Dosages

Vitamin B1

U.S. RDA:
Men:
15 - 50: 1.5mg
50 and up: 1.2mg
Women:
15 - 50: 1.1mg
51 and up: 1.0mg
Pregnant: 1.5mg
Nursing: 1.6mg

Dr. Atkins:
General supplementation: 50 -100mg daily. Balance with a similar amount of its B-complex companions.

Dr. Balch:
Diabetes: follow label directions.
Alcoholism: 200mg 3 times daily.
Anxiety disorder: 50mg 3 times daily, with meals, in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Circulatory problems: 50mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Diarrhea: 200mg daily for 2 weeks in addition to a vitamin B complex.
High cholesterol: 300mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hyperthyroidism: 50mg twice daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Hypoglycemia: 100mg daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Indigestion: 50mg 3 times daily in addition to a vitamin B complex.
Muscle cramps: 50mg 3 times daily with meals in addition to a vitamin B complex.

Dr. Barney:
Epilepsy: follow label directions.
Glaucoma: follow label directions.
Multiple sclerosis: follow label directions.

Drs. Zand, Spreen, & LaVille:
If you take any of the B vitamins individually, you should also take a B-complex supplement at a different time of day.

Integrative Medicine Communications:
Neonates to 6 months: ¾0.3 mg/day
Infants 6 months to 1 year: ¾0.4 mg/day
Children 1 to 3 years:¾ 0.7 mg/day
Children 4 to 6 years: ¾0.9 mg/day
Children 7 to 10 years: ¾1.0 mg/day
Boys over 11 years, men 18 to 50 years: ¾1.5 mg/day
Men over 50 years: 1.2 mg/day
Girls over 11 years, women 18 to 50 years: 1.1 mg/day
Women over 50 years: 1.0 mg/day
Pregnant women: 1.5 mg/day; lactating women: 1.6 mg/day.