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hi everyone.
i am panicky and having suicidal thoughts after 2 months of trying to address methyl trapping. previously, i was never panicky and i managed mild depression ok. i think i am seeing increasing central nervous system damage. i would like your thoughts. (i think i can fend off the suicidal thoughts. my point is the depression has got significantly worse. i hope i am not breaking any rules by posting this.)
i am on 375mcg folic acid (boo!), 47mcg methyl b12, and 45mcg adb12. i want to move to 25mcg methylfolate or higher.
complications:
1. the folic acid is part of a b vitamin drink (berocca performance) i seem dependent on.
2. 2 months ago, i started reducing 1/16 of this drink at a time. i replaced as many ingredients as possible. this caused many added symptoms, including panic, depression, pain from low b12, and increasing tremor in my limbs.
3. i am at 14/16 berocca with 5/11 of the ingredients (poorly) replaced. this is making the tremors and pain worse, presumably due to taking more b2 than on full berocca. without that, i have palpitations, chest pain and difficulty breathing.
4. i cant seem to increase to 15/16 berocca without seeing added symptoms. so i don't have a stable state to return to.
5. i am absurdly sensitive. 5mcg methyl b12 makes quite a difference (good and bad). same for 0.3mg of the wrong type of zinc.
6. my methylation function is very poor. 8 months ago, i replaced previously effective 90mcg hydroxo b12 with 47mcg methyl and 45mcg adenosyl b12 to avoid pain.
7. seems like anything that produces energy or increases methylation makes the methyl trap worse. ie. achy muscles, sluggishness, confusion. these are symptoms from Fred's folate deficiency / methyl trap list.
do you know some way out of this mess? or do you have different explanations for what might be happening? or maybe ideas about a different approach i can take? do you know how other people dealt with a similar situation?
Ford
berocca label:
http://www.berocca.com.au/faqs/berocca-performance/
i am panicky and having suicidal thoughts after 2 months of trying to address methyl trapping. previously, i was never panicky and i managed mild depression ok. i think i am seeing increasing central nervous system damage. i would like your thoughts. (i think i can fend off the suicidal thoughts. my point is the depression has got significantly worse. i hope i am not breaking any rules by posting this.)
i am on 375mcg folic acid (boo!), 47mcg methyl b12, and 45mcg adb12. i want to move to 25mcg methylfolate or higher.
complications:
1. the folic acid is part of a b vitamin drink (berocca performance) i seem dependent on.
2. 2 months ago, i started reducing 1/16 of this drink at a time. i replaced as many ingredients as possible. this caused many added symptoms, including panic, depression, pain from low b12, and increasing tremor in my limbs.
3. i am at 14/16 berocca with 5/11 of the ingredients (poorly) replaced. this is making the tremors and pain worse, presumably due to taking more b2 than on full berocca. without that, i have palpitations, chest pain and difficulty breathing.
4. i cant seem to increase to 15/16 berocca without seeing added symptoms. so i don't have a stable state to return to.
5. i am absurdly sensitive. 5mcg methyl b12 makes quite a difference (good and bad). same for 0.3mg of the wrong type of zinc.
6. my methylation function is very poor. 8 months ago, i replaced previously effective 90mcg hydroxo b12 with 47mcg methyl and 45mcg adenosyl b12 to avoid pain.
7. seems like anything that produces energy or increases methylation makes the methyl trap worse. ie. achy muscles, sluggishness, confusion. these are symptoms from Fred's folate deficiency / methyl trap list.
do you know some way out of this mess? or do you have different explanations for what might be happening? or maybe ideas about a different approach i can take? do you know how other people dealt with a similar situation?
Ford
berocca label:
http://www.berocca.com.au/faqs/berocca-performance/
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