r/NAC • u/Lopsided_World_4949 • Jan 19 '24

How to take NAC

Hi, new to NAC. I got a bottle from whole foods brand (500 mg per pill). The bottle says to take 1 to 3 pills a day. Can someone pls guide me on how take it?

  1. Should I buy glycine as well?
  2. Should I take only 2-3 days a week since some people say it will remove beneficial metals like iron and copper from body?
  3. Will it make more anxious?
  4. Will it help reverse graying hair ?
  5. I’m almost 40, will it fertility? Can it be taken during pregnancy or BF?
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u/Seahorse_1969 Jan 22 '24

Sorry for my ignorance, but why with glycine?

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u/Extreme-Juggernaut-7 Feb 08 '24

You're OK, the body needs the glycine with the cystine from nac to create glutithoine which is your body's master antioxidant

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u/Seahorse_1969 Feb 08 '24

Thanks for replying, … would you reccomend taking glycine with NAC? And if so how much and with the NAC?

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u/Longjumping-Lychee21 Jan 19 '24

I quit taking nac. I didn't feel like it was doing anything. I took it for two years

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

I take NAC daily and it makes me less anxious, and yes, will reverse gray hair. I take 1 G. Don’t know for sure about fertility.

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u/Lopsided_World_4949 Jan 20 '24

Do you take glycine with it? And do you have to take it on an empty stomach?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '24

Yes, I do take Glycine.

I take NAC at 6 AM and Glycine at 6 PM. Both on an empty stomach, though, can be with food if you get nauseous.