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Posted by DSCH on December 30, 2003, at 19:58:48
I know it is rare, and I will be making regular visits to have my enzyme levels monitored, but in the spirit of an ounce of prevention being a good thing, what supplements would help my liver out while taking pemoline (Cylert)?
Posted by SLS on December 30, 2003, at 21:05:36
In reply to Liver support while on pemoline?, posted by DSCH on December 30, 2003, at 19:58:48
> I know it is rare, and I will be making regular visits to have my enzyme levels monitored, but in the spirit of an ounce of prevention being a good thing, what supplements would help my liver out while taking pemoline (Cylert)?
Milk thistle and vitamin B complex might be a good start.
In what ways do you feel that pemoline is helping you?
- Scott
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 30, 2003, at 21:36:59
In reply to Liver support while on pemoline?, posted by DSCH on December 30, 2003, at 19:58:48
> I know it is rare, and I will be making regular visits to have my enzyme levels monitored, but in the spirit of an ounce of prevention being a good thing, what supplements would help my liver out while taking pemoline (Cylert)?
A general recommendation would be milk thistle extract.
See:
http://dreampharm.com/zmilkt.aspThere are excellent links about milk thistle at the bottom of the page.
I looked high and low, and I can't find the specific mechanism by which pemoline causes liver failure, so I can only recommend a general liver protectant.
Apart from milk thistle, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) helps ensure adequate liver glutathione function, and alphalipoic acid is a good liver supportive antioxidant.
Good luck,
Lar
Posted by DSCH on December 30, 2003, at 21:46:55
In reply to Re: Liver support while on pemoline?, posted by SLS on December 30, 2003, at 21:05:36
> > I know it is rare, and I will be making regular visits to have my enzyme levels monitored, but in the spirit of an ounce of prevention being a good thing, what supplements would help my liver out while taking pemoline (Cylert)?
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> Milk thistle and vitamin B complex might be a good start.I'm already taking B complex 50 to complement a rather unimpressive multivitamin (Centrum Silver).
> In what ways do you feel that pemoline is helping you?
It isn't working, *yet*. The first time, it kicked on after 22 days (2 days after I added B complex and DLPA, but now I am not sure if that "put me over" or not; delayed action is something that is sometimes noticed with pemoline). This cleared out a LOT of brain static, made me feel much more positive, energetic, and motivated. Then a lot of wierd stuff then happened that I don't understand yet and I stopped taking it. Things settled down, but over time the supplements became less effective. In some ways I feel like I am back where I started, but not in others.
Posted by DSCH on December 30, 2003, at 21:58:53
In reply to Re: Liver support while on pemoline? » DSCH, posted by Larry Hoover on December 30, 2003, at 21:36:59
Thanks for the links.
> I looked high and low, and I can't find the specific mechanism by which pemoline causes liver failure, so I can only recommend a general liver protectant.
Were you able to find a summary of how many cases of irreversible vs. reversible liver trouble have been noted?
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