Anyone tried Pycnogenol?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Undated
Summary
Pycnogenol, taken together with grape seed extract as part of a wider antioxidant regimen; exact dose and duration of illness are not stated. He reports the regimen successfully normalized his oxidative stress markers on testing. Despite that biochemical change, he states plainly that "my CFS symptoms did not improve." No severity level is given. No relapse applies since no symptomatic benefit occurred, and the post gives no indication whether he continued or stopped the regimen afterward.
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