BENFOTIAMINE is a vitamin and dietary supplement primarily used to treat and prevent vitamin B1 deficiency. BENFOTIAMINE is also useful in improving mental health symptoms in people addicted to alcoholism and pain caused by diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage due to diabetes). It is also used to treat beriberi disease, a condition caused due to prolonged vitamin B1 deficiency.
BENFOTIAMINE contains 'Benfotiamine', a synthetic form of Vitamin B1 or Thiamine. Some people do not get adequate levels of Vitamin B1 from food sources. BENFOTIAMINE helps in treating such nutritional deficiencies through Vitamin B1 supplements. The body turns benfotiamine into thiamine. Thiamine helps in delivering essential nutrients to the nerves.
Your doctor will decide the dose and duration based on your medical condition. Common side effects of BENFOTIAMINE include nausea, diarrhoea, skin rash and stomach discomfort. These side effects are not familiar to everyone and vary individually. If you notice any side effects that are not manageable, please consult your doctor.
Let your doctor know if you use any other medications, including other vitamins, before starting BENFOTIAMINE. Please tell your doctor if you are allergic to BENFOTIAMINE or its components. It is essential to let your doctor know if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or a breastfeeding mother. BENFOTIAMINE is not known to affect driving; however, if you notice any symptoms, please seek medical advice. Avoiding alcohol is recommended to rule out any possibility of side effects. BENFOTIAMINE is not recommended in children below 12 years of age.
Vitamin B1 deficiency, beriberi disease, diabetic neuropathy and alcohol use disorder.
BENFOTIAMINE contains 'Benfotiamine', which is used to treat and prevent vitamin B1 deficiency. It is a lab-made version of vitamin B1 also called thiamine. BENFOTIAMINE is a dietary supplement and improves mental health symptoms in people addicted to alcoholism and pain caused by diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage due to diabetes). Thiamine is used to treat beriberi disease, a condition caused due to prolonged vitamin B1 deficiency. The body turns benfotiamine into thiamine. Thiamine helps in delivering essential nutrients to the nerves. BENFOTIAMINE may also improve symptoms of Alzheimer disease and arthritis. However, there is no scientific evidence to support these uses.
Let your doctor know if you use any other medications, including vitamins, before starting BENFOTIAMINE. Let your doctor know if you have any liver or kidney diseases before starting BENFOTIAMINE. Please consult your doctor know if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or are a breastfeeding mother. BENFOTIAMINE is not known to affect driving; however, if you notice any symptoms, please seek medical advice. BENFOTIAMINE is not recommended in children below 12 years of age.
Drug-Drug Interaction: BENFOTIAMINE may interact with anti-cancer drugs (fluorouracil).
Drug-Food Interaction: Avoiding alcohol may improve the side effects of BENFOTIAMINE.
Drug-Disease Interaction: Before using BENFOTIAMINE, let your doctor know if have any liver, kidney or heart diseases.
Avoid or limit taking alcohol while using BENFOTIAMINE to prevent any adverse reactions.
BENFOTIAMINE is only recommended for use during pregnancy by your doctor when benefit outweighs the risk.
Please consult your doctor before taking BENFOTIAMINE; your doctor will decide whether BENFOTIAMINE can be taken by breastfeeding mothers or not.
It is unknown whether BENFOTIAMINE affects driving, however, if you notice any symptoms, please consult your doctor.
Let your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before using BENFOTIAMINE.
Let your doctor know if you have any history of kidney diseases before using BENFOTIAMINE.
BENFOTIAMINE is not recommended in children below 12 years of age.
Vitamin B1 Deficiency: A disease condition in which the body doesn't have enough vitamin B1 (thiamine). Symptoms include loss of appetite, weakness, pain in the limbs, shortness of breath and swollen feet or legs.
Beriberi disease: Prolonged Vitamin B1 deficiency leads to beriberi disease. There are two types of beriberi: wet beriberi that affects the cardiovascular system and dry beriberi that affects the nervous system. Dry beriberi injures the nerves and causes muscle strength loss and may lead to paralysis. Wet beriberi may cause injury to the heart muscle tissue.
Neuropathy: It is a nervous disorder that occurs due to nerve damage caused by chronic progressive nerve disease, limb amputation, diabetes or due to infection or injury. The pain could be intermittent or continuous, felt as a prickling, stabbing, tingling or burning sensation. A feeling of numbness and loss of senses is also common with neuropathic pain.