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[unipolar_mania]

Could someone provide at least three links to places where I can purchase bulk vitamins (e.g. 10kg of Vitamin B1)?

Thanks.

[unipolar_mania]

If smi2le.biz could get Vitamin B1 and B5 in, then I would buy each of these from him.

I just emailed him about these.

[scottl]

Why in the world would you want that much B1?  How much are you planning on taking?

[unipolar_mania]

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Why in the world would you want that much B1? How much are you planning on taking?

I'm on the University basketball team and my team finds Vitamin B1 (at 2 grams) very energizing.

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Do you need a lifetime supply or something?

Nope.

[scottl]

Ahhhh taking large doses of one B vitamin without taking any of the other B vitamins is a great way to cause problems i.e. relative deficienies of the other B vitamins.  2 grams!!!  Really, get them some green tea, or amphetamines (kidding) or something.

[unipolar_mania]

We all take a Vitamin B complex, just not at 2g per vitamin

The toxicity of Vitamin B1 is essentially non-existent.  In the past we have been taking 2g per game, 1g during training and 500mg during the off-season.  This has worked very well.

Why should we take "green tea, or amphetamines (kidding) or something"?

[scottl]

It is not toxicity that is of concern.  It is possibly causing relative deficiencies of the other B vitamins.  I have not studied this phenomena but am aware of it as a general principle.  You are taking it as a stimulant, if it were me, I would pick another one less likely to produce harm.

[lemon]

You need to be using benfotiamine (lipid form of thiamine).  Taking such large doses of the water soluble B1 is just a waste of time and money.

[unipolar_mania]

I will tell the team and I will investigate benfotiamine.

[unipolar_mania]

I'm just reading about benfotiamine -- very interesting!  Thanks lemon