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I am looking for some advice… I am experiencing methylfolate side effects.
On March 15 I took by mistake two halves (800mcg) instead of two quarters (400mcg) of folate.
Then from March 16 on I had to increase my intake of high potassium foods – ginger, coconut water, bananas, romaine lettuce, asparagus etc – to reduce breath shortness, racing heart and cramps.
On March 22 I finally found 99% KCl to buy w/o prescription and put some grains of it in bottled water to sip from along the day and to salt my food. Unfortunately it has a high iodine content and I got chills and cold hands and feet from it.
I diluted some Mg glycinate in water to spray in my cramping legs since I don’t tolerate oral Mg very well.
I kept taking 1000mcg mB12 until March 20 though, and still don’t feel well with anxiety attacks esp. during the night (racing heart and breath shortness). Then I stopped all supps (Zn, Se, fish oil) except for vit E.
I now have with me 100mg niacin and 500mg no flush niacin but I am afraid to take it b/c niacin is a strong copper antagonist. For instance when I tried to supplement vit C I got severely brain fogged and muscle twitches for several days since it antagonizes copper.
Dr. Lynch http://mthfr.net/methylfolate-side-effects/2012/03/01/ also suggests curcumin (high in Mn also Cu antagonist) and hydroxocobalamin to help with the problem. At home I have tumeric (spice) and 5mg hydroxocobalamin injections (with parabens). Tomorrow I can get oral liquid hyB12 from the compounding pharmacy. HOw much should I take? I was on 1000mcg of mB12 until March 20.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
izzy
On March 15 I took by mistake two halves (800mcg) instead of two quarters (400mcg) of folate.
Then from March 16 on I had to increase my intake of high potassium foods – ginger, coconut water, bananas, romaine lettuce, asparagus etc – to reduce breath shortness, racing heart and cramps.
On March 22 I finally found 99% KCl to buy w/o prescription and put some grains of it in bottled water to sip from along the day and to salt my food. Unfortunately it has a high iodine content and I got chills and cold hands and feet from it.
I diluted some Mg glycinate in water to spray in my cramping legs since I don’t tolerate oral Mg very well.
I kept taking 1000mcg mB12 until March 20 though, and still don’t feel well with anxiety attacks esp. during the night (racing heart and breath shortness). Then I stopped all supps (Zn, Se, fish oil) except for vit E.
I now have with me 100mg niacin and 500mg no flush niacin but I am afraid to take it b/c niacin is a strong copper antagonist. For instance when I tried to supplement vit C I got severely brain fogged and muscle twitches for several days since it antagonizes copper.
Dr. Lynch http://mthfr.net/methylfolate-side-effects/2012/03/01/ also suggests curcumin (high in Mn also Cu antagonist) and hydroxocobalamin to help with the problem. At home I have tumeric (spice) and 5mg hydroxocobalamin injections (with parabens). Tomorrow I can get oral liquid hyB12 from the compounding pharmacy. HOw much should I take? I was on 1000mcg of mB12 until March 20.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
izzy