u/Careful-Cow9600

Hi everyone,

It turns out I’ve been B1 deficient for quite some time without realizing it. Whenever I took magnesium supplements, I would suffer from severe insomnia, extreme fatigue, a lack of strength, and so on.

I recently started taking 600mg of benfotiamine and immediately noticed a huge boost in my energy and strength; the magnesium started working better, too. However, a week later, I’m starting to experience issues again, such as poor sleep and irritability...

I came across information stating that a B-complex is also needed as a co-factor. Is that true? I’m worried that taking a B-complex daily might lead to vitamin B6 toxicity. Can I take a B-complex without B6 in it? Or does thiamine (B1) deplete B6 as well?

Does anyone know a lot about this? Which vitamins or minerals are really critical because they might get depleted by my benfotiamine dosage?

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

It turns out I’ve been B1 deficient for quite some time without realizing it. Whenever I took magnesium supplements, I would suffer from severe insomnia, extreme fatigue, a lack of strength, and so on.

I recently started taking 600mg of benfotiamine and immediately noticed a huge boost in my energy and strength; the magnesium started working better, too. However, a week later, I’m starting to experience issues again, such as poor sleep and irritability...

I came across information stating that a B-complex is also needed as a co-factor. Is that true? I’m worried that taking a B-complex daily might lead to vitamin B6 toxicity. Can I take a B-complex without B6 in it? Or does thiamine (B1) deplete B6 as well?

Does anyone know a lot about this? Which vitamins or minerals are really critical because they might get depleted by my benfotiamine dosage?

Thanks in advance.

How much magnesium and what kind of form do you take everyday?