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  1. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    I'm not currently taking mfolate as I was afraid of making things worse. Maybe I'll try a small 100mcg dose with the hydroxy to see if there is a differencedifference. Chelated magnesium has been helping but my back is very sore. I've also noticed a little weight gain too in the recent months...
  2. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    I too have noticed a chance in my chemistry. Either that or my anxiety / ocd is manifesting itself in different ways
  3. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    Yep, the mcbl makes me very irritable, tense, panicky, and brain fogged. It feels like I want to jump out of my skin. Today after the hydroxy I'm really fatigued and feel out of it. It definitely feels different. I'm not sure if I should keep up with taking it. Maybe this is a hump I need to...
  4. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    So I took 1000mg sublingual tonight of the hydroxy and initially felt pretty clear headed but then about an hour later I became so tired I had to take a nap. Could this be because it is kick starting some process? I have this weird pressure on the top of my head too and a shortness of breath...
  5. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    Thanks for the info. I plan on getting the tests done for genetics and should've done it ages ago. I actually tried inositol for a while and while it helped greatly with my old it caused some brain fog. I'm afraid to try it now because I've read that inositol can be a methyl donor. I'm not sure...
  6. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    Thank you again for the responses. I will report back!
  7. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    Thanks for the quick responses. I'll try taking b12 to increase my b12 stores that may have been depleted. I haven't had a genetic test and assuming I have no genetic issues, does it matter which form of b12 I take? @caledonia I stopped taking lexapro in 2009. I will take a look at the videos!
  8. J

    Too much methylfolate - Did I do damage or am I deficient in something else?

    Hi All, I'll try to keep this short and to the point but I just want to say this site has been a great resource for me! Over the past year I had some issues with tingling and burning in my feet, lack of energy and focus/concentration, and a worsening of my OCD. In July 2014 I tried...