Vitamin B 1 B1 appears to be quite safe even when taken in very high doses.
If you are taking :
Looploop diuretics (eg,furosemide (Lasix) )
: You, you may need extra vitamin
B 1B1.
A typical dose of vitamin B1 for therapeutic purposes is 200 mg daily, although much higher dosages have also been tried.
Some nutritional experts recommend taking B1 with other B vitamins in the form of a B-complex supplement.
Vitamin B1 is essential to proper heart function Every cell in your body needs vitamin B1 to make adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the body's main energy-carrying molecule. The heart, in particular, has considerable need for vitamin B1 in order to keep up its constant work. Supplementing with vitamin B1 (thiamin) might help treat congestive heart failure by correcting a vitamin B1 deficiency that is caused by the use of some diuretics.
Every cell in your body needs vitamin B1 to make adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the body's main energy-carrying molecule. The heart, in particular, has considerable need for vitamin B1 in order to keep up its constant work. Supplementing with vitamin B1 (thiamin) might help treat congestive heart failure by correcting a vitamin B1 deficiency that is caused by the use of some diuretics.
Preliminary evidence suggests that vitamin B1 (thiamin) supplementation may improve heart function in individuals with congestive heart failure.15,45,46
Evidence suggests that the strong diuretics (technically, loop diuretics such as furosemide) commonly used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) may interfere with the body’s metabolism of vitamin B1, also known as thiamin.14,43,44 Since the heart depends on vitamin B1 for proper function, this finding suggests that taking a supplement may be advisable.
Every cell in your body needs vitamin B1 to make adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the body's main energy-carrying molecule. The heart, in particular, has considerable need for vitamin B1 in order to keep up its constant work. Supplementing with vitamin B1 (thiamin) might help treat congestive heart failure by correcting a vitamin B1 deficiency that is caused by the use of some diuretics.