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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
Do you also take the methylated form of B12?
Do you know your homocysteine blood/plasma concentration before (and after) you took the supplement(s)?
Edit:
The obvious question: how much do you take (daily)?
Do you know the gene responsible? Is it the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene? Do you know its genotype?
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I do take the methylated B12. and no i didn't have my blood tested for levels, dr just prescribed deplin and suggested the methylated b12 as well. I have the MTHFR gene mutation. I call it the motherf@@ker gene when I read the letters lol. by genotype do you mean the number/letter combination? Deplin (methylfolate) comes in one dose amount I think, I just take one a day.
as an aside, my pdoc prescribes me a medical grade fish oil called Vayarin for my ADD, and when I came to her to talk about NAC ( I can't remember all the words that stands for), it's an amino acid, she thought that was a good idea and gave me guidance on how much to take. I had read of studies of NAC for people with schizophrenia and bipolar and it was found to be effective in helping with stability. I am unable to take stimulants for add...wellbutrin pushed me into mania as well...stattera did nothing. honestly, I still have some issues but not going to risk mania...I can deal with the add.