postr/StutterOctober 4, 2019

Vitamin B1 self-experiment (daily updates)

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Vitamin B1 self-experiment (daily updates) I want to try Vitamin B1 for a while, and I want to create a documentation about the progress in this post.For informations about Vitamin B1 and stuttering, you can read this: [https://www.abtstherapy.com/latest-news/breaking-news-possible-cure-for-stuttering](https://www.abtstherapy.com/latest-news/breaking-news-possible-cure-for-stuttering) **My Plan** I will use benfotiamine capsules, this is a fat-soluble solution of b1. It should be better to absorb for the body. In the first Week I will take one 100mg capsule of Vitamin B1 3 times a day. If I do not notice an improvement, I will increase the dose to 600mg per day for two weeks, and I will also take one 400mg magnesium capsule per day. If I still do not notice anything, I probably count to the 66.67% of stutterer, who does not respond to B1. In this case, I will quit the self-experiment, and I will not take B1 anymore. If I count to the 33.33% of stutterer, who respond to B1, and I notice an improvement, I will speak with my doctor about the long-term consequences with B1 and magnesium. My doctor is specialist for micronutrients, so he is able to monitor my B1 values in my blood. If I have the support from my doctor, I will take b1 and magnesium for a long time. **About me, and how I can check for changes in my speech** I am 24 years old and male. I working as a Software Developer for 20 hours a week. The other time, I study computer science at the University in my city and play soccer. So I have a lot of situations, where I have to speak. On some days, I stutter extremely bad, and on other days (or phases) I can speak nearly fluently. My stutter is tonic, so i cram my whole jaw, and no words come out. I will testing my speech in everyday situations. I also will test specific situations (phone calls, orders in locals stores) **Documentation and Daily Updates** I will post daily updates in the comments with the follow structure: amount of B1 (mg/day): amount of magnesium (mg/day): speech (1 worst - 10 best): speaking situations (1no situation - 10 a huge amount of situations): well-being (1 - 10): short summary about the day: Here I will tell you about a situation or other important things **Let's start** I will get the B1 capsules today at 13:00. So today I will start with 2 capsules (200mg). The first daily update I will post tomorrow. Generally I will post the updates one day later, so I can evaluate the whole day.

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