2 minutes ago, Glimmery said:

Thank you so much, that is so nice of you @Nemina ..... our garden in the gut, what a nice picture to imagine.

"AI makes a lot of mistakes" lol that is so true......

I am already eating a lot of fermented stuff, but I think it is not enough..

Also I looked it up, and as I have liquid probiotics I might start careful with a very low dose and see what happens.

Sounds like a plan! My doctor told me to accompany the probiotics with acacia fiber.

Ai again:

Acacia fibre (gum arabic)

Acacia fibre is a soluble fibre from the resin of the acacia tree, and it works as a prebiotic: it doesn't add bacteria, it feeds the ones already there. In the garden image, it's fertiliser rather than seed — which puts it closer to what actually changes the gut flora.

Points in its favour

• Very well tolerated. This is its main advantage over inulin or psyllium. It is fermented very slowly in the large intestine, so less gas is produced. Many people with a sensitive gut tolerate it when inulin causes bloating.

• It promotes bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Several small studies have shown this, mostly at 10–15 g a day over a few weeks.

• Short-chain fatty acids. Fermentation produces butyrate among others — the main fuel for the lining of the large intestine, with anti-inflammatory effects. That is the most interesting point here.

• Practical: neutral in taste, dissolves clear in water without turning slimy.

Points against

The studies are small, typically 10 to 50 participants, and often manufacturer-funded. There is no meaningful data on autoimmune conditions or inflammatory markers. And a powder is always just one single fibre: vegetables, pulses, nuts and wholegrains supply many different ones, and that variety seems to be what matters to the gut flora. Worth adding, not worth substituting.

Start slowly: begin with 5 g a day and build up to 10–15 g over two to three weeks.

• Drink plenty — at least a large glass of water with it.

• Leave a gap: soluble fibre can delay the absorption of medication

13 hours ago, Glimmery said:

Has anyone experience with taking probiotics during withdrawal? I bought a liquid form and now I am not sure whether to take it.

I take a product called Filmjolk a traditional Swedish fermented milk productwith a mild, buttery, and slightly acidic flavour.

1 hour ago, Catbird said:

I take a product called Filmjolk a traditional Swedish fermented milk productwith a mild, buttery, and slightly acidic flavour.

Thank you. That sounds even tasty.

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?&q=Benfotiamine&quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy

Has anyone here experiences with Benfotiamine?

2 hours ago, Nemina said:

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?&q=Benfotiamine&quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy

Has anyone here experiences with Benfotiamine?

I just take regular thiamine. Benfotiamine is useful in people with chronic inflammation/insulin resistance/diabetes

On 9/30/2026 at 11:35 PM, Nemina said:

https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/search/?&q=Benfotiamine&quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy

Has anyone here experiences with Benfotiamine?

Why exactly are you interested in trying it? I tried regular thiamine and, I don't know, in "smaller" doses is somehow pleasant, but when I tried megadose (ovedose) for gut and it was so focking hardcore, like nicotine overdosing induced "brainzapsing"! But my colon started working like machine gun... A trip! A legal drug!

Edited Thursday at 06:57 PM2 days by The Dust

46 minutes ago, The Dust said:

Why exactly are you interested in trying it? I tried regular thiamine and, I don't know, in "smaller" doses is somehow pleasant, but when I tried megadose (ovedose) for gut and it was so focking hardcore, like nicotine overdosing induced "brainzapsing"! But my colon started working like machine gun... A trip! A legal drug!

Hello @The Dust , I read a bit about it, there are different studies that suggests that it helps people with brain injury. But I am not very open for experiments at this stage of my life. All of us have to be very careful with any kind of medicine or supplements.

@Nemina Nemina, thanks for sharing your reason. But we could agree that it's stays unknown if this is really a brain injury, right? I don't know, I felt that it worked like a stimulant, like nicotine and beyond that there is probably not any real benefit. Did you noticed anything else? Anything meaningful?

Taking 100 mg of it daily was ok.

Just now, The Dust said:

@Nemina Nemina, thanks for sharing your reason. But we could agree that it's stays unknown if this is really a brain injury, right? I don't know, I felt that it worked like a stimulant, like nicotine and beyond that there is probably not any real benefit. Did you noticed anything else? Anything meaningful?

Taking 100 mg of it daily was ok.

Right, it’s unknown what it really is.

I have not taken it.

Edited Thursday at 09:35 PM2 days by Nemina