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Posted 2/1/2017 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
hi
Has anyone here taken the supplement NAC ?
What did it do for you? how long did you take it for? any side effects?

Anyone take it for breathing issues, and did it help?
Posted 2/1/2017 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
I think it was something that I had looked at as a possibility, especially to help me with easing my COPD, but I never did.

That might be possibly because I read in this last line, and it scared me: "A lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Taking N-acetyl cysteine by mouth seems to decrease flare-ups by about 40% and improve sputum (phlegm) consistency in people with COPD. However, it might increase the risk of blockage of the breathing tube."
Posted 2/1/2017 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
oh that is scary! where did you read that?
Posted 2/1/2017 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
Kate - Are these lung issues due to having Babesia?
Posted 2/1/2017 7:47 PM (GMT 0)
i started it 2 weeks ago but as most supplements go, I cant tell if its doing anything. My lungs did not respond until a few days ago, but they are tricky as the irritation comes and goes and intensity varies. May be too soon to say. I went back on Doxy 100mg bid 5 days ago as the mite i am dealing with is likely infecting me.

I can tell when my eyes go from white to pink and there is additional discharge in the AM that it is time to take Doxy. If mimosa pudica is as good as Klinghardt said then I shouldnt have needed the Doxy.
Posted 2/1/2017 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
I tried NAC for a while a few years back as advised by my LLMD. I saw no difference so I stopped to spend $$$ to try other LD remedies.

here's a good article on the other good stuff NAC can do for you.

http://www.betternutrition.com/nac-super-nutrient/
Posted 2/1/2017 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
I have been taking NAC on and off, as biofilm buster. The side effect I had is dizziness.
Posted 2/1/2017 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
I take NAC daily. Can't say I notice much of anything one way or another.
Posted 2/1/2017 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
yes I have heard mixed reports. My doctor suggested I add it a while back, but I was hesitant because some people seem to have side effects. He said I should be good for my breathing (yes from babesia) which is improved but not as good as I want it yet. I am going to give NAC a tentative try and see how it does for me.
Posted 2/2/2017 2:04 AM (GMT 0)
I had chronic allergic bronchitis, coughed all the time, was treated with inhalers and advair and abx and steroids for years and years.
I started treatment for all my goodies a couple of months ago and my breathing problems are gone !

I have also been taking NAC and with it ACG Glutathione, I wasn't told it was for breathing issues but rather the combo was a detox duo.
I haven't had any problems with it but when you take so much stuff it's hard to tell sometimes lol.
Darn bugs!
Posted 2/2/2017 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
Does anyone know an effective dose range or recommended for Lyme dose (NAC) ?
Posted 2/2/2017 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
I had chronic allergic bronchitis, coughed all the time, was treated with inhalers and advair and abx and steroids for years and years.
I started treatment for all my goodies a couple of months ago and my breathing problems are gone !

I have also been taking NAC and with it ACG Glutathione, I wasn't told it was for breathing issues but rather the combo was a detox duo.
I haven't had any problems with it but when you take so much stuff it's hard to tell sometimes lol.
Darn bugs!
Posted 2/2/2017 2:13 AM (GMT 0)

Katebirch said...
oh that is scary! where did you read that?


I knew I should have linked the source. I usually do. I'll see if I can find it.]


I found something similar but not as definitive. www.rxlist.com/n-acetyl_cysteine/supplements.htm You have to scroll all the way down to "Possibly effective for", and read the entry on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disfunction.


Then there is this link, but it's only findings so far were with mice. articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/25/this-common-antioxidant-supplement-could-cause-you-loads-of-trouble.aspx

I would just be cautious and start very low if you were to try it. I mean, it's still highly recommended in the medical field.

Post Edited (julymorning) : 2/1/2017 7:28:18 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/3/2017 12:58 PM (GMT 0)
thanks. Yes I read that Mercola article to, that is what cautioned me. I mentioned it to my dr and he said he has never seen any problem with NAC in any of his patients and he still recommends it to me. I got a bottle of it yesterday but have not opened it yet! Still not sure about it and I may return it. though I am curious to see if it may help. other people I have talked to who take it say they don't notice much either way from it but most people are on a slew of things and it can be hard to pick this one out.
Posted 2/3/2017 1:23 PM (GMT 0)

Snarf said...
I take NAC daily. Can't say I notice much of anything one way or another.

This has been my experience as well.

I continue to take it because I've read it's helpful for your liver, and in the last few months I've been on Rifampin and Diflucan (at different times), both of which are hard on the liver.

When my ALT and AST went up, my LLMD specifically told me take NAC, Milk Thistle, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Pekana Big 3. That seemed to bring my numbers back down.
Posted 2/4/2017 12:28 AM (GMT 0)
I have been taking NAC 500mg daily and r ALA 100mg twice a day for about a month. They were recommended by llmd when my liver numbers bumped up a bit from antibiotics. After about a week I had a little 2 day herx type return of symptoms that quickly passed. After all the scary things I read I am not sure if that was from yeast or mercury? After that I started to feel better. I do feel like it is helping my liver. (It used to feel full over my right abdomen at times) I get blood tests again in a week so I will see for sure.
Posted 2/11/2017 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, been taking NAC and about 20-30 other supps. I use it for glutathione production to help with liver detox. I take 2-4 a day never any issues. I have babs and bad breathing problems but I never found it helped or hurt the breathing.
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