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Anecdote: be careful with metal supplements. A doctor suggested that I try a larger than usual dose of Zinc (with Copper) to see if it would help with my psoria

by pacaro 10y ago

Anecdote: be careful with metal supplements. A doctor suggested that I try a larger than usual dose of Zinc (with Copper) to see if it would help with my psoriasis. Worst headache of my life, metallic taste in my mouth, felt like death for about 12 hours

rosbrith 10y ago
Despite the unwanted effects, did it make any difference to the psoriasis?
- droopyEyelids 10y ago
  The headache and death feeling greatly reduces awareness of psoriasis
  - late_groomer 10y ago
    We need a like button (not really, but your comment was +1 funny)
  - infogulch 10y ago
    Ah, the good old "chop off your leg so your foot will stop hurting" method that my dad would propose when I was a kid.
- pacaro 10y ago
  I didn't give it a second chance! Most of these things only have an impact over the longer term. Next time I have a blood panel done I'll reconsider supplements
  - _coldfire 10y ago
    Taking large doses of anything is never a good idea, normal doses of zinc over a long period is excellent starting advice for many dermatological conditions. Zinc in general is one of the few supplements shown to actually have benefit for the average human.
  - abecedarius 10y ago
    fwiw, vitamin K2 helped with my psoriasis at an ordinary supplementary dose, and has no known toxicity at high doses.
rhinoceraptor 10y ago
Did you take it with food? I get very nauseous when taking zinc on an empty stomach.
- pacaro 10y ago
  My recollection is that I took it immediately after a delicious lunch
seanp2k2 10y ago
Heh, yes: be careful with supplements. Iodine is what I screwed myself with. """ According to the ATA, such supplements may "contain iodine in amounts that are up to several thousand times higher than the daily Tolerable Upper Limits for iodine." """ Not sure why anyone is allow to sell such things as "supplements" legally in the US. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/29/iodine-deficiency-risk.aspx http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/2...

by pacaro 10y ago

rosbrith 10y ago

Despite the unwanted effects, did it make any difference to the psoriasis?

droopyEyelids 10y ago
The headache and death feeling greatly reduces awareness of psoriasis
- late_groomer 10y ago
  We need a like button (not really, but your comment was +1 funny)
- infogulch 10y ago
  Ah, the good old "chop off your leg so your foot will stop hurting" method that my dad would propose when I was a kid.
pacaro 10y ago
I didn't give it a second chance! Most of these things only have an impact over the longer term. Next time I have a blood panel done I'll reconsider supplements
- _coldfire 10y ago
  Taking large doses of anything is never a good idea, normal doses of zinc over a long period is excellent starting advice for many dermatological conditions. Zinc in general is one of the few supplements shown to actually have benefit for the average human.
- abecedarius 10y ago
  fwiw, vitamin K2 helped with my psoriasis at an ordinary supplementary dose, and has no known toxicity at high doses.

rhinoceraptor 10y ago

Did you take it with food? I get very nauseous when taking zinc on an empty stomach.

pacaro 10y ago
My recollection is that I took it immediately after a delicious lunch

seanp2k2 10y ago

Heh, yes: be careful with supplements. Iodine is what I screwed myself with. """ According to the ATA, such supplements may "contain iodine in amounts that are up to several thousand times higher than the daily Tolerable Upper Limits for iodine." """ Not sure why anyone is allow to sell such things as "supplements" legally in the US. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/29/iodine-deficiency-risk.aspx http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/2...