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Also known as NAC, N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
Acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine and the rate-limiting precursor for glutathione, the body's principal antioxidant; used clinically as the antidote for paracetamol overdose and studied for respiratory and mental health.
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Where people report using it and what trials suggest
Common claims the trials do not support
N-acetyl cysteine; decades of hospital use for paracetamol overdose, with growing but unproven psychiatric applications.
Safety notes: Generally safe; nausea, rotten-egg odour. Mucolytic effect. Deactivates some nitroglycerin family.
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