--- In wernicke-korsakoff_syndrome@yahoogroups.com, sunni stalbird
<sunniibunnii71@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Sherry,
> who diagnosed yuou had WKS? I need to get my dad diagnosed as well. how do we
get thiamine? is there aprescription for that? in high doses needed?Thanks


I was diagnosed when I got extremely ill, by docs at the hospital. I, to this
day, wonder if that was really true. Most people who have had WKS to the extent
I supposedly had it, are vegetables now. Hey, guess what, I am not.

Anyway, thiamine is available without a prescription at the drug store. It's
just a vitamin supplement. The only problem is the patient may need extremely
high doses to get them out of the syndrome. I was pumped with it intraveneously
when I was in the hospital, and I do not know the level. (I tried to get my
medical records and they wanted ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS to give me copies. That is
total bullshit, isn't it?) Anyway, they pumped me with it and I got better.
Now I take oen or two normal tablets a day (as normal, I mean the ones you get
at the drug store, with no prescription).

I do still wonder if I had WKS or not. But if I did, then thiamine fixed it. I
want people to realize how important some vitamins can be to your health.

If you have any more questions, please contact me.

Sherry