I have been taking 5000mcg b12 daily on empty stomach along with RLA for burning skin sensation throughout my entire body. I was thinking about adding in Benfotiamine. I dont know how much to take and when I should take it. Also I have only been taking the b12 for a month and the RLA for 10 days. Should I just keep taking the b12 and RLA or should I add in Benfotiamine with them. Also any other supplements that might help.
Thanks Drew

You can start at 300mg a day, and if it works, after about 3 months you can try dropping down toe 150mg

We are discussing nightshade vegetables on PN now. Some people get burning from them, esp potatoes which are high in
an alkaloid called solanine.

Other nightshades are tomatoes, (including sauces and paste)
and peppers, (green, red, yellow, chili, jalapenos,)
and some spices like curry, cumin, and paprika)

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=62

Go off all the foods listed for over a month and see if your burning changes. Sometimes it is this family of veggies.

I was thinking of starting with 600mg of benfotiamine and then lowering to 300mg so on. Is this okay?

Yes, you can.... not much toxicity reported on it.

I have been taking 2 Benfotiamine in the a.m., then 2 after lunch, as well as one around dinner time for a total of 5 (150 mg's) Benfotiamine. I also take l R-Lipoic 100mg's(empty stomach) as well as one B12 1MG.(empty stomach).

Do you think I am taking too much Benfotiamine? Also, I frequently take the R-Lopic Acid a couple of hours after breakfast. About 15 min. later, take the B12. Is this okay to take them close together and not intefere with one another.

I also take Oxycontin every 6 hrs. and sometimes this conflicts with the empty stomach of the B12 and R-Lipoic. Do you think this might cause a problem with absorption??

Thanks,

Gerry

Two hours after eating will still have food in the stomach for most
people. IF you have fiber of any kind or fat it will take up to 4 hrs to pass in some people. The Oxy will slow things down too.

If you get up in the night to go to the bathroom, you might take the B12 and lipoic at that time.

If you are getting good results with the benfotiamine, you could try cutting back to see if it holds. I think the enzymes may get saturated after a while, and you may not need that high dose for longer periods. It is mostly a matter of expense. Benfotiamine doesn't show much toxicity reports, so I think it is probably okay for now. But I am a firm believer that if you no longer need a certain dose, you can cut back some and see what happens.

B12 seems to be for life because of the factors that inhibit its
absorption. The benfotiamine is somewhat different. It works on certain enzymes that thiamine uses, and absorption or blockage doesn't seem to show up in the studies, so whatever dose works for you is what you stay with. I don't take 300mg anymore as 150mg seems to work as well for me. There are even some days I don't take it at all, since it has been years I've been using it.