Your questions on tiredness and fatigue have been answered by Dr Dweck, Tru Niagen's expert

[JustineBMumsnet]

Juggling the demands of parenthood has become even more key during lockdown, with many managing to work a full time job from home, home educate their child and keep on top of the housework. It’s no surprise if wellness has fallen by the wayside and tiredness has crept up on you. To celebrate the release of Tru Niagen in the UK, Tru Niagen have provided Dr. Alyssa Dweck, to help answer your questions about tiredness or fatigue.

Here’s what Tru Niagen has to say: “As parents juggle the energetic demands of child-rearing and education in quarantine, many are unaware that they may benefit from an added supply of one essential molecule–NAD+. Tru Niagen® is clinically proven to generate NAD+. Newly launched in the UK, this star supplement promotes health at the cellular level. Tru Niagen® is thoroughly studied. Its sole active ingredient, nicotinamide riboside chloride (NRCI) is a powerful NAD+ precursor that has been validated by 9 clinical trials. Tru Niagen® contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, and supports normal psychological and nervous system functioning. Tru Niagen® also contributes to a normal, energy-yielding metabolism.”

Here’s some more information on Dr. Alyssa Dweck: “Dr Alyssa Dweck is a practising doctor and has served as a member of the Health Advisory Board of Family Circle magazine and contributes regularly to Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, SHAPE, Health and Seventeen. Dweck also lectures in Westchester County, NY public schools on subjects of sexual and women’s health. Dr. Dweck spends her free time running. She has competed in sprint triathlons. She resides in Westchester County, New York, with her husband, two sons, and girly English Bulldog.”

Here’s what Dr. Alyssa Dweck has to say: “My patients often inquire about and model my personal health routines. Where my personal health and the health of my patients are concerned, choosing ingredients rooted in quality and scientific rigor is a matter of principle. To put it simply–I need to walk the walk.

I turn to Tru Niagen® to help reduce tiredness and fatigue. As a mother, clinician, and athlete, my busy lifestyle demands sustained, reliable support. With extensive clinical research backing up its safety and efficacy, I trust that Tru Niagen® will deliver for me and my patients.”

Do you have questions about which vitamins and minerals help combat fatigue, or how diet changes can affect your energy levels? Maybe you have questions about the role exercise or caffeine plays when it comes to fatigue? Perhaps it’s Tru Niagen you have questions about and you’d like more information?

Whatever your questions about tiredness and fatigue, ask them below by the 15th June and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £100 voucher for the store of their choice (from a list).

Dr. Alyssa Dweck will be back at 3-4pm, Thursday 18th June to answer your questions.

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!

MNHQ

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[BristolMum96]

I have suffered from fatigue for nearly 4 years. I am constantly feeling tired and could sleep most of the day and night if given the chance. I have had many check ups at the drs and nothing has come back. Do you think your product could help me?

[MrsFrTedCrilly]

Wow
8 clinical studies
With no links to these 8 studies on the website to access just a buy now button. Honestly Can these claims onl be made not that we aren’t in the EU now.
Depressing to see this here

[SchoolisCool]

If this affects your metabolism, would you gain weight if you stopped taking it?

[MotherForkinShirtBalls]

I'd be interested in the clinical studies too, please.

[TheQueenOfTheNight]

I'd also like more information on this. The abstracts of the clinical trials would be useful. I'd like to know what population was studied, the dosage and results.

[WarmCinnamonZoflora]

Does getting older inevitably mean getting tired quicker and going to bed ever earlier, like my very old mother who is in bed by 7.30?

[copperoliver]

@BristolMum96 Have you asked them to check you for Chronic fatigue syndrome.
I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue goes along with that. It took me years to get diagnosed and it was me in the end who had to tell the dr I thought I had it. X

[Asuwere]

Is try niagen a quick fix or a long term supplement? What are the ingredients? There is surprisingly little information on the website, other than several 'buy now' buttons.

