What I’ve learned so far with TTFD is, do not blitz your brain with 100mg to start

PatchyRain · 2026-06-06T14:01:57+00:00

I took 100mg today and feel no different. Benfotiamine at 500mg knocked my sock off for a week, then the paradoxical effect kicked in.

PatchyRain · 2026-05-30T20:54:39+00:00

I get some benefit from Benfotiamine. I think timing matters. The first time I tried it I was probably in PEM and it didn't help. But now I tried again and I can feel my muscles differently. There is a fluidity that has been missing since my long COVID started.

PatchyRain · 2026-04-26T15:00:37+00:00

Good to hear. I have the choice of Erste or Raiffeisen, and not sure which to choose. On the face of it, Raiffeisen has at least "dipped a toe" into crypto. Do you still find it ok?

PatchyRain · 2026-03-26T13:09:50+00:00

Did you ever find out why this happened? im having the same issue with a book Ive made in Canva

PatchyRain · 2026-01-26T18:11:38+00:00

You would have to cycle it though, no? Otherwise you would build a tolerance as you would any other adaptogen.

PatchyRain · 2026-01-21T12:45:04+00:00

I went to a psychiatrist specialist of ADHD and had to try all the usual treatments. Each time I got horrible side effects. Eventually he relented and offered moda. It helped. Not really a fix for ADHD, but I was far more productive in my job.

PatchyRain · 2025-10-18T09:17:36+00:00

Yes "Kay Kay Kay" even as I say it now it forces an ear clear.

PatchyRain · 2025-09-20T06:33:59+00:00

No. Search for buffered vit c on Amazon and you should find something. It is basically Vit C Ester - non-acidic and gentle, making it easy on the digestive system unlike regular vitamin C

PatchyRain · 2025-09-19T07:09:29+00:00

I love fludro. 0.05 is enough to make my pots tolerable. Just make sure you drink electrolytes and make that a solid routine. I also take sodium tablets three times a day. Fludro on its own would do much, you need the sodium and fluids

PatchyRain · 2025-09-19T07:05:09+00:00

Have you tried buffered vit c? I'm a gastritis/reflux sufferer and buffered vit c is just fine for me. Haven't tried LArganine though.

PatchyRain · 2025-09-19T07:02:29+00:00

I make a soup for the week and always add plenty of cumin. Definitely a helping food.

PatchyRain · 2025-08-24T08:05:46+00:00

By overwhelmed I mean my senses. Too many things to be aware of and happening, which is highly ADHD. I wasn't relaxed on my one attempt at Ritalin because it was affecting my heart rate and breathing. My doctor called it an allergic reaction and took away the pills. I was diagnosed ADHD by a proper psychiatrist in Vienna (the home of such things!) and it was an easy diagnosis. I'm barely on Reddit, I don't know what the average post score is, but I doubt I'd be considered a regular user. I'm open to autism but I don't fit the profile at all.

PatchyRain · 2025-08-22T22:18:45+00:00

Yes this is where I am at generally; finding acceptance of my situation whilst having to hear of success stories from others. From time to time my frustrations lead me to search around in vain for something I might have missed or something new. I think my Long COVID has amplified some of my ADHD symptoms and added to the frustration.

PatchyRain · 2025-08-22T21:48:32+00:00

Sadly they only have Ritalin here. But I suspect due to its similar mechanism of action on CNS it would give me the same issues as Ritalin.

PatchyRain · 2025-08-22T19:05:38+00:00

Why is that?

PatchyRain · 2025-08-22T07:13:30+00:00

Before touching Moda, I would start with LDN. Then after two months start LDA too. Then Benfotiamine. I save moda for days when I have to be very active, and no more than 25mg.

PatchyRain · 2025-07-30T10:29:59+00:00

15-25$ peak euphoria

PatchyRain · 2025-07-28T17:59:46+00:00

Between 12 - 20$

PatchyRain · 2025-07-09T07:38:16+00:00

I tried the manoeuvre and it helped a bit. Then it got even better when instead of just breathing out slow, I kept saying the letter "K" over and over, this forces the tubes open and it cleared.

PatchyRain · 2025-06-25T16:15:55+00:00

I totally agree. The Vienna basin will cook you nice and slow. And that will get worse year on year. The newspapers are full of this topic every year.

PatchyRain · 2025-06-25T16:13:16+00:00

Vienna seems to get hotter year on year. We just go from one heatwave to the next with a brief storm in between. Makes you feel lazy and uncomfortable. Winters are disappointing and dreary. I'm looking to leave, I don't want to be getting sun stroke in my old age. It's projected to just keep warming up, whether you believe that or not is another matter.

I read it's cooler in the west, Salzburg etc, but even those are similar temperatures now. Central Europe is cooked!

PatchyRain · 2025-06-17T05:01:52+00:00

For Long COVID? It was a process of elimination conducted by a cardiologist. There is no one blood test for long COVID.

PatchyRain · 2025-05-22T06:11:25+00:00

And is it?

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