Anyone using Taurine

[Danielj1]

The following claims have been made from what I can research:

Improves eyesight

Improves aerobic performance

Strong calming effect

Stabilises thyroid

Ie a very wide range of possible areas being addressed.

I take 1000 a day (500 had little effect) and I can claim early support for items 1 and 3 above.

I was in a restaurant last week and could actually read the menu without resorting to the mobile phone torch.

Alongside magnesium they seem the only 2 supplements that make a directly measurable effect for a hypo sufferer. Others like D, C and A I can take for insurance purposes but seem to have nothing of the same effect if I stop them from time to time.

taurine seems to get little to no mention here so thought I would add my thoughts (of course personal to me and no advice intended)

[Hibs1]

You should get vitamin A from food. Easy to go toxic on it

[greygoose]

Nothing will make you feel better if you take it when you don't need it. Sounds as if you did need the taurine - and most people need magnesium. But, more isn't better. There are no magic pills.

[crazycatlady100]

I never knew taurine can help humans, i only heard of it when i took the cat to the vets, as it helps cats have healthy heart and eyes. Wow i never thought it could benefit peaple. thanks .

[Danielj1]

This weekend Did my first proper half marathon road race since diagnosis a couple of years back with hypothyroid

Decent finish and zero foot /leg cramps that have been a feature of all

Longer races over the past decade

So utterly comfortable I am signing up for the Windermere marathon in May 2020 ....

I wrote on here about a year ago of the dream of actually getting back to road racing - and a side of me never thought that it would ever be possible

Just blown away that life has returned - I do see all these supplements as absolutely vital though ...

[Danielj1 in reply to Danielj1]

Looking back the major turning point was when I upped the dose of taurine to 1000 and the next day I got the running shoes on