Question 1

what is vitamin b1  prescribed for?

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Thiamine: Vitamin b1, also known as thiamin, was first isolated as a coenzyme that plays an important role in energy metabolism. Like the other b vitamins, vitamin b1 helps to support the nervous system in addition to its role in releasing energy from nutrients in food.Vitamin b1 is also thought to help regulate appetite.

Question 2

what is vitamin b1 usually prescribed for?

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Many things: Thiamine (vitamin b1) is an essential nutrient for many bodily functions & plays a key role in converting food into energy. It can improve energy, help memory, prevent alzheimer's, support cardiac health, improve appetite & digestion, be helpful for diabetics & protect against the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain.See http://www.Vitamins-supplements.Org/vitamin-b1-thiamine.Php for more info.

Question 3

can thiamine vitamin b1 raise your rate rate?

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: Presume you mean "heart rate", and have never found that thiamine affects cardiac function at usual dosing.

Question 4

is there a way to treat someone with vitamin b1?

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Yes it is possible: In one study, people with congestive heart failure who were given 200 mg of vitamin b1 intravenously for one week showed improvements on their echocardiograms, suggesting that vitamin b1 might be useful for people with heart disease.

Question 5

is it ok if i take 300 mgs  vitamin b1 every day?

Accepted Answer

Yes: That is a fairly high dose but doses this high have been used in several research studies showing benefits in microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes, congestive heart failure ; biotin-responsive basal ganglion disease showing this dose to be safe- see http://lpi.Oregonstate.Edu/infocenter/vitamins/thiamin/
thiamine is considered non-toxic but few conditions seem to require such high doses.

Question 6

vitamin b1 - how long does it take to start working?

Accepted Answer

Only minutes: Vitamin b1 is readily absorbed and can get into your tissues within minutes of taking it. However, as a water-soluble vitamin it can not be stored in your body, so it is necessary to ingest this essential nutrient (via diet or supplements) on a daily basis.

Question 7

i bought 500mg of vitamin b1 thiamine, is that too much?

Accepted Answer

DANGER: Replacing any of your b vitamins (especially in high dose) without ensuring an adequate intake of all your b vitamins can result in an overall deficiency of  the ones not replaced. This is because the b vitamins often work in concert. Driving pathways that require b1 that also require b2/b3 can create a relative deficiency. Having too many members of the brass section can drown out the strings.

Question 8

when vitamin b1 is consumed in excess of needs, how does the body handle it?

Accepted Answer

Very rare: Vitamin b1, which is frequently called thiamine, is part of the b complex of water-soluble vitamins required for proper nutrition. Because vitamin b1 is water soluble, taking too much of it means the excess is flushed from the body in urine. As a result, overdosing on vitamin b1 is extremely rare.

Read more: http://www.Livestrong.Com/article/367247-vitamin-b1-overdose-symptoms/#ixzz1wh5siojc.

Question 9

what type of symptoms could one expect after being deprived of vitamin b1 for several years?

Accepted Answer

Many!: It depends on the cause.  It can have serious consequences, too, especially in alcoholics.  See https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/vitamin-b1-thiamine
Get checked and see if you have it.  Many of the symptoms can be reversed if caught in time.

Question 10

when vitamin b1 is consumed in excess of your needs, how does the body deal with the excess?

Accepted Answer

Excreted in urine: When you take more b1 than you need your body excretes the excess in your urine, resulting in a bright yellow color & b vitamin odor. If you take b1 & this happens, it does not mean you did not need it. When you drink water much of that is eliminated in your urine, but that does not mean you did not need water or that it was not useful as it passed thru you. B1 is non-toxic- high doses don't harm.

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