[LiveintheNow]

Fatigue is a symptom in many health conditions, particularly autoimmune - shouldn't the first advice be to go to see your doctor to rule out any underlying issues?

[seriousandloyal]

I take magnesium supplements to prevent fatigue. Is this the most efficient method and is there anything else I could do?

[TheCatsHouse]

I find if I have had a stressful day I am a lot more exhausted. Is there any way I can help myself with this? (Aside from eliminating the stress!)

[InMySpareTime]

I have ME/CFS, not found that any supplement has helped my PEM or fatigue. The only thing that is effective for me is rest and managing my energy levels to slowly build up activity.
Magnesium helps reduce my leg pain, iron helps reduce my hair loss, and vitamin D helps me keep moving during the winter months.
My question is:
Does your product help alleviate ME/CFS symptoms, and if so, have you approached any of the bodies that represent this community (ME action, Action for ME, Millions Missing etc) to provide official treatment for ME sufferers?

[BristolMum96]

@copperoliver thank you for the pointer, I have just been looking into this, will definitely follow up as feels fitting for me x

[Elieza]

It would appear to be Vitamin B3.

I currently take a multivitamin containing B1, B2, B6 and get injections of B12. What would B3 do for me that’s different to what I’m already taking and what improvements would I expect to notice based on clinical trials of people in the same boat?
Thanks

[scaevola]

Is there even one clinical trial that shows the ingestion of a precursor makes any difference to the levels of the target molecule in the body?

Can the 9 clinic trials mentioned by linked in accessible form?

Please could you state exactly how "health at the cellular level" actually means?

If this is pharmacologically active in the human mapetablisn, has it been licensed as a medicine?

What medications does it interact with?

[JustineBMumsnet]

Hi all - thanks for your questions so far! Tru Niagen has asked us to pass on the following:

"Thanks for your questions surrounding the published clinical studies associated with Tru Niagen and NAD+. You can find more information on some of these here"

[copperoliver]

@BristolMum96 you're more than welcome. XxxX

[NeverTwerkNaked]

The website seems very scant on details. That makes me very wary. Have you got any independent links you could highlight.

Are there any risks associated with taking it/potential side effects?

[Thecurtainsofdestiny]

Thanks for the link. None of the studies I have clicked on have published any results as yet.

You sound convinced that the product is useful. Which of the studies (if any) has led you to that conclusion?

[scaevola]

Those are proposed studies, for which recruiting is completed only for some, and none of which show any results at all.

It wouid be more informative to see published, peer reviewed studies, which show that the ingestion of this precursor makes any difference whatsoever in vivo

[Yester]

Are peer reviewed RCTs or just recruiting pilots not exactly related?

[AuntieStella]

Have you read 'Bad Science' by Ben Goldacre, especially the chapters relating to nutitional claims?

IIRC, incomplete research and studies mentioning the ingredient but actually unrelated to how it works in the average human and whether that change actually makes an effect, were a feature of that chapter

[ButterflyOfFreedom]

Could my caffeine intake be affecting my sleep - even though I make sure I have my last cup at least 4 hours before bedtime?
Would cutting it out altogether help?
I do suffer with struggling to sleep and general fatigue.

[MotherForkinShirtBalls]

@ButterflyOfFreedom

Could my caffeine intake be affecting my sleep - even though I make sure I have my last cup at least 4 hours before bedtime?
Would cutting it out altogether help?
I do suffer with struggling to sleep and general fatigue.

For me, yes, absolutely. I've had to give up all caffeine

[Kb12]

Why don't you link your studies? The study on your website by conze et al 2019 doesn't even mention fatigue in the primary or secondary outcomes. It just says if you take the supplement the NAD levels will rise. Can you link a large placebo controlled, double blind RCT with both men and women, that actually shows this has an effect on tiredness and fatigue? All the studies I'm seeing have very small numbers of participants (30 or 40 eg marten et al) and don't mention fatigue or tiredness.