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Anabol Dibencoplex vs Source Natural Adb12

dbkita

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Ok, so if I were to add Niacinamide I'd be wise to balance it out with an additional methyl donor. Thanks.
You and I are in the same boat for BHMT homozygous mutations so hopefully you are hitting that path with combination of TMG, PS or PC, right?
 

xjhuez

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You and I are in the same boat for BHMT homozygous mutations so hopefully you are hitting that path with combination of TMG, PS or PC, right?

No - I haven't begun doing anything about my BHMT mutations yet.

I was considering the Niacinamide because I have issues with low serotonin that are negatively affecting my relationships with family/friends and it was suggested I try it. Honestly, I don't know what direction to take at this point. I do fine with mb12, but everything else methylation-related that I've tried (mfolate, LCF, b complex) make me feel worse..
 

Xara

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How much methylfolate are you on now Xara? I would also add the balance of p5p and b2 / r5p is pretty critical as well. For example if I were to dump in 100 mg of p5p and 100 mg of r5p (which I did at one point) that will effectively ramp methylation quite a bit. Note I am not recommending that necessarily just using an example. Personally I no longer take levels close to that but those cofactors do go hand in hand with the methyl donors. Also what type of choline do you take? I am no a big fan personally of the bitartrates but I am curious.

How are you doing btw? Any improvments?
Hi dbkita!
I missed you! :) I am doing pretty well, no thanks to the flu I had last week.
But this week... Apart from sneezing every now and then, I have finally started my way to the top of Mount Healthy!
There's a daily, 15 minutes senior excercise tv program here, and yesterday and today... Guess what? Yes! My first time in 9 months. I was very careful of course, did not want to overdo it, so did not give the full 100%, but the way my body reacted was quite encouraging, I mean I wasn't panting like a dog - my tongue was still in my mouth. :) The staircase is getting easier too. Same for getting dressed and taking a shower. I am no where near where I want to be, but there is improvement. Yes, yes, yes!
Great, isn't it? Thanks for asking.

Methylfolate is still 800 mcg daily, but that will end this Friday. Because I am planning on another big jump then, and I am very excited about it. The last couple of weeks I have been busy upping all sorts of cofactors, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, etc., and I hope I am better equipped now for upping methylfolate, mB12 and aB12 - especially methylfolate.
Sleep is still great. Heart's more at ease. I have still got some very light electric shocks in my muscles every now and then, it does not upset me though and there have been days I had just one or two, but it seems the electrolytes are not quite balanced yet so I am still working on that.

P5P: 1 x 33.8 mg. R5P: 1 x 36.5 mg, B2: 1 x 50 mg. Choline: Solgar, so yes, :) : choline bitartrate - what's wrong with that?

And how are you, dear dbkita? Diabetes insipidus? How are you feeling ATM?
BTW, you are still planning to give us a full report on your how, what, when, where and why, aren't you?
 

dbkita

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Hi dbkita!
I missed you! :) I am doing pretty well, no thanks to the flu I had last week.
But this week... Apart from sneezing every now and then, I have finally started my way to the top of Mount Healthy!
There's a daily, 15 minutes senior excercise tv program here, and yesterday and today... Guess what? Yes! My first time in 9 months. I was very careful of course, did not want to overdo it, so did not give the full 100%, but the way my body reacted was quite encouraging, I mean I wasn't panting like a dog - my tongue was still in my mouth. :) The staircase is getting easier too. Same for getting dressed and taking a shower. I am no where near where I want to be, but there is improvement. Yes, yes, yes!
Great, isn't it? Thanks for asking.

Methylfolate is still 800 mcg daily, but that will end this Friday. Because I am planning on another big jump then, and I am very excited about it. The last couple of weeks I have been busy upping all sorts of cofactors, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, etc., and I hope I am better equipped now for upping methylfolate, mB12 and aB12 - especially methylfolate.
Sleep is still great. Heart's more at ease. I have still got some very light electric shocks in my muscles every now and then, it does not upset me though and there have been days I had just one or two, but it seems the electrolytes are not quite balanced yet so I am still working on that.

P5P: 1 x 33.8 mg. R5P: 1 x 36.5 mg, B2: 1 x 50 mg. Choline: Solgar, so yes, :) : choline bitartrate - what's wrong with that?

And how are you, dear dbkita? Diabetes insipidus? How are you feeling ATM?
BTW, you are still planning to give us a full report on your how, what, when, where and why, aren't you?

