Bill's pure dimethylfumarate thread

[Bill]

Thank you, Caroline.

I took an interest in cysteine because I heard that it was the limiting factor in the body's ability to produce glutathione. An online search then revealed that cysteine rich whey protein may be beneficial for psoriasis patients. As you have read, cysteine is quite safe, so I began to take it as a supplement, initially on a once daily basis. After about a week I began to think that it might be helping, so I doubled the dosage (twice daily). I take a bit over a gram of cysteine dissolved in water.

I have no information on the effect of cysteine on my lymphocyte count, although I am aware that it can help. The lymphocyte count of 1.0 was on the tail end of a very bad cold (probably influenza) and four weeks after I ceased taking DMF. I will get another blood count in a few weeks.

In taking cysteine with DMF, I do not take any measures to bypass the stomach. As you know, I have grumbled considerably about the side effects of raw DMF. What I have observed is that the symptoms are far milder when I take cysteine and then raw DMF just after a meal.

Cheers,

Bill