Posted by Larry Hoover on April 16, 2005, at 13:36:32
In reply to Re: mega dose niacin for mental health? lar et al, posted by LOOPS on April 16, 2005, at 9:55:22
> Hey Larry -
>
> is betaine related at all to TMG?Same substance, different name. In the context of the niacin megadose therapy, it would be presumably all used up by the niacin.
TMG/betaine is very activating for me, too.....I have no idea if the idea really works or not, anyway. There's a mechanism, a biochemical pathway, that suggests this is just the ideal way to avoid liver toxicity on niacin, but as far as I know, it has not been put to the test in a double-blind setting.
Lar
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