Glad to hear you are doing better Xara :)

Probably not a big deal with the amount you are taking but tartaric acid is not so good stuff. I have commented elsewhere how it messes up the malate shuttle in the mitochondria since it is a negative mimetic of malic acid. I know several people who have had problem with tartrate whether in carnitine or choline. On the other hand doesn't seem to bother my wife at all. *shrug*

Are you taking the b2 and the r5p on top of each other or at separate slots? just curious. I am finding a big effect with taking 2x50 mg b2 vs 1x100 b2 but that probaly does not apply to r5p sodium. The effect is so pronounced I may have to do 50 + 25 mg or something. Will have to see.

Yeah the diabetes insipidus is getting to be a real pain. My doctors are not clear why it has progressed the way it has. We may never know. Waiting for a water deprivation test. Oh joy!

Honestly I have been too busy to make a full report. I have certainly been doing well.

But it is becoming clear that my biggest problem is still my catabolism (weight, muscle, or otherwise). That may be due to my high glucocorticoids but then again it started years before I ever touched those meds. Gut dybiosis is also a probable factor since my SIBO came back positive.

I have got onto a better daily schedule for my T3 which seems to power me better for the day. Let me go on the record here. Probably 50% of my improvements since Dec 2012 have been due to the T3. I keep careful track of everything now and though my total dose is less than it used to be, taking Cytomel without food was a BIG improvement so absorption was a factor. Splitting the doses up was also a big factor.

The 500 mg LCF that Freddd recommended has certainly been positive. I am still unable to raise methylfolate without egregious potassium consequences.The R-ALA that Adreno suggested was very helpful and moving to the sodium ascorbate from ascorbic acid helped my gut greatly.

If anything of recent with raising my p5p a bit, splitting b2 into two doses and playing with my calcium pyruvate levels, I have maybe a bit too much energy. So I may have to tinker with that. Sleep is ok, but I never get more than 5.5-6 hours before the body is ready to go and hit the day.

I still have to factor in my genetic results. My BHMT gene is nuked. My MTRR gene has five heterozygous SNPs so now I know why I need mb12 and not hb12. My SHMT1 gene probably means I need folinic acid but I won't move on that till I get an HDRI methylation panel done. I am taking things cautiously and waiting till I get more data. Don't want to rock the boat :)
 

Xara

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Probably not a big deal with the amount you are taking but tartaric acid is not so good stuff. I have commented elsewhere how it messes up the malate shuttle in the mitochondria since it is a negative mimetic of malic acid. I know several people who have had problem with tartrate whether in carnitine or choline. On the other hand doesn't seem to bother my wife at all. *shrug*
Wives are usually right. :) On the other hand, because of your information, I am a bit concerned now - thanks! :)
What kind of problems did these people have? Or did you mention that in the other post?
Is there a choline brand you could recommend?
Are you taking the b2 and the r5p on top of each other or at separate slots? just curious. I am finding a big effect with taking 2x50 mg b2 vs 1x100 b2 but that probaly does not apply to r5p sodium. The effect is so pronounced I may have to do 50 + 25 mg or something. Will have to see.
I am taking the R5P at breakfast and the B2 at dinner. Once the B2 jar is empty, I'll take R5P twice a day.
Yeah the diabetes insipidus is getting to be a real pain. My doctors are not clear why it has progressed the way it has. We may never know. Waiting for a water deprivation test.(...) But it is becoming clear that my biggest problem is still my catabolism (weight, muscle, or otherwise). That may be due to my high glucocorticoids but then again it started years before I ever touched those meds. Gut dybiosis is also a probable factor since my SIBO came back positive.
I really hope you'll find some answers, and with the answers a clear road to further improvement. Not knowing is stressing.
And hopefully the water deprivation test will turn out to be not as bad as expected, I hope you'll be sent away after just two or three hours, because of good results. :)
Probably 50% of my improvements since Dec 2012 have been due to the T3. (...) taking Cytomel without food was a BIG improvement so absorption was a factor. Splitting the doses up was also a big factor. The 500 mg LCF that Freddd recommended has certainly been positive. I am still unable to raise methylfolate without egregious potassium consequences.The R-ALA that Adreno suggested was very helpful and moving to the sodium ascorbate from ascorbic acid helped my gut greatly. If anything of recent with raising my p5p a bit, splitting b2 into two doses and playing with my calcium pyruvate levels, I have maybe a bit too much energy. So I may have to tinker with that. Sleep is ok, but I never get more than 5.5-6 hours before the body is ready to go and hit the day.
Hurray for your improvements! Great to read that tiny differences made your life better, dbkita. I have been splitting up doses too, not all of them though, because I simply hate the splitting job, I mean, tablets are easy, but capsules... I have not find the motivation yet to do any capsules other than the niacinamide and dibencoplex capsules.
How much R-ala are you taking? I am taking 500 mg a day (divided in 3 doses). LCF: 1500 mg (divided in 2 doses).
At/before breakfast I take most of my pills, lunch quite a lot too, but before/at dinner or in the evening just a few. BTW taking my vitamin D in the morning instead of taking it at dinner time improved my sleep significantly. I am getting 8 hours of sleep now, without waking up once, but hey, who'd say no to being fresh and ready after 6 hours? What's your secret? (Your genes, maybe? Keep them! :) )
I still have to factor in my genetic results. My BHMT gene is nuked. My MTRR gene has five heterozygous SNPs so now I know why I need mb12 and not hb12. My SHMT1 gene probably means I need folinic acid but I won't move on that till I get an HDRI methylation panel done. I am taking things cautiously and waiting till I get more data. Don't want to rock the boat :)
Well, at least your genes for wisdom and intelligence are allright. :)
Keep us informed, will you, dbkita? Good luck!
 

