hi everyone. sorry about the lack of response. I have been too low on energy and mental clarity to respond properly.
@Eastman, thank you for your responses. my b2 was low according to the OAT more than a year ago. I don't think it has improved much. it is probably contributing to my current state.
I am not taking selenium. my hair test from a year ago suggested my selenium status was normal. it is probably worse now due to the oxalate circulation. I am not taking more since it seems better to decrease oxalate production.
@Gondwanaland, I seem to be thinking a bit more clearly, but I have added numbness.
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one day later. scratch that. I am thinking less clearly. I thought oxalate dumping had restarted, but it has stopped again. I am still producing oxalates though.
in recent weeks, I tried b1 again. it increased oxalate dumping.
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six days later. my mental clarity has been too low to respond. anyway, I tried the custom multimineral, but I think it decreased methylation. I don't know what to change in the the custom b complex and custom multimineral. so I am trying starting with 1 b vitamin instead and adding things as it causes added symptoms.
the good news is b1 increases dumping that persists even after I stop it after a day. the not so good news is it increases numbness in my feet and sensitivity in my teeth.
b3 decreases the numbness, but also decreases methylation and increases swelling in my feet. I am testing b3 and b12 together, but it doesn't look good.
the biggest issue is I am not eating enough. the infrequent b1 might have slowed my days getting longer, but I am still losing weight.
hopeful, I will figure out the combination to sustainably increase the oxalate dumping, speed up my days, eat a normal amount and stop losing weight.
I will test a smaller dose of b2 next, possibly with b1. I am open to suggestions. it seems the increased dumping is helping, but I am getting worse overall.
how are you and your husband doing? by the way, another possibility for your allodynia might be decreased methylation. people on Rich's methylation protocol noticed their allodynia improved. fish oil might increase methylation. b3 can decrease it. it seems folate, b2 and magnesium can increase or decrease it. I will look into uric acid. maybe it fits my symptoms better than methylation as an explanation.
thank you for the link. I will check it out. I would like to get a lot of tests done, but I haven't due to low mental clarity and since everything I try tends to increase oxalate circulation anyway. I had hoped your doctor was effective. I hope you find a good doctor soon.
this is too long.
sorry about that.
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2 days later.
ps. the oxalate dumping has stopped and oxalate production has taken its place after trying to increase b3 and b12.