Perhaps. So as long as you feel potassium drop, methylation is working.
Do you have any potassium deficiency symptons?
What sort of folate deficiency symptoms are you experiencing?
As for how to clear up deficiency symptoms: Have you tried AdoCbl again with the dose? It also seems that you're not using mb12, is that right?
Hi
hibikijoji,
Re: potassium deficiency symptoms, I had walked a bit last Saturday and my calves had stayed very tight, on the verge of cramping. I had a coconut water with each of 3 meals for 2 days, which helped, but may have overdone that. On Tuesday my blood pressure was 98/58, and while I am not really consistent in blood pressure, my previous lows have been 88/60 and 80/66, but I was in much better shape then.
My folate deficiency are mostly the acne-like lesions on the face, and they are going. The first time I had the angular chelitis, acne on face and scalp and feet, abdominal bloating (fluid not gas), and itchy rectum. The last two are as close as I get to IBS. Since I haven't had a 'normal' diet since this started, it's kind of hard to judge the other symptoms of IBS.
I just started adenosylcobalamin (AdB12) for the first time mid week last week. I just realized it's 10 mg, and I use 5 mg of methylcobalamin (MB12), not exactly the 1:1 portions that Freddd recommended. The AdB12 says to take it with meals. Is that what you understand? Also, should I take the two B12s at the same time and away from the MTHF/folinic?
Yeah, what got me into this mess was that I was using 1 mg MTHF and 5 mg MB12 for 6 months, and taking them with 1000 mg Vitamin C. So as I understand it, the C pretty much destroys the MTHF in the stomach, and the MB12 circumvents my MTRR +/+ and turns on my upregulated MTR +/- to use up my limited MTHF, so I was increasing my MTHF demand more than the amount of supplement that was getting through. And being that I'm SHMT +/+, and not eating my regular greens, which would supply the folinic acid that could be made into MTHF, I was just digging myself into deficiency.
So, now I'm taking an additional mg of MTHF per day, and today I'm at 7 mg. I am holding steady on the 1600 mcg folinic acid, 5 mg MB12, and 10 mg AdB12. I also have a host of vitamins, Mg, and a multi-mineral supplement that I take, plus BCAAs and tryptophan, CoQ10, carnitine, NADH, ribose, EPAs, and GABA. I intend to add TMG when I get my MTHF straightened out, but all in due time.