Comments on: 17 Potential Benefits of Berberine https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/ Cutting-Edge Solutions For a Better Life Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.1 By: Christine https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-140201 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 01:22:45 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-140201 Hi,

I was wondering if you could help me make sense of something.

This is pertaining to the berberine article.

I had taken berberine. It cause sudden weight gain in the belly (15 lbs). I took it for 7 days. 500 mg twice a day. It made me feel extremely drowsy. I tried taking activated charcoal shortly after to clear out the berberine out of my system or any toxins. That combination caused me to completely lose my appetite. Made me nauseous with one bite of a sandwich.

Previous to taking berberine. I also have a hypothyroid condition.

I’m not sure what caused me to do that horribly with berberine. Did it wipe out my good bacteria? Did it shift my microbiome? Did it slow down my liver.

Please can someone help me make sense of what happened to me. Possibly give me a few tips on how to reverse the side effects of berberine.

]]> By: N https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-125574 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:14:11 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-125574 The section on colitis says that there is evidence of killing good gut bacteria. Recent evidence seems to suggest the opposite. https://restorativemedicine.org/library/monographs/berberine/

]]> By: jacobite250@gmail.com jacobite250@gmail.com https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-121752 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 03:11:46 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-121752 hi

]]> By: Mahmoud Abed Alqadder Qaddoor https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-119930 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:59:09 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-119930 I heard its not good for men because it reduce the testosterone and if this true does the testosterone return back once you stop berberine

]]> By: kader https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-90176 Thu, 28 May 2020 10:48:49 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-90176 Does it help for bladder infection?

]]> By: pierre https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-60695 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:04:09 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-60695 I would suggest to mention the high risks associated with prolonged Qt interval and resultant pro-arrythmic potential, particularly the impact on HERG CAV-1 gene dysfunction.

]]> By: Ute Faehnle https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-50797 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:50:43 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-50797 Magnificent web site. A lot of useful info here. I am sending it to several friends and also sharing in del.icio.us. And certainly, thanks for your sweat!

]]> By: Ana Aleksic, MSc (Pharmacy) https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-45493 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:35:30 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-45493 In reply to Will Glavan.

Hi Will, berberine may cause nausea on an empty stomach, so it’s best taken with food. There are no studies to suggest that food will reduce its effectiveness.

]]> By: Will Glavan https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-45488 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:17:43 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-45488 To kill bad gut bacteria is berberine taken on an empty stomach or with food?
I know some agents won’t work unless they’re taken on an empty stomach, like serrapeptase, etc. Thanks

]]> By: FC https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-40487 Sun, 21 Oct 2018 11:16:46 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-40487 In reply to ryan.

Hmm, I have normally low pressure, and it made me sleepy, maybe by lowering pressure even more and reducing blood glucose.

]]> By: Terry https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-35733 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:34:45 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-35733 I take 20 mg of Lisinopril once a day. Can you also take Berberine 3 times a day as well even though it lowers blood pressure?

]]> By: Alexandra https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-35699 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:04:39 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-35699 Hello and thank you for the info! I have a quick question. I started keto about 2 months ago when I had my blood tested with the following results: Glicemia: 101; Insulin: 19.6; Insulin afterload: 94.4 and HOMA-IR: 4.89. I also began to take berberine (1000mg/day) about a month and a half ago after learning about it in many scientific articles.

After two months (this monthJuly 2018) I retested to see how things were going and these were my results: Glicemia: 82; Insulin: 28.9; Insulin afterload: 47.5 and HOMA-IR: 5.85. So some lower and others HIGHER! I’m trying not to freak out as I know cortisol levels can spike insulin further. Has this happened to anyone? BUT, Is this normal? Do I just need to give the berberine and the diet a bit more time? Does my body need to adjust? If anyone has any comments, please let me know! I’d really appreciate it and thank you i advance! xoxo

]]> By: marina https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-33716 Tue, 22 May 2018 18:04:46 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-33716 I have a diabetes type 2 for about 10 years, simulteneosly have high liver enzymes (NAFLD), that eventually gave me Liver Cirrosis, caused mostly by taking medications like metformin. Recently, my insulin level was megered first time in 10 years, and result is very high. I don’t take any medications for 2 years after Liver Chirrosis was diagnosed and take only supplements , mostly for Liver. I need supplements that decrease insulin resistance but not increasing insulin. Could somebody recommend a good list of such supplements with scientific references?

]]> By: Larry https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-31976 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:33:21 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-31976 Try garlic for high blood pressure. Google “benefits of garlic”

]]> By: Patti Jo https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-28251 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:27:03 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-28251 Can Berberine be used safely on a long-term basis for diabetes and high blood pressure? My doctor has me taking Metformin and wants me to start taking Losartan for BP, which I do NOT want to do.

]]> By: Jake https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-27505 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 03:33:28 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-27505 That was supposed to be a reply to Mike, Dunno why it went to the top

]]> By: Jake https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-27504 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 03:31:13 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-27504 Berberine HCL??? Betaine HCL maybe

]]> By: Zia Ehrari https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-27018 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:56:27 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-27018 I really like it. I dont take metformin and insulin any more. Very happy about it.

]]> By: Rod https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-24339 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 05:42:39 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-24339 Or nocturnal hypoglycemia

]]> By: Bsto2000 https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-23335 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:44:35 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-23335 I take one 500 mg of Berberine with my dinner. Recent studies show that eating later like humans do versus our ancestors, actually raise glucose levels by 17% more than when we earlier in the day. And doing this has allowed me to sleep through the night for the first time in a month due to the fact that glucose levels are stable and serotonin levels are being supported hence, melatonin is as well.

]]> By: Stephanie https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-22504 Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:06:19 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-22504 That’s my experience, too. I’m looking around to see what causes that.

]]> By: ryan https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-20502 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 21:41:00 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-20502 In reply to Mike.

I heard it increases norepinephrine or noradrenalin as well so little more energy for the brain

]]> By: Simon Saunders https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-19935 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:19:49 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-19935 Isnt it s slight concern that Berberine inhibits hepatic gluconeogenesis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20515652, I wonder if many of the results seen is due to the body down regulating its own internal stores of glucose production.

]]> By: Mike https://selfhacked.com/blog/berberine-19-health-benefits-of-berberine-with-references/#comment-19784 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 20:28:38 +0000 https://selfhacked.com/?p=15213#comment-19784 Interesting that it increases serotonin, I was not expecting that. I can only take berberine in the morning otherwise I get bad insomnia, that doesn’t seem consistent with increased serotonin. Any idea why it might cause insomnia? I use pure berberine HCl.

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