Bad comparison. N-acetylcysteine is a precursor for glutathione, which is a highly effective anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory by itself, but also regulates and improves the efficiency of other anti-oxidants, as well as generally improving metabolism. Its use as a treatment for some lung problems is largely incidental to that; it's not regulated as a medical drug outside the US, but is classed instead as a health supplement. I wouldn't call it a miracle pill, but taking it on a regular basis is, at the very worst, harmless and in most cases is good for you.
Be careful with timing if you drink alcohol. NAC can worsen impact on the liver if taken after or shortly before alcohol consumption, but if taken in advance it can mitigate its negative effects.
Poor take IMO. Nicotine has improved my life and I've never been a smoker, and I've been using nicotine since lock down. Sure, it's highly addictive and my use ramped up quick (up to 12mg zyn at one point) but I tapered down and now use 1mg gum (cut a 2mg cum in half). I feel more switched on, and with working out that kick adds to my workout. YMVV, I have an addictive personality (alcohol, food, oxy in the past) so call it a cope but I need *something* and there are possible upsides such as maybe being neuro protective - I saw my grandfather turn into a potato for the last few years of his life, so that's also my rationale. I just wish they made low doze zyn so I didn't need the gum but 3mg is the lowest which I think, at least for myself, is too much and leads to increased use because it wasn't long after using 3mg I switched to 6mg and then 12mg.
I don't drink much if at all but does it make your liver toast or just not ideal for it?
Literally cannot argue this at all tbh.
I have been for a good while as mentioned and feel mentally as sharp as a tack. It's been great for me in many avenues.
While it may help out someone that drinks like him it's also something that has to build up in your system for sure. If you don't let it build for at least a month the best effects are missed thats how it functions.
Not ideal. I imagine milk thistle would have a pretty strong prophylactic effect if you somehow did by accident.
I Don't know what any of those words mean but when I was dealing with a lung infection and was hacking up mucus it worked out great for me.
at a previous time I was employed by an MD
he suggested NAC and Guaifenesin (normal acting generic, not the slow acting branded Mucinex ) in the morning could be beneficial for allergies and other general congestion issues
if taken before your morning shower it can be a good way to clear your sinuses for the day while the hot water and steam allows the mucus to loosen even further
my recollection is something along the lines of that it loosens fluids and secretions at large, allowing bile, mucus, and other things to process more effectively, not unlike the general advice of a slight amount of aspirin to thin the blood
I had previously been using only Guaifenesin due to availability issues, but local stores started carrying NAC. Since then I feel I've received suitable improvements to my morning de-goop-ening that I continue to buy it.