dbkita

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Wives are usually right. :) On the other hand, because of your information, I am a bit concerned now - thanks! :)
What kind of problems did these people have? Or did you mention that in the other post?
Is there a choline brand you could recommend?

I am taking the R5P at breakfast and the B2 at dinner. Once the B2 jar is empty, I'll take R5P twice a day.

I really hope you'll find some answers, and with the answers a clear road to further improvement. Not knowing is stressing.
And hopefully the water deprivation test will turn out to be not as bad as expected, I hope you'll be sent away after just two or three hours, because of good results. :)

Hurray for your improvements! Great to read that tiny differences made your life better, dbkita. I have been splitting up doses too, not all of them though, because I simply hate the splitting job, I mean, tablets are easy, but capsules... I have not find the motivation yet to do any capsules other than the niacinamide and dibencoplex capsules.
How much R-ala are you taking? I am taking 500 mg a day (divided in 3 doses). LCF: 1500 mg (divided in 2 doses).
At/before breakfast I take most of my pills, lunch quite a lot too, but before/at dinner or in the evening just a few. BTW taking my vitamin D in the morning instead of taking it at dinner time improved my sleep significantly. I am getting 8 hours of sleep now, without waking up once, but hey, who'd say no to being fresh and ready after 6 hours? What's your secret? (Your genes, maybe? Keep them! :) )

Well, at least your genes for wisdom and intelligence are allright. :)
Keep us informed, will you, dbkita? Good luck!


Problems involved glycolysis and management of the electron transport chain feeding the mitochondria.

I would suggest trying an experiment where you pull that dinner B2 forward a little bit. What time is breakfast? If early, maybe shoot for 3-4 pm? Might help the sleep cycle a bit. Up to you.

Yeah the DI is not a wanted "feature". I am being cautious though before I jump on another medication. I am not convinced my glucocorticoids are not part of the problem.

I only take 300 mg R-ALA in the morning. Seems fine for me. R-ALA is MUCH more potent than regular racemic mixture ALA so hard to compare based on the 600 mg of ALA I used to take which made feel icky and tired. I have to thank Adreno for turning me onto that one.

I take one Doctor's Best LCF (866 LCF rendering 500 mg of l-carnitine). I may go to 2x at some point. My doctors strongly advise not going above that due to complications with competitive binding at the T3 receptor sites (for me at least given my history of rt3 issues). I know for a fact that dose of L-carnitine (especially ALCAR) around 3000 mg are equivalent to STRONG anti-thyoid drugs. There is not only research to that effect, but it is well established empirically over on the stopthyroidmadness.com forums which are like the thyroid equivalent of these forums for methylation.

Absolutely take vitamin D in the morning. Think it is the "sunshine" vitamin. Morning always with food. Ok?

Nah my secret is a bad case of pulsatile tinnitus in my left ear due to some TMJ issues. That is why I only get six hours instead of eight :) I would love to see how refreshed I would be on eight. Seriously though there have been a long chain of improvements. But like I said the T3 is like 50% of the gains. The ready to hit the day feeling is I believe largely due to my T3 levels not being a train wreck at night. Your body does more at night than you might think.

Take care Xara. Glad to hear you are doing much better. Keep it up!
 

Lotus97

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Absolutely take vitamin D in the morning. Think it is the "sunshine" vitamin. Morning always with food. Ok?
In another thread you mentioned something about high fat meals blocking vitamin D absorption. I'm curious what you consider high fat. I find that I can control my hypoglycemic symptoms by eating a balanced amount of protein, carbs, and fat (calories not grams:eek:)
 

dbkita

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In another thread you mentioned something about high fat meals blocking vitamin D absorption. I'm curious what you consider high fat. I find that I can control my hypoglycemic symptoms by eating a balanced amount of protein, carbs, and fat (calories not grams:eek:)
No. I said you need to take vitamin D with fat to prevent the negative influence on the immune system in the GI tract. If you take vitamin D "naked" with water your gut will regret it and it can increase NE signaling. Fat is a good thing. So no quite the opposite fat aids in absorption of A, D, K, etc and more importantly prevents A and especially D from irritating the immune system in the gut which is where most of the immune system is found anyways.
 

xjhuez

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You and I are in the same boat for BHMT homozygous mutations so hopefully you are hitting that path with combination of TMG, PS or PC, right?

