Vitamin C - ouch! what's up?

[Guest guest]

I've been starting a whole vitamin regimin care of my doctor because

of this very high homocysteine level I have. In the past week I've

begun B12 (only 625 mcg/day so far, working up), B6 (17 mg), Folic

Acid (800 mcg), reduced glutathione w/ molybenium?, and then two days

ago, I started the vitamin C. I drinking pure ascorbic acid (500 mg)

powder mixed in water. Yesterday and today, a bit after I drink the

Vit. C, I start aching all over, sort of flu-y. Any of you

vitamin/supplement afficianado's have a clue what's going on and why?

[Possible confound to keep in mind, I am VERY sick with Bb and will

start treatment next week, so the high homocysteine isn't the only

issue...]

[Guest guest]

Seems like if I take more than 500-700mgs of C, my legs really

start to hurt. I've read of others with this problem (Sandy

has a great site on connective tissue disorders -- I

think it's www.ctds.info -- and she mentions it the problem there

as well.)

Vitamin C isn't " non-toxic " like so many believe. Not saying it's

toxic, but that it certainly works with other vitamins and especially

minerals. It can lower or inhibit copper, for example, and

increase uptake of iron...

Hope this helps a little....

d.

> I've been starting a whole vitamin regimin care of my doctor

because

> of this very high homocysteine level I have. In the past week

I've

> begun B12 (only 625 mcg/day so far, working up), B6 (17 mg),

Folic

> Acid (800 mcg), reduced glutathione w/ molybenium?, and

then two days

> ago, I started the vitamin C. I drinking pure ascorbic acid (500

mg)

> powder mixed in water. Yesterday and today, a bit after I drink

the

> Vit. C, I start aching all over, sort of flu-y. Any of you

> vitamin/supplement afficianado's have a clue what's going on

and why?

>

> [Possible confound to keep in mind, I am VERY sick with Bb

and will

> start treatment next week, so the high homocysteine isn't the

only

> issue...]

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you might have an electrolyte imbalance that gets worse

when you add the C without addressing the imbalance. IF this is

what's going on, then you need to look at your

magnesium/potassium/sodium levels.

penny

Here's a blurb from a C/electrolyte product. I'm not recommending

it, just using it as an example.

" Electrolyte Stamina Power Pak is a high performance energy formula

containing 1200 mg of vitamin C with over 72 verified ionic minerals

and trace minerals including all major electrolytes (potassium,

magnesium, chloride and sodium) that conduct electricity in the body

and help maintain the acid base balance in the body † . A

deficiency of one of the electrolytes, or even an imbalance can

cause a wide range of problems including sluggishness, fatigue, low

energy levels and cramping † . "

http://www.traceminerals.com/products/elstpwrpak.html

" kdrbrill " <kdrbrill@y...> wrote: ...Seems like if I take more than

500-700mgs of C, my legs really start to hurt...

> " duramater27 " <spam-barb@c...> wrote: ...Yesterday and today, a

bit after I drink the Vit. C, I start aching all over, sort of flu-

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