MSM and glucosamine in combination were extremely helpful to my lower back and hip pain (arthritis), but it triggered daily migraines, so I had to stop taking it. I can take glucosamine alone without getting the headaches.
But about arthritic pain: I have found that applying arnica gel, which I get at the health food store or from iherb, stops the pain. (It also helps prevent/reduce bruising.) I wake up with a bad backache, apply a tsp or so onto my back and hip (rubbing it in well), and can get back to sleep.
I wish I could take MSM. My husband takes it every day and has no aches or pains.
Rash
A rash is one of the many known side effect of MSM consumption as discussed here :
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/msm-side-effects.html
And here :
If you were taking MSM for arthritis, you might consider borax as an alternative.
Art
Anxiety, Dry Skin, Cold, Panic
Using this MSM water Recipe is better than the guessing game.
My knuckles and knees love it.
Depression, Exhaustion, Mental Fog
* Please list the other vitamins you took.
* Has your leg infection changed at all?
Activated charcoal, magnesium sulfate, psyllium husk may help manage any associated detox symptoms. Probably just use according to the package instructions for intestinal cleanse.
Detox may cause severe and varried symptoms similar to your description. Research "stage two detox". You may just have an overwhelming "stage 1 detox" going on.
If you feel it is an emergency, you may consider making an appointment with a doctor.
Anxiety, Caution for Pets
Recently, my husband was having pain in his golf hands, and he read that MSM could be helpful. I told him I had some powder and he is using it with good results. However, when I got it out, I have written in black magic marker, “Not for RW! Allergic! Do Not Take.” I am allergic to sulfa medicines, and I think this is the reason I can't take MSM. It is the only supplement I have marked with a warning. I honestly can't remember what happened, but it may have been breathing or anxiety problems, but must have been bad for me to label it that way. It seems to work well to relieve pain for many people.
Weight Gain, Fatigue, Emotional
I used MSM for several weeks. Though I was very pleased with having thicker, more lustrous hair, stronger nails, No arthritis pain and increased energy, I couldn't help but notice that I gained 14 pounds!! After continued use, I became an emotional mess, along with fatigue as opposed to energy. I stopped for a week and the weight is dropping. I want the beautiful, skin, hair and nails to continue. Is there a comparable supplement?
Digestive Problems
Progesterone
Joint Pain
★☆☆☆☆
Palpitations
About MSM
Rash
Rash
I have been drinking 1/4 of a teaspoon of MSM powder in a glass of water every day for the last 3 weeks plus 2 drops of molybdenum every night and have had no side effects at all. I have had great results with the pain in my lower back subsiding by 90%. I do hope this is it. I feel almost like my old self again. the magnesium oil is doing a great job too. Thank you for all your advice Art. God bless you.
Regards,
Dimitra65
Anxiety, Dry Skin, Cold, Panic
I have been taking MSM for 2-3 months. From the beginning, I had strong side effects, but I figured it was just the initial worsening of the symptoms. I was very excited, suffered from insomnia, my skin became increasingly dry, I developed severe dryness lines, my body was downright cold, my hands and feet tended to have a bluish/black discolouration.., Feeling dry in the throat.., fears, panic.. Now 6 months after stopping MSM, I am still having side effects and my skin has not fully healed.
I appreciate any feedback or help
Regarding the MSM Water
The original recipe:
- Sixteen (16) tablespoons of Organic Sulphur MSM.
- One Gallon of Non-chlorinated water in a jug
The advice was to use 16 tablespoons of Organic Sulfur MSM in A Gallon of Non Chlorinated water.
The above water was drank by the spoonful.
Also advised was to check with your doctor and to drink plenty of purified water during the day
If a person wanted to try this recipe, they would start with one TEA-spoon of the MSM WATER from the gallon jug, to see if they were is allergic. That is, see if they get a rash. If a person did not get a rash, in two hours they can take two more TABLE-spoons of the MSM WATER. Up to 8 the first day. Day 2 and after it could be taken Slowly several tablespoons, 3 times a day.
"Vitamin C" is taken 1 to 2 grams an half hour later after the MSM water dosage was taken.
Just to be clear, the recipe is no longer online. Anyway, I could not find it. So this is written in short order of remembrance. I take mine a little differently.
I hunted down the MSM cancer article, but it is no longer just an article. The author must be connected with a cancer clinic; they give many healing avenues on that subject. The MSM water recipe is no longer in the article. Who knows maybe there are a lot of people like me who find MSM water easier to take than pills and we forget its medicine.
Their MSM page information is shorter than when I read it, but still excellent .
