ahmo
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@dannybex This problem w/ vegetable folinic is very real for me. I've had to cut out all green veggies.
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Interesting @ahmo . Do you know if you have the MTHFS mutation that RIch suggested Freddd might have?@dannybex This problem w/ vegetable folinic is very real for me. I've had to cut out all green veggies.
I started with 800 mcg and quickly developed symptoms of paradoxical folate deficiency. Within a couple weeks I was taking around 4 mg of Metafolin a day. I've been taking around that much for well over a year, and during that time I've felt healthier than I have in the past 20 years.
Is it safe? Deplin is the prescription form of metafolin which is prescribed in doses of 15mg or 30mg a day. So there have been studies done, and I'm not aware of any dangers taking those high doses. That said, I don't think we have any long term studies. For me, I think it is more unsafe not to take it. My nerves were deteriorating. Numbness was becoming more frequent and more severe. I used to catch every cold that came around and it would put me in bed with respiratory infections for a week 3 or 4 times a year. I got sick once last year, and I wasn't bed bound. So I think my immune system is more or less like that of most people now. We all have to make our own decisions about what we do with our bodies and what we put in them. For me, taking higher doses of Metafolin is a pretty easy one.
Hi @skwag -- I'm confused. I know Freddd's talked about this many times, but I can't find his original description/explanation. I thought 'paradoxical folate deficiency' was a result of folic acid and/or folinic acid (or folate-rich vegetables in his case) causing these 'paradoxical' symptoms. ???