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  1. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Update: I think my anxiety is slowly but steadily lessening, while I am settling into state of what feels like a decrease in motivation. I am still not taking any methylfolate and am taking niacin, 50mg several times a day, along with the b12 and other b vitamins discussed above, potassium...
  2. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    It looks like kidney values are back to normal since lithium was decreased in 2012. BUN and creatinine were off at that time, tested and re-tested 4 times. I have supplemented with ox bile in the past but the standard 500mg dose is too much for my system--I need to find a way to divide the...
  3. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Caledonia, thanks for all this information about the micronutrient depletion. I have begun supplementing with B vitamins and a few others but it looks like there are others I need to look into and some things I need to bring to my doctor. Also of note, I just got my blood testing results...
  4. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    I have gut issues--but since I have no gallbladder, it's so hard to pinpoint from moment to moment what's causing what. I haven't had stool testing but it sounds like a good idea.
  5. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Wow, good to know on both counts. I have no trouble with 400mg mag glycinate so I just tried adding another 200mg. The pharmacy down the street has transdermal, too.
  6. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    I have been diagnosed with celiac disease so have been gluten-free for about three years--it makes a huge difference with digestion, mood, and so much else. I try to eat real foods as much as possible--vegetables, meat, minimal dairy, no soy. Minimizing sugar is terribly difficult because of...
  7. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    I would love to get off the lithium but I know that the other psych meds are going to be in place for a long time--and that's okay with me. They have dramatically improved my life. But I honestly don't notice any difference in mental symptoms when the lithium dose changes and it is so hard on my...
  8. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Definitely 0.7. I'm not currently having B12 shots--my last one was on 9/9/14. I really liked them, but haven't been able to get in because of travel and work. When I had my first shot, my color came back a bit (as it does when I've been eating properly, like now) and I felt like I had a bit...
  9. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Last TSH I had was 0.717 in August 2013, which seems to be low within the normal range but since it's still within that normal range my doctor was fine with it. I brought it to another doctor and she wasn't concerned, either. Does it look low? I've been on Seroquel for 7 years--it was a godsend...
  10. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    I'm taking, daily, 600mg Lithium, 100mg topamax, 7.5mg lexapro, 100mg Seroquel; 400mg magnesium glycinate; 1 capsule holistic health all-in-one (just started that yesterday--had not been on a multi before); 25mg zinc citrate; 500mg Jarrow NAC; also just started (Weds) 1 tab Perque activated B12...
  11. waxleaves

    Long-term overmethylation--advice requested

    Hello all, I am a new user and have been reading many of the threads here, looking for information, as I believe I am quite overmethylated and possibly experiencing methyl trapping. I stumbled upon this thought recently after learning about the various methylation protocols. I was put on 5-MTHF...