose you will pee the brightest green ever...

400mg of magnesium oxide once in the morning..


i have no medical facts to back up why this works for me but it does.. and has been for the last 3 months.. heck even if it is a placebo effect.. fine.. i am still not needing a 2hr nap during the day..

Medical facts, medical shmacks What works for you, works for you, and it's awesome to hear you've found a good combination!

That's great, Punk! Whatever works!! Sometimes I think (no, I know) we know our bodies better than any doctor and know what works best for us. Just because something is FDA approved means nothing if it doesn't work for you!!

I hope you continue to get relief with this combination.

Glad you found something that works! I may have to up my B-vitamins now..

I've been on Provigil 200mg in AM & Amantadine 100mg in AM and again between 1-2 PM. Their not helping much. I going to have to try this.

Thank for sharing.

Kim

of Bcomplex are you using? I ask because too much B6 can be harmful and give neuro symptoms.

B12 has long be linked with MS. (some people mistakenly diagnosed actually have B12 deficiency)

I would not go over 50mg of B6/day.

B12 is needed by the body to convert serotonin to melatonin (which is our sleep hormone).

Also, magnesium oxide is terribly unreliable. New studies have shown that from a 400mg tablet about 8mg is absorbed. (volunteers had blood levels drawn after taking various forms.)

I have a magnesium thread here that explains elemental doses and which forms work best.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1138.html

Magnesium oxide remains on the shelf fooling people however and doctors (who keep it in their therapeutic handbooks which are never updated).
from: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/magnesium.asp

Magnesium is valuable for everyone including MS patients because it helps with muscle functioning and reduces cramping and twitching. Estimates are that up to 70% of Americans are low in this mineral!

So be careful with B-complex. Watch your dosing!

I have been fighting the extreme fatigue/depression for several weeks now. It has gotten so bad I haven't been able to work.. I would like to know any solutions that may help....how does you stomach tolerate vitamins ... especially the 'b's?? I usually don't feel really well after taking them. I would love to try the vitamin route. Currently my doc has me taking 80mg of Adderall. It is a medication for ADD. It really helps me with my concentration but most all if I didn't take it everday, I would just sleep. Oh, and I don't drink coffee. I really can't stand the taste of it. Maybe I could try Dr. Pepper with it instead. AHAH

Oh the peeing bright green would be a bonus. It would totally freak out my kids and husband. I will tell them I am slowly being turned into an alien. AHAH

heart burn or reflux from the higher dose Bcomplexes.
I am not sure which ingredient is responsible for this.

The B12 ONLY stand alone supplements do not cause this.

for 9 cents a day, it is certainly worth a try! Go for the activated methylcobalamin (not the synthetic cyano--which needs 4 steps in the body to convert it).

Methyl version is not commonly in stores. Most of the posters I know buy it online at places like www.iherb.com