Trigger factor

Supplements & medicines

People say some supplements (zinc, magnesium, vitamin D, B vitamins, creatine, probiotics …) or medicines (antihistamines, antidepressants, antibiotics …) bring symptoms on or make them worse.

7 remarks · 4 sub-categories

What people said7

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  • “My POIS was triggered by antibiotics after surgery.”
  • “I am pretty sure antibiotics fucked up my gut flora and started POIS for me in the past.”
  • “Whenever I had negative experiences with high dose vitamin d that worsened my insomnia I had worsened POIS”
  • “I tried high doses of vitamin d but i got messed up from pois, -depression for 3 days straight, could not socialize, mentally messed up.”
  • “Im also wondering if high doses vitamin D might cause insomnia for me.”
  • “Both. I have much more energy, but think less clearly and have a big tense in my head.”
  • “It gives me brainfog”