I’ve been taking monolaurin capsules since the end of July with mild but good results. I’ve read a lot about monolaurin helping people with EBV and other infections, specifically the brand Lauricidin. However, Lauricidin isn’t available at my local vitamin shop, which is why I just went ahead bought the capsules. The capsules I bought contain 500 mg of monolaurin per capsule and I would take 2 capsules twice per day. Lauricidin, on the other hand, has 3000 mg per scoop (in pellets). So, after reading some major success stories about Lauricidin/monolaurin in general and having some minor success myself, I went ahead and bought Lauricidin.
The label and website recommend 3 scoops per day (which sounds like overkill, if you ask me), but also to slowly build up to that dosage to avoid die-off symptoms (aka the bodies reaction to rapid viral decay). Though die-off can make you feel sick, it’s considered a healthy response to new medication/supplements and actually indicative of it’s effectiveness.
Having taken monolaurin of a different brand for a few months now at 2000 mg per day, I decided to jump right in to taking 2 scoops of Lauricidin at 6000 mg per day. And die-off has certainly been present since I started taking it.
At first I was optimistic about the die-off symptoms, but after over a week of going through it, I’m becoming a bit skeptical. What’s so conflicting about it is that I’ve experienced both a positive and a negative response to it. In a lot of ways, it feels like I’m going through a typical relapse of the original mono symptoms (faster than normal heart rate, malaise, headaches, dry skin/lips, mild sore throat and sleeping issues) along with some new, strange symptoms like involuntary muscle twitching. That being said, I do feel genuinely less fatigued and foggy, which I have always said has been the worst and most debilitating of my symptoms. I feel both better and worse, and I’m not sure if I should just muscle through and keep taking the supplement or if I should discontinue it. I’m LOVING the energy but HATING the other symptoms.
con for discontinuing the supplement: if this die-off reaction is real and a good sign, then discontinuing the supplement would throw away the progress I’ve made already.
con for continuing the supplement: if it’s not actually working, it’s just making me sick and is a set-back to getting healthy again.
My current plan is to continue the supplement through this second week, and if die-off symptoms haven’t subsided by then, to cut back on it or cut it out completely. I will keep you all updated on improvements or lack thereof, but I’m curious if anyone here has taken Lauricidin or any anti-viral medication/supplement that has given them die-off? If so, how long did it last? Did it pay off in the end? Please share as much about your experience as you can!
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