Comment · Fri, November 12, 2021 · ND Owner
An ode to PEA
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Arohnr · 17 points
I have chronic headaches/migraines and dizziness and was finally diagnosed with vestibular migraine. I've taken so, so many medications and supplements. Some have helped then stopped working or just not helped at all. I finally added PEA to my stack and let me just say, it has changed my life.
I'm taking 400mg 3 times a day. This seems to be the optimal dose for me. I take it every single day.
I finally no longer deal with daily headaches or frequent migraines. Even my constant dizziness has subsided and I didn't even expect it to help with that. Sometimes I'll get breakthrough headaches or dizziness but it is no longer a daily issue and it no longer dominates my life and prevents me from functioning. The dizziness and headaches have been ruining my life and my ability to function for months and I was at my wits end. PEA was the answer.
Just throwing it out there for anyone who is also dealing with chronic headaches or migraines. Give PEA a try. Go up on the dose a little, up to 1200mg a day, before you give up on it. It did give me some diarrhea at first but I took some Immodium for a couple of days and then it didn't happen again. No other side effects.
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Chargers95 · 2 points
Question - I just started PEA today. It shouldn't have a negative effect on weight lifting gains like an NSAID would, correct?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Palmitoylethanolamide should not have any negative effects on weight lifting gains. It's endogenous. It's just that people's bodies don't often make enough of it. It's a totally different mechanism to an NSAID.