Anxiety, Dry Skin, Cold, Panic
Thank you for the cancertutor.com link.
I also remember reading a longer article there about MSM water around 6 or 7 years ago.
I have another link that I found on my computer from Cancer Compass - an Alternative Route:
https://cancercompassalternateroute.com/therapies/msm-and-liposomal-vitamin-c-protocol/
It's been many years since I've made MSM water. I think I'll make some this weekend to ward off any colds/flu that might come my way.
Thanks again - I always enjoy reading your posts.
Cheers, Tessa
Depression, Exhaustion, Mental Fog
Depression, Exhaustion, Mental Fog
Take some charcoal and clays- bentonite, diatomaceous earth.
Depression, Exhaustion, Mental Fog
Das was MSM gemacht hat war das Eigene Körper Gift raus zu holen. ich nehme seit Jahren MSM 2-4 Gr am tag meine Sülfür depos zu füllen und nicht krank zu werden. Wenn sie 2 jahre lang Gift im Körper tragen kommt nicht einfach so raus, dafür muss man Ausleitungen machen Darm und Leber und mehr.. Bitte Informieren sie sich.. Danke
Hello MSM is not toxic
What MSM did was get your body's toxins out. I've been taking MSM 2-4 grams a day for years to fill my Sülfür depos and not get sick. If you carry poison in your body for 2 years, it doesn't come out just like that, you have to clean out your intestines and liver and more. Please inform yourself.. Thank you
Dry Mouth
Cough
★★★★☆
I have been reading about the many health improvements that can come from taking MSM, so I ordered some 100% OptiMSM Silicon Dioxide. I had read it could help with muscle pain, stress, seasonal allergies, sleep, etc, and I did notice that a couple of hours after taking 1/4 tsp., I could breathe through both sides of my nose, not usual for me. However, at the same time I began coughing, which I thought was a fluke.
The next day, I took another 1/4tsp. and the same thing happened. Clear nose, increased coughing, until I woke up this morning with a lost voice, much coughing and tightness in the chest. Has anyone else had a similar response?
I have no temperature, so I am not sick. I was pretty much unable to understand the article that Art posted, (my lack of knowledge, nothing against the article, Art) so if that was a warning, please post in simple terms so I will understand.
Could this be an allergy to MSM? Maybe just a fluke?
I also want to let people know that I stopped taking my LDN for all of December in order to try Daisy's recommendation for non-alcoholic Essiac tea tonic, (which I feel helped to detox my system, but did not alleviate the Lichen Planus as it did for her), and I have been very achey, and feeling less well than normal. I will not be doing that again!
I didn't realize how much better I felt all the years I have used it, and I can't remember even having a cold in over six years that I have been taking it. I am thinking about trying the GAPS diet soon to see if I can rid my body of these autoimmune problems.
EC: Hi RSW,
Have you looked at the feedback on the MSM Side Effects page here? https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/msm4.html#se
Chest tightness is one of the reported side effects.
Insomnia
Some say that taking MSM late can keep them awake, but it's more likely the healing and detox response. Also some people may be unaware they have parasites. They become active at night. Taking MSM can help to deal with them, but initially it may make them very aggravated, and trigger a lot more activity.
Persevering with the MSM will usually find those detox or other issues resolving. Sulphur (MSM) aids the detox process and helps the body assimilate and use nutrition far better, so healing responses are often enhanced.
Anxiety
Burning Tongue and Lips
What works for you might not work for others.
Even in one family. My grandma and mom take LDN for their health problems and it works wonderfully, I, on the other hand, can't take it for more than 3 days for it affects my brain causing brain fog etc. Mom and grandma are Rh positive and I am Rh negative, different blood type. Maybe that is the reason why I have different response to pretty much everything. There are many reasons why your BF is responding differently to MSM.
Rash
thank you once again for your tips and further references. As I have had several MRIS and they have shown that the lower part of my spine healed after the accident at a very acute v shaped angle so the vertebrae will always get in the way of the nerves and cause excruciating pain. I have been doing yoga for at least 23 years now and that keeps me walking and supple but as I mentioned that doesn't help so much with the pain. I have asked neurosurgeons if I should get an operation done and they all said that with my situation surgery would not help and it actually could cause more suffering. I rarely take any pain killers because I wouldn't have any kidneys or liver left with the years that I have this problem. Hence my delight when I started the MSM. I will start taking a lower dose and Molybdenum as see how I go. I will keep you posted. Wish me luck. Oh and by the way, thank you for the Magnesium oil tip. It has helped me somewhat with my neck pain and my migraines. Kindest regards to you Art.
