Effects of Magensium

I have taken magnesium at night after dinner (200 mg of magnesium from vitabiotics brand; They have not mentioned what form of magnesium is present in the tablet. They just mentioned only elemental magnesium 200 mg) for last few days and found my muscle pain and hand pain decreased substantially. However, the focus and concentration decreased very much with magnesium consumption at night. So, I have changed the timing to morning after breakfast and observing.

Hoarse voice, Sore throat, Vitamin C and Electrolytes

I usually get hoarse voice and/OR sore throat if i talk for few hours at a stretch or if i lecture with loud volume for 1 hour. This could be due to easy bruising of throat muscles and vocal cards and less hydration of throat muscles and vocal cards.

The possible solutions/treatments to these problems can be as follows:

1. Take vitamin C

2. Stay hydrated - Take electrolyte solutions before lecture

Update on 20 Sep 2020:

Folic acid may be helpful. Please see the effect of folic acid in another post.

Easy ways to increase libido

I have followed the following practices to increase the libido. Sure, these practices increased libido. The effectiveness of the practice is given in the descending order.

1. Increased carbohydrate intake - rice or wheat

This practice increases good mood and libido. Many people, due to dieting, decrease their carbohydrate intake. This practice decreased my mood and libido. So, increased carbohydrate levels increased my libido.

2. Eat eggs daily

Take 2 eggs in the morning and 2 eggs in the evening. This practice increased my libido very much. Half-boiled eggs gave maximum benefit. Alternatively, the eggs can be mixed with chopped onions (small red onion-South Indian variety) and prepared as omelette and consumed.

3. Eat mutton and chicken weekly 2 times each

This practice increased my libido very good. I consumed mutton one day followed by chicken, then followed by mutton and chicken. This order can be continuous or can be with other type of meals in between. 

4. Walking for 30 minutes - 2 hours per day

In my experience, 30 minute walking is not that much effective. At least, 1 hour of walking improved my libido.

5. Taking supplements

Supplements such as folic acid, ginseng, general multivitamin, DL-phenylalanine increased my libido. This whole blog is about my trial and error on this practice. It is not easy to find a suitable supplement. This requires lot of trial and error. Sometimes, it requires taking supplements with unusual dosing regimens such as taking them on alternate days.

Effect of probiotics

I have taken Alesa capsules (Please see the composition below) for last 5 days. Also, I was taking a calcium, magnesium, zinc tablet (Osteocare) for my hand pain (due to laptop mouse usage - work from home - covid 19) and a multivitamin tablet (Diabetone).

Osteocare - 1 tablet in morning
Alesa - 1 capsule in lunch
Diabetone - 1 capsule in lunch


Positive effects

1. First day good mood occurred - after that slowly the happiness declined. But, no feelings of sadness.
2. I am able to remain engaged in a work - sometimes with focus and sometimes without focus and concentration. This resulted in more productive output.
3. No afternoon sleepy feelings.

Negative effects:

1. Stomach bloating happens when Alesa was taken in night.
2. Mild shortness of breath happens.
3. Not much focus or concentration. But, remain engaged in a work leads to completion of work and produces output.
4. Felt cold sometimes



Composition of Alesa capsule:

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS)	100 MG
Bifidobacterium bifidum	1 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus acidophilus	2 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus casei	1 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus fermentum	1 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus plantarum	1 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus reuteri	2 Billion CFU
Lactobacillus rhamnosus	2 Billion CFU

Composition of Osteocare (Vitabiotics):

Each tablet contains
Calcium	400 mg
Magnesium	150 mg
Zinc	5 mg
Vit D3	2.5 μg

Composition of Diabetone:

Effects of methyl cobalamin

For the last three months, I am not taking any multivitamins. I have developed right hand pain (due to laptop mouse usage), low back pain (probably due to poor sitting posture and sleeping on foam mattress which forms body impressions) and gluteal muscles pain (probably due to poor sitting posture). So, I tried taking methylcobalamin 500 micrograms once daily for 4 days (two days taken at night and two days taken at morning).

Positive effects:

1. Reduction of hand pain and low back pain
2. Little relaxed mind
3. Tendency to watch movies, listen to music

Negative effects:

1. Not getting sleep in the night - but if I sleep, unable to get up easily.
2. No focus or concentration to do any job - simple jobs took may hours to complete
3. No motivation and energy to do any job.
4. Not able to think deeply - postponement of few tasks

5. No attention to details - errors happened in work

6. Decreased speed of information processing while driving


30 hours after the last dose of methylcobalamin, I felt return of energy and focus.

Severe headache and ibuprofen

I had severe headache after consumption of becosules Z capsules (just one dose) and applying betnovate N cream for two days. The severe headache may be due to the presence of 100 mg of niacinamide in becosules z capsules. I used to get headache while I was taking niacin before. The headache was right sided indicating that it may be dopamine deficiency-induced. I took 400 mg ibuprofen at midnight. After 40 minutes, the headache disappeared and slept nicely. Earlier, I used to take dicolofenac for such headaches or paracetamol. Diclofenac used to be very effective but due to its enteric coating, it will work after 4 hours only. Paracetamol 650 mg or 1 gm may afford some relief with residual mild headache continuing for next 1-2 days. Ibuprofen seems to be effective. But, I had some stomach discomfort after taking the tablet indicating its ulcerogenic potential.