Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) - The Anti-Fat Vitamin?

[ofonorow]

[Johnwen]

[ofonorow]

Thanks johnwen. They have been saying that I have anemia, at least since 2010. How is that diagnosed? Here are the comparisons, and to me, things look like they have improved since I started high dose B5 (double red blood cell phenomenon aside).

April 2017 .......... October 2017
Before vitamin B5 .......... After vitamin B5

RBC .......... RBC
4.52 .......... 5.22

4.30 - 5.70 10*6/uL



Hemoglobin .......... Hemoglobin
12.0 .......... 13.6

13.0 - 17.0 g/dL


Hematocrit .......... Hematocrit
34.2 .......... 39.5

37.0 - 53.0 %


MCV .......... MCV
75.7 .......... 75.7

80.0 - 99.0 fL


MCH .......... MCH
26.5 .......... 26.1

27.0 - 33.2 pg


MCHC .......... MCHC
35.1 .......... 34.4

31.0 - 37.0 g/dL


Platelet Count .......... Platelet Count
144 .......... 165

150 - 450 10*3/uL


RDW .......... RDW
16.4 .......... 15.1

11.5 - 16.0 %


MPV .......... MPV
9.5 .......... 10.0

7.0 - 11.5 fL

[Johnwen]

[ofonorow]

It helps, but what if... What if the B5 has improved things to the extent that now more "normal" RBCs are appearing, and the other type are left overs from the pre-vitamin B5 era?

[Johnwen]

[ofonorow]

I'm not sure my docs are up to the task. Assuming your scenario is correct, that something "else" is missing, any ideas? The earlier post mentioned that hormone required to make RBCs.. Should I ask about that?

Bottom line, is that I have been feeling great, whether the high B5, DMSO/IV, etc., other than my body noticing the mesh and trying to dissolve it, I really feel good. Furthermore, I have been diagnosed as "anemic" since before 2010... My docs have looked into (as have you!) but never resolved it. The closest thing to resolving it seems to be the high dose vitamin B5.

And my endo has weaned my cortisol down to 30 mg/day... No pain, no problems, no errors...

[Johnwen]

[ofonorow]

In out time of 14 days is confusing. Google reports the life of RBCs is 120 days, or 4 months. Which is about where we are since starting B5

[Johnwen]

[ofonorow]

Accidentally discovered that not taking massive (10,000 mg) of vitamin B5 does adversely affect my adrenal function
Discussing at new topic: http://vitaminc.foundation/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13727#p51419

[sammy12345]

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[ofonorow]

After thinking about it more I have decided to just stay on pantothenic acid high dose instead of panthenol for a few reasons. Panthenol is an analog- it is not naturally occurring- it has not been studied long term where as pantothenic acid has a study of 12g dosage a day for 4 years with no toxic effects-the studies saying panthenol is more bio available may be faked just to sell panthenol when it was first under patent decades ago; this seems common with analogs of things. Might try pantothenic acid in enteric coated capsules to save having to take such a large amount each day as multiple sources suggest it breaks down a lot in the stomach.

Appreciate your expertise, and sorry about the delay in responding (Apparently everything that happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas - I took influenza Type A home with me.).

It sounds like you found an expensive source of CoEnzyme A? Is that true?

We focused on pantothenic acid and pantethine - because, at least for Acne, the pantethine form was effective at about 1/5 the dose of ordinary vitamin B5.