Rash
I am glad that the MSM and mag oil are working very well for you and thank you for the update! A 90% decrease in your back pain is awesome!
Art
Fatigue, Heart Palpitations
Anxiety, Dry Skin, Cold, Panic
Anxiety, Dry Skin, Cold, Panic
Well Bee Tee, I am not a master on dosages, I love to read.
I had read the book, "It's The Liver Stupid" about 8 years ago.
The author used a lot of MSM. I do not recall him mentioning molybdenum, I learned about molybdenum at Earth Clinic.
The gallon of water MSM recipe was made from an online article. I do believe the author's purpose was to heal cancer, he also mentioned taking vitamin C with it. My purpose for trying out MSM was winter knee pain. I read it, I tried it. My body like it. But it loved it with the molybdenum.
Start low and see what works for you.
HisJewel
Depression, Exhaustion, Mental Fog
MSM was aggressively recommended to me, as a "natural Remedy" to cure my strange, mysterious Leg-Infection, which had defied ANY Treatment yet so far, for over 1 Year.
I was told to start with 2000 Gramms per Day, which is 40 Times the MAXIMUM Dose, that is recommended by the official Doctors. ( 50 Milligramms). And then I should continously INcrease the Dose per Diem up to 8000 Gramms !!!
I took 2000 Gramms for about 3 or 4 Day each. But when I started feeling a bit "unwell", I somehow UNfortunately decided to INcrease the Dose to 4000 Gramms per Day. But I only did that 1 Time... then the Side-Effects hit sooo horribly HARD on me, all of a sudden, that I needed to STOP immediately !:
It was like a very short electric Shock, running through my Brain:
All of a sudden I felt sick, tired, exhausted and ill.
From THAT Day on, I never took ANY MSM again, and threw away the Rest of it. But my horrible, serious and severe Side-Effects from that short MSM-Intake just STAYED, ...even worse: They rather WORSENED all by themselves:
(1.) I now suffer from a DEEP Fatigue, with such a fatal Exhaustion, that I had become "life-tired / tired of Life" as we say in German. (When My Grandmother died in April 2022, I just wanted to JOIN her in her Grave !!!)
(2.) In my Brain (somehwere right behing my Forehead) an EMOTIONAL BLOCKADE established itself ! Something in my Brain now PREVENTS me, from truely being myself. (Like some mental Pincers/Tongs/Forceps at my Brain !!!)
All these extreme Side-Effects now continuously have existed and never vanished, ever since the Middle of March 2022.
The ONLY fair and critical Information I ever have read on MSM, was THIS Article on EarthClinic.com:
https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/msm-side-effects.html
where I found ALL my Symptoms written and described! Unfortunately, I only found this Internet Page AFTER I took MSM.
What might have "co-caused" the whole Misery ADDITIONALLY, could be the many, many Vitamin-Supplements, which I took at that Time. I surely (still) have a "Hypervitaminosis", although I now completely stopped using Supplements at all.
Does anybody know these Kind of Side-Effects, and does anybody know any slightest Hint of WHAT could ease these massive Problems of suicidal Exhaustion/Fatigue and the emotional Blockade in my Forehead? Any Idea of a (natural) Relief for this MSM-caused Misery, please?
Thanks in Advance already
Hair Loss, Fatigue
My husband is now on MSM for pain and is experiencing much more fatigue. I think I will have to stop for a while to see if it is the MSM, maybe stop DE too, as my skin is painfully dry and my hair still falling!!! Any advice please 🙏
I started taking it for joints (had a bum shoulder), skin and hair.
Started 1 capsule of 1,000 mg in the morning. Second day took 2.
Bottle mentioned therapeutic dose was 4 capsules. Day 3 I took 4.
Also had used 2 different skin lotions at the time on my face. My face sometimes reacts to serums and lotions.
Day 5 my face was reddened with several round red raised areas. They were only mildly itchy, at most. They turned into raised eczema patches which have persisted for 3 weeks now.
I wasn't sure if it was lotions or msm. Searched online but didn't see anything that said that msm could CAUSE a reaction. In fact, many sites mentioned that it was a treatment for eczema.
I couldn't see an ingredient that was unusual in the lotions. I searched again and came across this site. Now I'm certain. Thank you!
Joint Pain
I now realize that msm is the culprit behind my wrist pain. I had stopped taking it about 1 year ago and I just restarted. I am taking .5 tsp. of Kala health OptiMSM.
Insomnia
Good luck.
Depression
Palpitations
Dehydration
WARNING!
