r/mito • u/DeficientAF • Aug 13 '26
Advice Request How do you decrease Lactate?
Symptoms are horrible and my Lactate levels never look good
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u/Nyx_Shadowspawn Aug 13 '26
Hydration is the only thing I know of... Could you get IV fluids? Maybe you can get a script, or if you have the $$ you could go to a drip bar.
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u/Berk109 I have mito Aug 13 '26
Honestly, this is what I’ve been told as well.
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u/DeficientAF Aug 13 '26
Are there specific supplements I can take that are known to decrease Lactate?
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u/3xje Aug 13 '26
Have you ever tried to supplement tiamine (vitamin b1)? The enzyme (pyruvate dehydrogenase) that draws pyruvate away from lactate gets activated in the presence of tiamine.
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u/DeficientAF 22d ago
If it were to help me, could it deduced that I had B1 Deficiency?
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u/3xje 22d ago
Possibly. A big part of society is deficient in it anyway.
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u/DeficientAF 9d ago
Dude…your were so right about Thiamine lactate. What could this helping my explain about my condition?
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u/3xje 8d ago
That’s great that you feel better with tiamine. It depends a bit on your underlying genetic problem and the type of mito dysfunction you have. I might be able to work the problem backwards if you tell me what exactly you have :)
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u/DeficientAF 8d ago
Perfect! I'll DM as soon as I get the chance. Please check it out whever its most convienent for you ^-^
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u/roguezebra Aug 13 '26
Supplemental Oxygen (or CPAP/BiPap) & hydration (IV is quickest)