Supplements work and then dont work...

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if this happens to anyone.c

First supplements that I start like Licorice Root, Iodine, and even Selenium all seemed to help for a couple days. Better energy, less brain fog then after 3-4 days, nothing.

Same with Betaine HCL, better digestion and I didn't feel tired after eating for a few days, then back to TIRED after eating anything (I eat NO Diary, NO Gluten, NO Sugar.)

The same with the Adrenal Glandular (which I only took a few days and then stopped since it didn't seem to do much after and I read it wasn't good to take).

The amounts are:

Licorice Root - 450mg x 7-9pills
Iodine - 250mcg x8 = 2mg
Selenium - 200-400mcg/Day
Betaine HCL 500mg x2 BEFORE Each Meal.


Finally, I've taken Vitamin C (2-3000mg/day) and Pantethine (300-600mg/day) but neither have done much for energy, I just get sleepy after them.

I usually feel kinda refreshed after sleeping or napping 30min in the afternoon. Occasionally I still feel kinda tired.

Does anyone have any idea what this is all about? I could really use a hand...

James


Incase it helps...

My Symptoms:

- MENTAL fatigue and Bad Brain Fog (mostly after eating), BUT NOT much physical fatigue. (Feel like I'm sleep, yet my body could just keep going.)

- Sleep can be kinda refreshing or not very refreshing.

- Slightly anxious at times (NO Panic Attacks).

- Takes time to get to sleep, but I usually sleep 8 hours.

- Sometimes awake early.

- Naps increase a bit of energy.

- Have suddenly become more reliant on caffeine.

- Some Occasional Tingling - Less Then Before

- Tired IMMEDIATELY after eating anything.

- Salt/Sugar cravings

- Sometimes Freezing Hands

- Cold overall body temperature (Cold in warm rooms, Love Hot Showers..).

- Almost UNABLE to sweat during workouts.

- Very Low Libido

- Weightloss (though I know most of this is due to a
No Dairy/No Gluten/Almost no Sugar or grain diet I have been eating for the past 2.5 years.)

- Lower ability to fight infection/frequent infections
(In this case a head-cold with yellow phlegm, eventually went away), I feel fine right now.

- Many supplements cause tiredness (Zinc, Probiotics...)

- Poor Digestion (Recently saw that I have low levels of many 'beneficial' bacteria

- Very rarely a slight headache, but that seems to have more to do with the type of supplements I took that day.

NO Fever, No Sore Throat, NO Swollen Glands, No Muscle Pain.