Systemlord
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When I first encounter symptoms on TRT my first set of symptoms starting 2 years ago it would later be attributed to a vitamin C deficiency do to a lack of vitamin C in my diet, which then lead to an iron deficiency, but I have found over the course of 6 weeks that I am extremely sensitive to vitamin C.
I first started out on 500mg vitamin C daily and after 7 days experienced extreme nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea and then the marks on my arm appeared. I realized since I had only just started vitamin C a week ago, it was more than like the cause and I reduced the dosage to 250mg and did well for a 5 weeks and those symptoms (including mildly elevated ALT levels) returned after week 5.
It was last Thursday I encountered all too familiar symptoms of extreme nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea that had been building leading up to these symptoms, so I decided to give up the supplements and go to a more natural approach drinking orange juice. I found citrus twist combining many fruits and mainly because it had 91mg of vitamin C, I figure it would be perfect since men need only between 65-90 milligrams of vitamin C from the daily diet.
So I started with 8 ounces which is 91mg (using precise measuring cup) and started experiencing all vitamin C deficiency symptoms as I did back in April however not as bad but still, rashes appear on skin, corkscrew curly hair on head, dry damaged skin, painful joints, slightly loose teeth all within 1-2 days.
I learned that when you supplement more than moderate doses 30-180mg vitamin C, absorption drops be 50 percent. If I drink 130mg worth of vitamin C and experienced all symptoms associated with excess vitamin C within a few days, if I lower the dosage back to 91mg, symptoms of a deficiency is experienced that day and I'm trying to understand what is at play here.
It's as if I have no reservoir and I understand vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and the body doesn't retain it well, but this is ridiculous. I drank 91mg this morning and have felt bad all day long and just decided to drink an extra ounce totaling 102mg and feel a little better.
I'm wondering if this is similar to how when you change dosages on TRT, if there is a period where vitamin C levels are not stable, I know it sounds ridiculous but what else can explain what going on. A deficiency exists and there is threshold that is very temperamental.
Any advice would be welcomed.
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I first started out on 500mg vitamin C daily and after 7 days experienced extreme nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea and then the marks on my arm appeared. I realized since I had only just started vitamin C a week ago, it was more than like the cause and I reduced the dosage to 250mg and did well for a 5 weeks and those symptoms (including mildly elevated ALT levels) returned after week 5.
It was last Thursday I encountered all too familiar symptoms of extreme nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea that had been building leading up to these symptoms, so I decided to give up the supplements and go to a more natural approach drinking orange juice. I found citrus twist combining many fruits and mainly because it had 91mg of vitamin C, I figure it would be perfect since men need only between 65-90 milligrams of vitamin C from the daily diet.
So I started with 8 ounces which is 91mg (using precise measuring cup) and started experiencing all vitamin C deficiency symptoms as I did back in April however not as bad but still, rashes appear on skin, corkscrew curly hair on head, dry damaged skin, painful joints, slightly loose teeth all within 1-2 days.
I learned that when you supplement more than moderate doses 30-180mg vitamin C, absorption drops be 50 percent. If I drink 130mg worth of vitamin C and experienced all symptoms associated with excess vitamin C within a few days, if I lower the dosage back to 91mg, symptoms of a deficiency is experienced that day and I'm trying to understand what is at play here.
It's as if I have no reservoir and I understand vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and the body doesn't retain it well, but this is ridiculous. I drank 91mg this morning and have felt bad all day long and just decided to drink an extra ounce totaling 102mg and feel a little better.
I'm wondering if this is similar to how when you change dosages on TRT, if there is a period where vitamin C levels are not stable, I know it sounds ridiculous but what else can explain what going on. A deficiency exists and there is threshold that is very temperamental.
Any advice would be welcomed.
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