I tried a half dose of TMG yesterday and I felt pretty good. I'm going to stay on it for a few days and see how it goes. Assuming I do well is it something to stick with? Or would stepping up to PS/PC make more sense? I'd read somewhere that TMG was a good place to start, as it's inexpensive and benign, but that PS or PC is potentially better in that they might also reduce cognitive decline/dysfunction. Or maybe TMG fills that role as well.
 

dbkita

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I tried a half dose of TMG yesterday and I felt pretty good. I'm going to stay on it for a few days and see how it goes. Assuming I do well is it something to stick with? Or would stepping up to PS/PC make more sense? I'd read somewhere that TMG was a good place to start, as it's inexpensive and benign, but that PS or PC is potentially better in that they might also reduce cognitive decline/dysfunction. Or maybe TMG fills that role as well.
I would focus on tmg first. Add in some ps / pc later and see in conjunction. Beware ps lowers cortisol so never take in morning.
 

Lotus97

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Yes, I plan to take 2.5mg every day. I have used the Source Naturals brand. I have been following this thread with interest, since many have recommended the Anabol brand, but from what I've read here I think I'll just stay with SN.
From what I've read here I think I'll just stay with SN.
I understand why you would stay with Source Naturals since you say you've used it before and I assume it works for you, but I went through this entire thread and no one said Source Naturals worked better than Anabol so I don't know what you're referring to when you say what you've "read here". dbkita said he was thinking about staying with Source Naturals because it worked for him, but he wasn't comparing it to Anabol.
 

adreno

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From what I've read here I think I'll just stay with SN.
I understand why you would stay with Source Naturals since you say you've used it before and I assume it works for you, but I went through this entire thread and no one said Source Naturals worked better than Anabol so I don't know what you're referring to when you say what you've "read here". dbkita said he was thinking about staying with Source Naturals because it worked for him, but he wasn't comparing it to Anabol.
I'm just not convinced that Anabol's better, that's all, and SN is more convinient.
 
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Hi dbkita!
Using the incorrect word without knowing it (e.g. yes instead of no, left instead of right) and persisting in that mistake when being confronted, mixing two fixed expressions into a new one, not being able to find the word I'm wishing to use, bumping into things (and e.g. breaking a nose as a result of it), tripping over nothing, not being able to walk in a straight line, shortnes of breath and rapid, uncomfortable pounding hearbeat when doing something small like combing my hair, muscle weakness (arms and legs feeling like they're made of lead, the staircase is a mountain to me), burning sensation under my skin after physical or mental exertion, jumping heart (missing a hearbeat), the feeling of (short painful) knife stabs in longs that take my breath away, feeling cold to the bone, sudden muscle contractions in legs/arms, or hands/calves (small and sometimes repetitive or big but one time only). And, remarkable but not complaining about: low heart beat (45-50), low blood pressure (< 100 and < 60) when not active.

In short: mostly b12 defciency symptoms I think. :)
My B12 was 119, at the time I did not supplement any B12.
My homocystein was slightly elevated (12.5).

I have been taking hydroxyB12 1 mg injections twice a week since being diagnosed b12-deficient. It did not help much, got worse actually. Started with the methylfolate, mB12 and aB12 pills in December 2012. Started with co-factors in January. Started with mB12 injections 1 mg thrice a week this week.
this is a very late reply, but I have to say - wow, Xara, this sound exactly like my symptoms (apart from the crossed ones). I know very well that situation when I just use the wrong word repeatedly, or have to search for words. Seriously, everything, down to the slow heartbeat at rest (52) and low blood pressure. I even have (had?) very slow basal metabolism (I had it checked it with calorimetry), 30% less than what expected for someone my age/height/weight.

But in my case, all these symptoms went away with few mg of methylB12 daily (don't know about the heartbeat and basal metabolism). The other symptoms I had were taken care of by 600mg CoQ10 per day. Some aspects of fatigue were cured with CoQ10 (morning fatigue), some with B12. The interesting thing is that I also stopped complaining about being cold all the time.

I am now also taking SN abdB12 but see no effects. I am looking forward to trying Anabol brand. I am really jealous of people saying they got muscle growth with adbB12 - I'd like some too :).