I've had CFS for 10 years (lots of amalgams in my past, now out of my mouth). I started the SMP with just the B12 and 2 types of folate.
1 Hydroxy per day (Advanced-Orthomolecular-Research, Hydroxy-B12, 1000mcg)
1/4 Folapro and
1/4 Folinic Acid (Source Naturals, MegaFolinic, 800 mcg)
Initially felt better. Still had fatigue but my depression lifted quite a but. After the 3rd day started feeling worse. Headache and pains and soreness on my left side. A general soreness in the back on the left side had me thinking it was a kidney. Then it was more in the front with some heart area pangs. Felt like pancreas or spleen was swollen. I'm not sure. When the headache started I was feeling bad, depression was more intense, felt like something is really wrong.
I'm guessing this is the herx I have heard about? I plan to start up again but will cutback on the supps. It seems to me that the folate is the accelerator? If I'm responding to the Folapro and the Folinic Acid could I just cut one of those out and effectively HALF the methylation support?
I've been taking a "Jarrow" multi each day also. I didn't see anything spectacular in Yasko's with the exception of Intrinsic Factor which I don't believe I need with sublingual B12 right?
I plan to get some Lecithin for my next attempt. Maybe that will ease things or help the detox?
Any tips for lessening the detox other than slowing down methylation?
Thanks
1 Hydroxy per day (Advanced-Orthomolecular-Research, Hydroxy-B12, 1000mcg)
1/4 Folapro and
1/4 Folinic Acid (Source Naturals, MegaFolinic, 800 mcg)
Initially felt better. Still had fatigue but my depression lifted quite a but. After the 3rd day started feeling worse. Headache and pains and soreness on my left side. A general soreness in the back on the left side had me thinking it was a kidney. Then it was more in the front with some heart area pangs. Felt like pancreas or spleen was swollen. I'm not sure. When the headache started I was feeling bad, depression was more intense, felt like something is really wrong.
I'm guessing this is the herx I have heard about? I plan to start up again but will cutback on the supps. It seems to me that the folate is the accelerator? If I'm responding to the Folapro and the Folinic Acid could I just cut one of those out and effectively HALF the methylation support?
I've been taking a "Jarrow" multi each day also. I didn't see anything spectacular in Yasko's with the exception of Intrinsic Factor which I don't believe I need with sublingual B12 right?
I plan to get some Lecithin for my next attempt. Maybe that will ease things or help the detox?
Any tips for lessening the detox other than slowing down methylation?
Thanks