I think it’s likely that pretty much everyone has SOME medication, common food, or spice, that they have a weird (maybe or maybe not dangerous) reaction to…
Heh. With me it’s probable. I have many weird and some potentially dangerous reactions to both supplements and prescription meds. It doesn’t stop me from taking them, but I do a deep dive before starting a new med/supplement to see if there are little known interactions.
Because of the minimal research studies in supplements, I find that I have to do my own research and pay good attention to how I am feeling. One of my most happy discoveries was alpha-lipoic acid, which I started taking for brain health on the recommendation of a neurologist. (Lots of Alzheimer’s in my family.) One of it’s other uses is for neuropathy, which I do not have. After about 2 weeks of taking it, I realized that my carpel tunnel, for which I had for years been wearing a brace on each wrist every night, was no longer bothering me! Realizing the ALA was the only recent change, I googled hard and found that indeed, there were many reports of ALA improving carpel tunnel and sciatica. HUGE. I had carpel tunnel for around 10 years, being one of those diagnosed conditions I was told would need surgery for. It’s been essentially gone now for two, with only VERY occasional and MINOR flareups. Same thing for Mg and toe cramping which has led to arthritic joints. Went to an orthopedic surgeon, who diagnosed the arthritis, which is not yet surgery worthy. Asked if there was anything I could do to keep it from getting worse, to which they said they could prescribe a metal plate for my shoes to minimize movement. Not what an active person wants to hear. In my reading came across the role of Mg in cramping, picked up the Magnesium Miracle. Started taking significant supplements, (gradually to avoid gastro complications,) which stopped the cramping. Still no metal plate and play 2-3 hours of pickleball a day as well as hiking several miles.
Those are the two supplements for me that have made life changing improvements to diagnosed issues, which I had to find for myself after going to medical professionals and asking the right questions but getting cr@p answers. It’s beyond time that the medical profession comes to understand the role of supplements and use them synergistically, rather than viewing them as an attack on their profession. But there is no supplement sales rep to school them on the uses of these supplements. No money to be made, so the supplements are designated as quackery.
IP