Gains from supplements.
 

Question: are gains made during pcs from supplements permanent gains or only for the duration of intake?

[QUOTE=Doozer;1197176]Question: are gains made during pcs from supplements permanent gains or only for the duration of intake?[

it would depend on what kind of gains your talking about, and what kind of supplementation...............

That is a complex question.

There are some supplements that only help while they are being taken in proper doses. This would be things like noortropics. This would be the racetams, Lion's Mane, and a myriad of others that are widely promoted as 'must haves' for proper brain performance.

When looking at the research into noortropics, some appear to have an effect similar to caffeine, maybe without some of the negatives of caffeine.

There are the vitamins and supplements like the B's, D-3, and magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, etc.

These have two purposes. In the acute stage, they help restore the brain to proper chemical balance so it can do its best healing. Some are needed for specific tasks like B-12, folate and a good balance of the other B's so nerve fiber and the myelin sheath can repair. It is not uncommon for people to get injections of B-12 to help with stress related problems.

Once that repair has maximized, those supplements can help the brain tolerate stress to minimize relapses. One can stop the supplements and try to maintain good brain nutrition with a good diet but a high stress event may need a return to supplements.

The anti-oxidants, E and C primarily, help the cells combat oxidative stress that increases during injury and recovery. They do not have a direct impact but rather a general impact.

Omega 3 oil with a proper concentration of DHA and EPA help with a variety of issues including supporting cellular repair and inflammation. They are valuable at higher doses during recovery but are worth taking as a lifestyle because they help with many other health issues.

The common multi-vitamins have shown to have little value for people who eat a well balanced diet. Unfortunately, most do not. So, a good multi-vitamin can be good at providing many of the trace elements the body needs to function properly. If the body has proper nutrition, it does not tax the recovery needs of the brain.

I've been taking a high quality multivitamin (seperate vitamins were giving side effects) high quality krill oil, lions mane and virgin coconut oil tablets. I have noticed less symptoms of pressure in my head, less tightness in my neck, less headaches and virtually no tingling in either.

I also want to add turmeric to this in addition.

It is great to hear you are feeling better.

It would be interesting to see what is in your multi. Could you post the brand or maybe what is on the label ?

Turmeric can be helpful as an anti-inflammatory agent but one usually needs to take a large dose multiple times a day. It helps to take it with Piperine, a compound found in black pepper, to increase the bio-availability since most of the curcumin will just past through the system. It requires about 10 to 12 grams per dose to have any active curcuminoids in the blood stream. That is the challenge with curcumin.

Have you been doing anything posture-wise to reduce strain on your neck ?

One of the challenges with PCS is identifying the protocol that is causing improvement as often, many protocols are introduced at the same time. Sometimes, it is a cumulative effect of many. That is why a broad spectrum attack is presented.

I take this one: https://www.vitabiotics.com/wellman/Original