How much NAC

[parents4eyes]

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[MomWithOCDSon]

It's hard to say, I think, because it is not an instantaneous thing; as I understand it, NAC's effectiveness builds over time.

 

Our DS13, 135 pounds, takes 500 mg. twice daily, for a total of 1,000 mg. I do believe it has helped him, but I wonder myself if there would be any benefit in giving him more.

[jstone]

Does anyone have a link to any research or other explanation of how or why NAC works ? What aspect of PANDAS does it help with?

[MichaelTampa]

I have used it for months, it is a good one for me. It helps with heavy metal detox and immune function. I don't have any links or anything like that. It is one of the amino acids needed for glutathione which is needed for immune function and detox, so that is probably a big part of why it is so good. Glutathione is one of those things that is difficult to get via supplement, because, if taken orally, the body just destroys it during the digestive process.

 

For a number of months, I took 1200 mg per day, 600mg at breakfast and 600mg at lunch. Now, I only take the 600mg at breakfast. I weight 130 pounds.

 

Michael

[Fixit]

i asked our doc about nac....and because we are cycling through, yeaast, fungus, bacteria issues

scott said not to...as it can increase ....yeast? ...i think....

so just a heads up if you have this kind of issue

[norcalmom]

most OCD research on this supplement has been int he area of hir pulling, but looks like nac has been around serving other purposes for a long time. I'm surprised more epople on this forum haven't tried it - I started a thread with that question a few weeks ago - didn't get much response. We haven't tried it yet, but am planning to over the summer.

 

Here is the link to that thread and some basic NAC stuff -

http://www.latitudes.org/forums/index.php?...amp;#entry68459

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine

http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/07/08/fo...lling/6963.html

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